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THEY arrived in the world within The lively threesome are all two minutes of each other and at doing well now,Billy weighing one time they were in three different 10lb 14 ounces, Fletcher 10lb 11 hospitals. ounces and Teddy 7lb 8 ounces. Lymm triplets Billy, Fletcher and Teddy all spent their first Christmas They have caused great excitement in hospital. for proud grandparents Debbie and But they’re all under one roof Gary Fletcher and great grandma, now – and don’t Mum and Dad former Lymm hairdresser Marlene Stacey and Ian Brown know it! Lummis. Former Lymm High School girl As for Dad Ian, head of PE at a Stacey, 31, said: “They’ve all settled down and I couldn’t say Wigan school, he can’t wait to get they were difficult babies. But we his three sons down to Lymm Rugby do have a few sleepless nights!” Club because he used to play at Stacey knew in advance, of Exeter. course, that she was carrying They’ll get a good welcome triplets. But they arrived on 28 from Stacey’s brother Adam who weeks – and in rapid succession. coaches at Lymm – and should by Billy arrived first, weighing in at 2 lb seven ounces. One minute that time have got over the shock later Fletcher arrived, at 2lb 14 of becoming an uncle three times in ounces. And one minute after that two minutes. Teddy made his entry, weighing just Stacey and Ian are pictured 1lb 14 ounces. All were born at St with the three bundles of joy. Mary’s Hospital, in Manchester. Stacey said: “Teddy is something of a miracle really because he had caused some concern. Sophies “He had stopped growing at 24 weeks and that was why he was so Soft Furnishings small. It was 111 days before he was allowed out of hospital.” Curtains • Roman Blinds Billy was allowed out after 93 Cushions • Tiebacks • Poles days and Fletcher – so named Tracks • Valances • Pelmets because Stacey’s maiden name We design, make and fit to meet your was Fletcher – arrived home after exact requirements. 78 days. They were in different hospitals For free home visit or advice ring at one time because there weren’t Anne on 01925 754446 enough cots in any one place to www.sophiessoftfurnishings.co.uk take them all! 4 www.lymmlife.co.uk April 2016 What’s On in conjunction with Lymm Parish Council Wildlife mystery April 11th LYMM WINE AND BEER CIRCLE LYMM HISTORY SOCIETY 3rd Wednesday of the month, 8pm Weaving through Warrington - Kit Heald The Spread Eagle Hotel Visitors always welcome Details: 01925 604400 More info Lynne Smith 01925 756776 LYMM CONCERT BAND April 12th Rehearsals every Thursday evening LYMM PARISH COUNCIL United Reformed Church, 8pm. Lymm Parish Hall 7.30pm Details: 01925 752934 THE VENUE, LYMM LYMM THURSDAY EVENING Chess Club every Monday from 6pm, BRIDGE CLUB Open Mic Night every Tuesday from 9pm, Lymm Village Hall every Thursday 7pm free chinese meal and 2-1 cocktails MAPLE LODGE ART GROUP every Wednesday, Live Music every Meet each Wednesday 9.30am - 12.30pm Thursday and Saturday Oughtrington Community Centre, Lymm Details: 01925 755126 LYMM WI Every second Wednesday, 2-4pm at Lymm ROTARY CLUB OF LYMM Youth and Community Centre. Visitors One of Roy’s photographs of the two Grebes. Every Wednesday at Statham Lodge Hotel welcome. 7.15pm for 7.30pm A LYMM couple have spent several weeks watching a pair of Great Crested Contact the secretary 01925 650189 LYMM BOOK CLUB Grebes as they made their nest, laid four eggs and then sat on them keeping LOVING HEARTS & HANDS Second Thursday of the month 7.30pm, warm their precious potential next generation. Knitting for charity at Lymm Methodist Church, Spread Eagle, Eagle Brow. Details 01925 2nd and 4th Thursday each month. 752371 With the temperature sub-zero some nights, Roy and Jean Merrifield say 1.30pm - 3pm. Details: 01925 753298 they have been tempted to take the hardy birds an electric blanket! LOW CARBON LYMM They themselves have resorted to insulated cushions and hand warmers to MARKET LUNCHES Every second Monday of the month. 7.30pm, Eagle Brow Methodist Church Spread Eagle. 07786 074741 all welcome ward off the cold as Roy has taken several hundred photographs. 3rd Thursday in the month Roy and Jean are relatively new residents of Lymm but have quickly fallen Light lunches 12 noon till 2pm. All proceeds to 4LYMM VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION in love with the village, not just the cafes, restaurants, shops and pubs but Youth For Christ and YMCA Room at The Inn Meet every 2nd Monday at 7.30pm in the Bridgewater Club, Whitbarrow Road. village life in general. LYMM SCOTTISH COUNTRY All welcome. Tel 01925 756378 for details. They love the canal, the Pennine Way, The Dam and all the other beauty DANCE CLUB spots. St Mary’s Church Hall LYMM AND DISTRICT MIXED VOICE CHOIR Second and fourth Fridays (Sept - May) Every Wednesday 7.30 Lymm Methodist But in particular they have enjoyed watching the Grebes. 