The Messenger

Parish Magazine of St Michael and All Angels, Middlewich with St John the Evangelist, Byley

The Empty Tomb

March 2013 50p

Service plan for March 2013

3rd March– 3rd Sunday in Lent 8.00 am Middlewich Communion

9.15 am Middlewich Communion 11.00 am Middlewich All Age Worship 11.00 am Byley Morning Praise 4.00 pm Middlewich Bereavement Service 10th March– 4th Sunday in Lent, Mothering Sunday

9.15 am Middlewich Communion 11.00 am Middlewich Morning Praise 11.00 am Byley Family Service 2.30 pm Middlewich Baptism 6.30 pm Middlewich Confirmation (Bishop John Hayden) 17th March– 5th Sunday in Lent 9.15 am Middlewich Communion 11.00 am Middlewich Communion 11.00 am Byley Morning Prayer 6.30 pm Middlewich Church @ 28 24th March– Palm Sunday 9.15 am Middlewich Communion 11.00 am Middlewich Morning Praise 11.00 am Byley Communion 2.30 pm Middlewich Baptism 6.30 pm Middlewich Palm Praise Thursday 28th March– Maundy Thursday 7.30 pm Middlewich Maundy Thursday Communion

Friday 29th March– Good Friday 2.00 pm Middlewich Good Friday Meditation

31st March– Easter Sunday

9.15 am Middlewich Communion 11.00 am Middlewich Family Communion 11.00 am Byley Communion

No Evening Service on Easter Sunday Healing Service each Tuesday at 9.30 am Communion Service each Thursday at 9.30 am

St Michael’s Church Office

28 Hightown, Middlewich, CW10 9AN 01606 738005 Office hours 10am-2pm Monday-Friday Office Manager : Beth Deakin [email protected]

For further contact details please see p20 …

FUNCTIONS AT NUMBER 28

All the rooms at Number 28, which is opposite the Church, are available for rent when not being used by the Church.

The rooms seat between 8 and 60 people, are well appointed and would suit private functions or business meetings.

A full commercial standard kitchen is also available.

Go to the Number 28 Website www.at28.org/roomhire to see details, or phone the office on 01606 738005.

Wednesday Group within the Circle of Care Where Listening Matters

Come and Join us for Afternoon Tea @ Number 28 On the second and last Wednesdays in the month

St Michael’s provides an opportunity for you to spend time with people who care. We offer a friendly place, afternoon tea and chat, also a lift for those who need one. Listening matters at Number.28! We have a quiet room where we will listen and pray with you (but only if you wish). So please come and join us.

For more information Contact:- Elaine Reynolds on 01606 832596 or Merle Ikin on 01606 832636

There is always someone available to pray with you after services. Just ask. It’s good to pray! Equally, if you would like someone to come and pray with you at any time speak to :

Sylvia, Elaine or Sue Ikin.

From The Rector:

Dear Friends, I want to begin with some words from the late David Watson describing the cross on which Jesus died.

It’s the picture of violence – yet the key to peace A picture of suffering – yet the key to healing A picture of death – yet the key to life A picture of weakness – yet the key to power A picture of punishment – yet the key forgiveness A picture of vicious hatred – yet the key to love A picture of supreme shame… ...yet the Christian’s supreme boast!

For many people the Christian faith, or religion as some like to say, covers many things. It brings comfort and peace, meaning and purpose. It teaches us to be kind and compassionate, patient and good. It has for several centuries been at the very core of English society, so much so that many people call themselves Christian without really understanding what that means.

The stories of Good Friday and Easter Day lie at the very heart of the Christian faith. Here in the cross and the empty tomb we come face to face with what human life is fundamentally about – God’s love. That love however is not presented in a free and easy ‘sugar daddy’ style, for not only is God love, but he is also holy and just. That is why Easter Day must be preceded by Good Friday. You cannot bypass the cross of Christ.

St Paul speaks of this in the opening chapter of his first letter to the church at Corinth. We preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called … Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. (1 Cor. 1:23-24). Today we can read in place of the Jews the religious establishment, and that includes much of the church, for whom the death of Jesus on the cross is an unwelcome intrusion into an otherwise comfortable system of moral teaching and comforting words. For the Gentiles we can see the secular, non-Christian society in which we live, for whom the story of Jesus death is literally a foolish notion.