7.30pm. Details: 753853 Church. Contact 01925 601664. Then one morning Roy visited the nest site and was heartbroken to see GARDENING CLUB [email protected] the female Grebe was no longer sitting on the next – and that all the eggs Meet Third Wednesday of the month had gone. Lymm Baptist Church, Higher Lane. 7.30pm Two days previously they had all been there. Visitors welcome. £2 includes tea and cake Roy said: “I understand that the main predator for such eggs are Eurasian LYMM FLORAL ART GROUP LYMM Coots – but for all four eggs to have gone so quickly? Lymm Village Hall PARISH “I just hope that there has been no malicious human intervention, and if Third Monday of the month (except August) so, that in the future we can do something to prevent a recurrence.” at 7.30pm) COUNCIL LYMM PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday Next meeting is (ex July & Aug), 7.30pm Tuesday, April 11th Spread Eagle pub, Eagle Brow. Lymm Parish Hall 7.30pm Details: www.lymmphotosoc.org.uk Grants available to help create your own woodland
COMMUNITIES across Cheshire are being offered funding from a £170,000 pot to manage and own their local woods. The new pilot launched by the Woodland Trust is an attempt to increase the level of woodland currently in community ownership, building on the work of existing organisations in the region. Start-up grants of £500 are on offer to new groups looking to form with established groups looking to take on some form of woodland ownership being eligible to apply for a grant of up to £10,000. The charity will also hold a number of training events to help communities build management and engagement skills and has launched a website which provides information and resources for anyone to find out how to set up a group to help manage or acquire an area of woodland. One local group which has been established for four years is the Friends of Spud Wood (FoSW), at Lymm. It was established to help maintain the wood, planted by the local community and create a sustainable source of woodfuel. The group now has over 30 regulars and has even piloted a woodland allotment. Jo Yellen from Friends of Spud Wood, said: “As there wasn’t a group originally, with the support of the Woodland Trust, we began gradually to create one. Though initially hesitant we have created a small, but active group. It’s very rewarding to be out working with the group and to see what our combined energy can do.” Beccy Speight, Woodland Trust chief executive, said: “Trees and woods have so many benefits for society but we’re becoming increasingly disconnected from the natural world. By providing resources and funding we can try and halt this worrying trend, helping people in Cheshire who are passionate about their local woods take an active role in the care and management of them.” April 2016 www.lymmlife.co.uk Primrose Hill Ad:Primrose5 Hill Ad.qxp 09/04/2008 12:24 Page 1 Photographic society helps put Now is the time to village on the map bring in
LYMM Photographic Society is from their own websites. group for people of all ages and helping to put the village on the your map as a result of a deal with Sky “After Hours” was directed by abilities who are interested in Television. The Royle Family’s Craig Cash and photography.This is a community Hanging Sky 1’s recently screened its stars included Ardal O’Hanlon, group for anyone who wants enjoy comedy series “After Hours” was John Thomson and Jaime Winstone. and improve their photography.” filmed almost entirely in Lymm in LPS spokesperson Carol Sparkes They meet twice a month at the Baskets for the summer of 2014 and included said: “The Lymm Photographic Spread Eagle. More information is some stunning photography Society is a friendly bunch of available from the website http:// refilling showcasing the village, including enthusiasts who have formed a lymmphotosoc.org.uk N U R S E I various aerial shots taken using an octocopter. or order TV bosses made available some of the “stills” from the show for the new baskets photographic society to use on its website and these can be seen using the link http://lymmphotosoc. for the org.uk/community.html on the LPS
website’s community page. H I L summer! LPS members hope that clubs and societies local to Lymm will be Caring Family interested in linking to the images Business Labour select Police and Crime Open 7 days a week Charity plant Commissioner candidate Warrington Road, LYMM resident and Warrington Borough councillor David Keane has been High Legh, sale selected as Labour’s candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner for Knutsford, Cheshire. Cheshire LYMM Jubilee Gardening Club David, who represents the Penketh and Cuerdley ward, has been chosen is holding a charity plant sale at to stand in the upcoming elections in May. David said: “I am delighted WA16 0SQ Lymm Village Hall, Pepper Street, that the Labour Party has placed their confidence in me and chosen me to on Saturday May 14. be their candidate for this important post. I’m determined to stand up and Telephone Plants and vegetables will be challenge the current Conservative PCC on his failure to protect our local on sale and refreshments will be communities. The police are under huge pressures after budget cuts from the 01925 available. Doors open at 10am Tory government. Current priorities need challenge, consultation and reform and the sale continues until 1pm. – only possible with a strong and committed Labour PCC. 752635 P R I M O S E 6 www.lymmlife.co.uk April 2016 Woman lay in street for an hour waiting for ambulance A SERIOUSLY injured Lymm woman He dialled 999 for an ambulance lay in the street for more than and advised that Mrs Askew not be an hour on a cold winter’s night moved. He was a former police waiting for an ambulance that paramedic and provided blankets never turned up. to keep her warm Later she had to wait nearly When the ambulance had still three hours in A&E at Warrington not arrived after 35 minutes, Mr Hospital before she was seen by a Askew called his daughter and triage nurse – and even after being son-in-law who drove over from seen by a doctor she had to be left Bowdon. After about an hour Mr on a trolley in a corridor because Askew decided they should take his a place could not be found for her wife to A&E in his son-in-law’s car on a ward. and after another 15 minutes they Now, more than a month after set off. The police officer cancelled suffering head and facial injuries the ambulance and called A&E to and two fractures of her wrist explain that they were coming. when she fell in Danebank Road, Mr Askew was especially Lymm, Anne Askew, 67 and her concerned because his wife had husband Joe are still waiting for suffered a stroke in 2011 and a an explanation as to why an brain haemorrhage in 2006. ambulance which was supposed to Once at the hospital they fell arrive in 10-15 minutes still hadn’t foul of the temporary restriction on turned up after about an hour and walk-in patients. The only people 15 minutes. being seen were those seriously ill Mr and Mrs Askew had been and brought in by ambulance, they celebrating their grandson’s were told by a receptionist. They birthday at a restaurant in Lymm explained about the ambulance not village and decided to walk home. turning up but it was still two hours Mr Askew had had a couple of and 50 minutes before Mrs Askew pints but Mrs Askew does not drink. was seen by a nurse. They commented on how dark it Once the extent of her injuries was in Danebank Road and to be were seen she was seen within careful about the speed humps in minutes by a doctor and Mr and surgery but that Mrs Askew should delay and this will take up eight the road. But Mrs Askew tripped Mrs Askew are full of praise for be kept under observations for four weeks. and fell heavily on her face, the treatment they received from or five days. Mr Askew said: “We do screaming so loudly that a nearby then on. Specialists at the Walton Since then Mrs Askew’s condition understand the hospital is under resident – an off-duty police officer Neurological Hospital in Liverpool has improved, although she is still pressure during the winter months – rushed out to see what was were consulted and indicated receiving treatment. Warrington but with my wife’s history of a happening. that appeared to be no need for Hospital, in a telephone call, has stroke and brain haemorrhage we apologised and explained that think it should have been possible A&E were under intense pressure for her to be seen by a medic more at the time. The North West quickly – and we certainly think the Ambulance Service has said they delay in getting an ambulance to are investigating the cause for the the scene is inexcusable.”