But the truth of the matter is this – there is no eternal life without the forgiveness of the cross, no place in heaven without receiving the mercy of God at Calvary. There is not reconciliation between man and God, unless we first unite ourselves with Jesus Christ at the cross. For it is the cross of Christ, and no other place, where we find the power and wisdom of God at work.

So forget the chocolate eggs, fluffy bunnies, spring flowers and newborn lambs. If you do not recognise your need for forgiveness and come to the cross of Christ seeking God’s mercy and love then Easter will be an empty, meaningless experience. As the old saying goes – No pain, no gain!

Yours in Christ Simon Drew All For Christ + Christ For All A five year strategy for St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Middlewich

Back in November of last year the PCC and the staff team spent some time thinking about a longer term strategy for St Michael’s Church. The overall desire was to see growth both physical and spiritual. Since then our prayers, reflections and discussions have led us to develop a five year strategy based around the five areas of discipleship, mission and resources. Over the next few months we will seek to share that in a short series of articles. The strategy strap line & mission statement are:

All For Christ + Christ For All Committed to Discipleship, effective in Mission, and faithful in Stewardship

So what do we mean by committed to discipleship? To be a disciple of Jesus is different to being a believer in Jesus. There is more to it than being part of a Sunday congregation. It is best illustrated by looking at Jesus and his 12 disciples. For three years Jesus went around Palestine, teaching, healing, and performing miracles. Great crowds followed him (see the feeding of the 5,000 for example). But he only chose 12 disciples in those three years. Men who put aside businesses and family duties to follow him, to be with him, to witness the great events and to learn from him. There were good times and bad times on the road but they stuck with him (well 11 of them did!). After his death and resurrection Jesus sent the remaining 11 out to ‘make disciples of all nations’ (Matthew 28:19). Not converts, not believers but disciples! So they did. It took perseverance, sacrifice and effort, but they went and made new disciples. They were committed to the process because they knew and loved Jesus Christ. We are still called to become disciples of Jesus today. Discipleship is about relationships, about a relationship with Jesus, and a relationship with others. It is through relationships that we learn and grow in our Christian faith. With that in mind we have a 5 year discipleship aim: 1) A minimum of 50% of the active adult worshipping congregation to be engaged in discipleship groups.

2) As Christians we need to encourage one another in our daily lives, read the bible together, and support each other in prayer. Will you join us as together we commit ourselves to being disciples of Jesus Christ?

When you die, 10 things GOD won't ask you:

1..... God won't ask what kind of car you drove. He'll ask how many people you drove who didn't have transportation.

.2..... God won't ask the square footage of your house, He'll ask how many people you welcomed into your home.

3..... God won't ask about the clothes you had in your closet. He'll ask how many you helped to clothe.

4..... God won't ask what your highest salary was. He'll ask if you compromised your character to obtain it.

5..... God won't ask what your job title was. He'll ask if you performed your job to the best of your ability.

6..... God won't ask how many friends you had. He'll ask how many people to whom you were a friend.

7..... God won't ask in what neighbourhood you lived. He'll ask how you treated your neighbours.

8..... God won't ask about the colour of your skin. He'll ask about the content of your character.

9..... God won't ask why it took you so long to find Him and ask Him into your house. He'll lovingly take you to heaven and not to the gates of Hell.

10..... God won't have to ask how many people you passed this on to. He already knows your decision.

GEMZ Girls Enjoy Meeting (at Number 28)

Pick up a programme from the back of church or contact: Sue Ikin 01606 42258 ([email protected]) Jean Griffiths 01606 835133 Julie Hassall 01606 737030 Next meeting Tuesday 16th April.

Easter Flowers

St Michael’s and St John’s always look lovely at Easter, thanks to the generosity of those who donate towards the cost in memory of loved ones.

If you would like to make this very special gesture this year, then please complete the form on the facing page and pass it with your donation to Celia Wilkinson (for Byley) or into Number 28 (for Middlewich). Please note, this is a change from previous years– Gladys is having a rest!

A list of those remembered in such a lovely way will be printed in the magazine.