Danebank Road, Lymm, scene of the fall. April 2016 www.lymmlife.co.uk 7 Dave celebrates 15 years of creating quality kitchens DAVE Charlton takes great pride in the fact that he has built his kitchen business up starting off from a spare back bedroom at his house, to a showroom boasting quality kitchens. What started off as a project from his back bedroom selling relatively basic kitchens and work tops has now blossomed into mid to high end kitchens, from a showroom on Gorsey Lane, Warrington. He aims to celebrate the 15th anniversray with a couple of special events, including an open day on Saturday April 30 from 12 noon, showcasing his showroom which has recently been refurbished with the latest Next125 line of kitchens from Germany. Special guest at the event will be Mayor of Warrington Geoff Settle and it will also include manufacturer, Mackintosh. He is also the local recommended by a happy customer from Lymm. cooking demonstrations. Neff Master Partner. Closer to home the average spend is £15- Dave, who is also as a director on the Kitchen, As well as supplying quality kitchens across, £20,000 for a top quality bespoke kitchen. Bedroom Specialist Association (KBSA), which Warrington and the North west and further afield To find out more about JD Kitchens why not helps regulate the industry, is the only outlet in the local area to supply modern and contemporary one of his biggest jobs which gives him great visit their showrooms at 4 Gorsey Lane and see style German manufactured kitchens, whilst also pride was fitting a bespoke kitchen in St Tropez first hand the quality of their workmanship or visit offering a more traditional style kitchen from UK for £80,000, a job that came about having been www.jdkitchens.co.uk. 8 www.lymmlife.co.uk April 2016
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• Less jargon and more e-safety proactive advice – PARENTS from across Lymm Watch your business gathered together at Cherry Tree Primary School to hear local flourish. experts talk about the dangers of the internet and social media, Don’t let these issues particularly for children. To mark national Safer Internet hold your business back. Day 2016, Lymm resident and Kirsty James and Kristy Messham from NSPCC Schools Service businesswoman, Kirsty James, To find out how we can remove hosted the third Colony Community Team, the eSafety Co-ordinator online world through a range of your financial headaches call us: event, which help busy families from Sir Thomas Boteler Church electronic devices and with terms 01925 761600 access information and services on of England High School, and such as cyberbullying, sexting, their doorstep relevant to modern detectives from Greater Manchester day family lifestyle challenges. paedophilia, grooming, trolling or visit us at: Police’s Sexual Crimes Unit, then and safeguarding so frequently The evening began with a discussed their work to protect www.stylesandco.co.uk surprise visit and emotional talk bandied about in the media, it’s young people. often hard for parents to keep up. from Stop Hate UK Ambassador Local businesses, including Adrian Derbyshire. The event then “Think Family eSafety was TekSure IT Support and WSI designed to help parents, included several video clips about Internet Consultantcy, also gave eSafety from the NSPCC and CEOP guardians and carers to take an (Child Exploitation and Online up their time to provide a better interest in the subject and learn Protection Centre) highlighting the understanding of online dangers what they can do to support their risks children face when using the and speak about the practical children’s safer use of the internet. internet. steps parents can take to protect The feedback to date has been Local experts, including the their kids. Further information and amazing and though many parents NSPCC Schools Service, the Local resources on anti-fraud and anti- had already encountered eSafety Authority’s Education Safeguarding virus services were provided by content via schools, the detail supporting businesses, Barclays provided at this event has served to and Utilities Warehouse. equip parents with a much broader Kirsty James, founder of Colony Community, said: “The Internet understanding. The ultimate is a fantastic resource, crucial to benchmark of success though, and developing core skills so this event personal reward for me as the was not about internet or even event organiser, is when parents technology-bashing. Nor was it tell you the content has immediately is about telling parents how to informed them, changed their online parent. Our events are intended as behaviour and provided potentially a vehicle to short-circuit the process life-changing information.” of finding reliable and useful Colony Community offers information from multiple sources. workshops and events on topical They are about information-sharing subjects aimed at parents and other so that busy parents don’t need members of the community. to trawl the internet researching For more information, contact subjects themselves or worse Kirsty James on 0844 504 6627, still rely solely on word-of-mouth email kirsty@colonynetworking. hearsay which may be inaccurate co.uk, visit the Colony Networking or subjective. Facebook page or visit www. “From a young age, our colonynetworking.co.uk to see children are plugged into an further events. Reader’s Letter Thank you to the Lymm Hotel Alan Williams Chair Lymm Heritage Centre Group I would like to use the letters page of your magazine to write an open thank you letter to the manager, Jamie Mcdonald, and team at the Lymm Hotel who hosted the recent Brazilymm 66 exhibition. The event itself was successful beyond all of our expectations. It attracted national media attention and drew 600+ visitors to Lymm from a wide area. It represented everything that we are trying to achieve as a Heritage Centre in terms of bring history to life, involving all age groups and encouraging tourism. But none of this would have been possible without the enthusiastic backing of the hotel. As well as giving us a venue for four days they also provided all of the catering for a packed launch event with nearly 250 people on Sunday February 21, all at no charge. This is a great example of business getting involved in community events, not just by writing a cheque but by active participation. Many of our guests and visitors commented on the great atmosphere and service at the hotel. Thanks to the contribution of the hotel the event raised around £1,750 toward establishing the Heritage Centre which will in turn, we believe, will contribute to the continued economic vibrancy of the village. We look forward to many more such partnerships in the future. April 2016 www.lymmlife.co.uk 9 Senior citizens party is lively affair
MORE than 140 invited guests from Lymm and the surrounding area attended the Lymm Rotary and Lymm Inner Wheel club’s annual Senior Citizens’ Party at Statham Lodge Hotel. The afternoon’s entertainment was given a great start by “The Serenaders”, a group of ladies who all sing in unaccompanied 4-part harmony. But they don’t just sing! They also demonstrate how the parts are put together. An impressive feat as they perform matching, choreographed dance moves which help to make the songs livelier and entertaining to THE LYMM HOTEL IS SET IN A watch. They received loud approbation from the audience at the end of their performance. ROMANTIC AND PEACEFUL SETTING – After the rousing start, the afternoon continued with a traditional session IDEAL FOR YOUR WEDDING CELEBRATIONS of bingo, followed by afternoon tea, prepared and served by the Inner Wheel club’s ladies. The party was concluded by Bernard Cromarty, who, humorously presented Folk Songs, accompanying himself on various instruments, including a guitar, mandolin and accordion. As each guest left the party they received a potted primrose. Easter Sunday 3 Course Carvery Lunch £19.95 per person £12.95 for under 10 All kids to get easter eggs Served in our Bridgewater Restaurant Bookings from 12 noon to 3.00pm
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For further information please call 0344 879 9047 or email [email protected] Whitbarrow Road, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire WA13 9AQ *Terms and conditions: Children’s prices apply if under 7 years of age. 10 www.lymmlife.co.uk April 2016 Heritage centre launch attracts national attention WHEN the recently formed Lymm have imagined the national interest on the BBC News site. surprise when former hotel owner Heritage Group came up with plans it would spark. At that point seemingly everyone Roger Allen's secretary at the time, for their launch event, Brazilymm “It all started with a call from BBC picked it up including ITN, Sky Adelaide Hough (nee Atherton) 66 marking the visit of the Brazil Radio Manchester following great Sports and Mirror on-line. The turned up as we had been told she team to Lymm in 1966, they knew initial coverage in the local press highlight was a three minute feature lived in Australia. .. In fact she lives they had a great subject that would including Lymm Life” explained on Granada Reports. in Hatton.” rekindle memories for people who organiser Alan Williams. The exhibition attracted over 600 People came from as far afield were around at the time. “Another interview, this time with visitors in three and a half days as Oxford specifically to see the They also hoped to generate Radio Merseyside quickly followed kicking off with a gala opening exhibition. interests from younger and newer and within twenty four hours the with former England star Roger “We had a good number of residents. But even they could not story had become a main feature Hunt and the Mayor of Warrington visitors from a wide area many of Cllr Geoff Settle among the guests. whom had not visited Lymm or the “It has been terrific welcoming hotel before. We are enormously in so many people” said Trish grateful to Jamie McDonald and Cockayne, one of over twenty his team at Lymm Hotel for all their volunteers involved in the event. support and it was terrific to see the “Some people came because hotel packed for such a popular they had been associated with event,” added Alan. the original visit. We had a real Local schools , youth clubs and special needs groups also took advantage of the opportunity and two classes from Statham left to Left: Roger Hunt write a 100 word piece of “Flash Jamie McDonald Fiction” in a competition sponsored by JustEnglish of Lymm. As a result of the exhibition the “Lymm Story” is now expected to become a feature of another anniversary exhibition at the National Football Museum in Manchester. The event also launched the 100 Friends in 100 days campaign. This is the number of friends that the Heritage Centre judges it needed as a minimum to have the confidence to sign a lease on what Right: Roger Hunt with the Mayor and Mayoress, Geoff and Jean Settle. will be a completely remodelled former Royal British Legion branch. Potential Friends are encouraged Below: organiser Alan Williams to visit www.lymmhic.co.uk or call 01925 754080. April 2016 www.lymmlife.co.uk 11 12 www.lymmlife.co.uk April 2016 LYMM PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER
Welcome to the fi nal newsletter for this parish year. When you read this I will have nearly fi nished an enjoyable Lymm arish ouncil 2015 1 tenure as hairman of Lymm arish ouncil. t has been a great year in general for the parish and have once ame llr Sheila Woodyatt MB hairman ddress 1 ughtrington Lane Lymm again been e tremely proud and privileged to serve the W 13 0R local community. Telephone 01925 53 50 mail swoodyatt warrington.gov.uk
illage entre ame llr Bev Bachmayer ddress Fo gloves The venue Lymm am pleased that the refurbishment of The ross has W 13 0S Telephone 01925 55532 fi nally been achieved. As with all such projects it took mail bbachmayer aol.com considerable planning and organisation but the result hope you agree really enhances the village. would like ame llr Bob Barr B to thank Cllr Peter Powell and Cllr Joe Griffi ths for all ddress 2 anebank Road Lymm W 13 9 their hard work in bringing this to fruition. Thank you again to Lymm in Bloom for making the Telephone 01925 51 1 village and surrounds so attractive. know that a royal mail r.barr peartrees.com theme is being considered for the ueen s 90th birthday let s hope that we win a gold gilt at the Britain in Bloom ame llr Sheila hapman wards this year to add to our silver from last year. ddress Laburnum ourt Lymm W 13 9 Telephone 01925 5 22 mail sheila1 33 hotmail.com rants ame llr une ittins am pleased to say that a new venture was launched to ddress 1 Longbutt Lane Lymm W 13 0 B create a grant scheme that encouraged charitable concerns to bid for small grants to help the community. This has Telephone 01925 53 2 been very successful and many organisations such as mail unepgittins talktalk.net Statham Little Fo es reschool Lymm ir adets and Gendai Marshall Arts have benefi tted from this. ame Cllr Joe Griffi ths Well done to the eritage entre Lymm arish are ddress 9 Manor Road Lymm W 13 0 happy to support this worthy cause and have given this Telephone 01925 5 51 venture an initial grant in order to help the group establish mail joe.grifi [email protected] itself in its new premises that was previously the British Legion lub. ame llr an Marks ddress 0a Whitbarrow Road Lymm W 13 9B Telephone 01925 53051 Floods mail imarks warrington.gov.uk The start of 2016 was marred by the fl oods in Statham. We as a arish ouncil are continuing to try and help ame llr am Marks ddress 0a Whitbarrow Road Lymm those affected by the fl ooding. We are also in talks with W 13 9B eel oldings to improve the canal towpaths. Telephone 01925 53051 mail pammarks hotmail.co.uk
Local lections ame llr ave penshaw ddress 12 Booths Lane Lymm May brings with it all out elections in both the arish W 13 0 ouncils and Warrington Borough ouncil. We as a Telephone 01925 531 0 arish fought against the Whitehall decision to split mail daveaopenshaw aol.com Lymm into Lymm South and Lymm orth with Thelwall. nfortunately we did not succeed but on a arish ouncil ame llr eter owell level you will still be represented by ouncillors from ddress 215 Rushgreen Road Lymm W 13 9 Lymm. Telephone 01925 5 93 Finally on a positive note wish good luck and good mail ppowell215 btinternet.com weather to all the approaching festivities which are staffed by volunteers and bring such pride and oy to our village. ame llr Su Williams ddress Leckonby ottage 11 Whitbarrow Road Lymm W 13 9 llr S eila oodyatt Telephone 01925 5 0 0 mail suwilliams gmail.com onta t in or ation lerk of the ouncil manda Riley 0 5 5 952 5 ame llr ath Buckley clerk lymmparishcouncil.gov.uk ddress 1 ardy Road Lymm W 13 0 Telephone 01925 52 39 aris oun il e site mail k buckley hotmail.co.uk ly aris oun il go uk April 2016 www.lymmlife.co.uk 13 LYMM PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER Dental practice celebrates
Welcome to the fi nal newsletter for this parish year. When you read this I will have nearly fi nished an enjoyable Lymm arish ouncil 2015 1 10th anniversary tenure as hairman of Lymm arish ouncil. t has been a great year in general for the parish and have once ame llr Sheila Woodyatt MB hairman AS Grappenhall Dental Practice and a private practice for several not usually be covered by the NHS All of our team participate ddress 1 ughtrington Lane Lymm celebrates their 10th anniversary years before joining the practice in system. in a continuing professional again been e tremely proud and privileged to serve the W 13 0R they are proud to say that they 2007. For families that come to the development programme which local community. Telephone 01925 53 50 provide quality dental treatment at In recent years the practice has practice, they treat children under keeps our knowledge and skills up mail swoodyatt warrington.gov.uk affordable prices. expanded again due to demand the age of 16 free of charge, even The practice was established in and the need for affordable to date. We are a modern practice though they receive no funding with state of the art facilities and April 2006 by Dr Andrew Brown dentistry in the area and has more from the NHS and will continue to equipment, utilising the very best illage entre ame llr Bev Bachmayer as an independent dental practice recently been joined by Dr Tessa do so if their parents are regular ddress Fo gloves The venue Lymm providing very high quality dental Madden. attenders at the practice. materials and techniques allowing am pleased that the refurbishment of The ross has W 13 0S treatment at very reasonable Tessa joined the team in 2014. Andrew said:” We are us to provide our patients with the Telephone 01925 55532 prices. They receive no funding She graduated from Newcastle committed to continuing dental very best possible care. We pride fi nally been achieved. As with all such projects it took mail bbachmayer aol.com from the NHS but still provide University in 2011 and gained education and keep abreast of ourselves on this service and will considerable planning and organisation but the result NHS type treatments at similar Membership of the Royal college the changes in modern dentistry. endeavour to always do so.” prices. They are the only private/ of Surgeons of England in 2012. hope you agree really enhances the village. would like independent dentists in the area to Following this, she has furthered ame llr Bob Barr B provide treatment at NHS prices. her experience providing both to thank Cllr Peter Powell and Cllr Joe Griffi ths for all ddress 2 anebank Road Lymm W 13 9 their hard work in bringing this to fruition. Unfortunately government NHS and private treatments. Tessa support for NHS dentistry has is also a registered provider of Thank you again to Lymm in Bloom for making the Telephone 01925 51 1 mail r.barr peartrees.com declined rapidly over the past Quick Straight , an alternative to village and surrounds so attractive. know that a royal decade with well publicised conventional braces. theme is being considered for the ueen s 90th birthday difficulties in patients being able to Dr Elgan Rees was born and access NHS dental practices and raised in Lymm and joined the team let s hope that we win a gold gilt at the Britain in Bloom ame llr Sheila hapman not being able to afford expensive in 2015. wards this year to add to our silver from last year. ddress Laburnum ourt Lymm W 13 9 private clinics. Grappenhall Dental He graduated from Liverpool Practice still believes in the public’s University in 2009 with a degree Telephone 01925 5 22 right to access high quality care at in Biochemistry. He then went on mail sheila1 33 hotmail.com reasonable prices. They provide a to study dentistry, also at Liverpool, full range of treatments both NHS and qualified in 2014. rants quality and private treatments not Elgan was the winner of the am pleased to say that a new venture was launched to ame llr une ittins available on the NHS such as RCS Ed Dental Clinical Skills ddress 1 Longbutt Lane Lymm W 13 0 B white fillings, cosmetic dentistry, competition (Liverpool Region) and create a grant scheme that encouraged charitable concerns tooth whitening, endodontics (root has since gone on to further study to bid for small grants to help the community. This has Telephone 01925 53 2 treatments). for a Membership of the Faculty of been very successful and many organisations such as mail unepgittins talktalk.net Andrew is the owner and Dental Surgery. principal dentist at the practice. In the 10 years that they have Statham Little Fo es reschool Lymm ir adets and Since qualifying in Manchester in been open Grappenhall Dental Gendai Marshall Arts have benefi tted from this. ame Cllr Joe Griffi ths 1996 he has worked in Warrington Practice have received no funding Well done to the eritage entre Lymm arish are ddress 9 Manor Road Lymm W 13 0 for an NHS practice gaining a very from the NHS but continue to offer good depth of knowledge and a comparable if not better service. happy to support this worthy cause and have given this Telephone 01925 5 51 experience in treating every kind of They have carried out a random venture an initial grant in order to help the group establish mail joe.grifi [email protected] dental problem from children to the audit of patients who attended the itself in its new premises that was previously the British elderly and uses this experience to practice since 2006, when they put all his patients at ease. opened, until the present day. Legion lub. ame llr an Marks Due to very rapid growth he The audit revealed that when they ddress 0a Whitbarrow Road Lymm was joined by Dr Andrew Booth, compared like for like comparisons W 13 9B a local lad who studied for his against NHS prices for the last ten Telephone 01925 53051 dental degree in Dundee where he years, results showed that 85% Floods mail imarks warrington.gov.uk worked for several years gaining of their patients were treated at his experience in NHS dentistry. He equivalent or lower prices. The start of 2016 was marred by the fl oods in Statham. then came back to the north west of The remaining 15% of patients We as a arish ouncil are continuing to try and help ame llr am Marks England working in NHS practices seen received treatment that would ddress 0a Whitbarrow Road Lymm those affected by the fl ooding. We are also in talks with W 13 9B eel oldings to improve the canal towpaths. Telephone 01925 53051 mail pammarks hotmail.co.uk
Local lections ame llr ave penshaw ddress 12 Booths Lane Lymm May brings with it all out elections in both the arish W 13 0 ouncils and Warrington Borough ouncil. We as a Telephone 01925 531 0 arish fought against the Whitehall decision to split mail daveaopenshaw aol.com Lymm into Lymm South and Lymm orth with Thelwall. nfortunately we did not succeed but on a arish ouncil ame llr eter owell level you will still be represented by ouncillors from ddress 215 Rushgreen Road Lymm W 13 9 Lymm. Telephone 01925 5 93 Finally on a positive note wish good luck and good mail ppowell215 btinternet.com weather to all the approaching festivities which are staffed by volunteers and bring such pride and oy to our village. ame llr Su Williams ddress Leckonby ottage 11 Whitbarrow Road Lymm W 13 9 llr S eila oodyatt Telephone 01925 5 0 0 mail suwilliams gmail.com onta t in or ation lerk of the ouncil manda Riley 0 5 5 952 5 ame llr ath Buckley Air cadets recruiting clerk lymmparishcouncil.gov.uk ddress 1 ardy Road Lymm W 13 0 LYMM Air Cadets are recruiting cadets and adult volunteers as part of an Telephone 01925 52 39 expansion programme. aris oun il e site mail k buckley hotmail.co.uk Training and equipment is provided by RAF Air Cadets 2137 (Lymm) Squadron who are wanting to recruit youngsters from Year 8 upwards. ly aris oun il go uk Email oc,[email protected] for more information. 14 www.lymmlife.co.uk April 2016 April 2016 www.lymmlife.co.uk 15 Land ‘desecrated’ by contractor set to be improved WORK to build a new Air Training The land in question is owned Corp hut on Park Road off High by the MoD which caused Lymm Junior Colts crowned Legh Road which left the land complications. looking "desecrated" by the Now following Cllr Woodyatt's contractor is set to be improved. intervention the contractor has league champions Cllr Sheila Woodyatt received accepted responsibility for the LYMM Junior Colts became league champions, completing their league numerous complaints from local damage and agreed to reinstate fixture programme with a comfortable 27-0 win over local rivals Warrington. residents about the state of the the area in the near future. land. Meanwhile local residents are As a result they progressed into the RFU U17’s National Cup but were She said: "The old hut was a real also planning to put in some shrubs narrowly beaten by Wharfedale. mess and the new hut was badly and plants to brighten up the area. In an evenly matched game, Lymm were 17 – 14 up with 5 minutes needed. The Borough Council is looking remaining, then the visitor’s elusive fly half found a gap in the home defence "During the work to replace the at what can be done to improve a and scored a try under the posts which was duly converted. hut the contractor churned up the nearby childrens' play area. Both teams scored 3 tries, the difference being Wharfedale converted all grass and entrance to the site, Cllr Woodyatt added: "A full of theirs, Lymm only converted one. leaving the area very muddy. refurbishment would cost £70,000 "Park Road itself was filthy and Meanwhile Lymm firsts conitnued their recent run of good form with a but there is no funding available 25-13 victory over Huddersfield YMCA to cement third spot in the National the contractor did not clean the for that. But I have suggested they road which meant local residents could update the swings and put in League Three North. were treading mud into their some see saws." houses." the16 Pink www.lymmlife.co.uk April 2016
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