A Letter from the Mothers’ union in Chester Diocese

We acknowledge receipt of, and thank you for, your generous donation of £80.00 from the proceeds of your Christmas card charity board towards our mosquito nets Fund. This is a crucial charity which is often overlooked.

Malaria disproportionately affects poor people who cannot afford treatment, or have limited access to health care, trapping families and communities in a downward spiral of poverty. Mosquito nets create a protective barrier against deadly malaria-carrying mosquitos that bite at night. A family of four can sleep under an insecticide-treated mosquito net, safe from malaria, for three years. The benefits of mosquito nets extend even further than protecting those who sleep under them. The insecticide woven into each net makes entire communities safer– killing and repelling mosquitos so that they can’t go on to bite others who may not be protected by a net.

At the price of £5.00 per net, the cost is out of the reach of most people at risk of malaria, many of whom survive on less than 50p per day. Nets are a simple, life-saving solution.

Please pass on our sincere appreciation to all who contributed

Yours sincerely, Helen Elsley Assistant Diocesan Secretary.

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Parish Registers for 2013 Baptisms 13th January Oliver Laurence BROWN Isla-Mia PICKLES

27th January Ethan James MOSSOP Zack Michael SKINNER 3rd February Jacob Daniel CONEY

10th February Kerry Jacqueline SWEETMAN Mia Eleanor HOUGH Jake William HOUGH Jessica Erin MORRIS Leah Nichola DAVENPORT Ryan Anthony DAVENPORT Funerals 17th January James Barron, Booth Lane

18th January Keith Stenton, Tewkesbury Close 22nd January Elise Davies, King Street 25th January Alexander Morrison, Hutchings Close 7th February Bette Rushton, Newton Court Crematorium Only 14th December Josephine Wood, Newton Court

24th January Raymond Grimshaw, Russett Close

31st January Norma Baldwin, Barrington Drive

There were no weddings during this period

ST MICHAEL’S SPRING CLEAN- CAN YOU HELP?

We have a small team of dedicated cleaners who clean our church on the third Friday of each month but they need help to spring clean.

Can you give an hour or two on Saturday 23rd MARCH between 9-30am and 12 midday? If you can, please sign up on the sheet at the back of church in the area you would be willing to help clean, we need more than one person for each area. MORE HANDS THE LIGHTER THE LOAD (Male or Female)

On Friday 22nd at 10am we need help to do the high dusting so it will be settled for the big clean on the following day. If you can help please sign up . If you have any questions please speak to Sue Ikin 01606 42258.

Unless the Lord Builds the house, its Builders labour in Vain. (Psalm 127:1) So don’t forget to Pray!

The cost of heating and lighting St Michael's for a whole year is nearly £6,000:

Heating alone costs about £34 per day. So please turn the

lights off and shut the door after you!

Future branch events:

Friday, 1st March Women’s World Day of Prayer will be held at 1.30pm at the United Reform Church, Queen Street. Joan Colwell, who is known to us all very well will be the speaker at this service. Please join the ladies of Middlewich for this worldwide service.

Sunday, 10th March Mothering Sunday. As an alternative to previous years, when we gave flower arrangements to our Indoor Members or local hospitals and residential homes, we will be supporting the MU initiative, “Make a Mother’s Day”. A gift, however small, can make a real difference to a mother’s life. The aim is to empower people by sharing the skills they need to create a better life for themselves and their families. They support each other and create a better life for future generations. If you would like to make a donation, please speak to Pauline Davies.

Wednesday, 13th March There will not be a branch meeting on Tuesday, 12th but we will hold the “Wave of Prayer” on Wednesday 13th at 11.40am in church. This short service will be followed by coffee in Number 28, when we will have an opportunity to discuss our new banner and make some decisions. Please let us know what you would really like to see on our new banner – this must be a joint effort and reflect our feelings and devotions about our branch. Please remember the order of service for “Wave of Prayer” is in the winter edition of MU Matters.

Thursday, 21st March The Hot Cross Bun coffee morning will be held in Number 28 at 10.30am following mid-week Communion at 9.30am. Tickets: £1.00 each. The proceeds will go to the Mothers’ Union charities and “Save the Family”, the nominated charity for church support in the first quarter of this year. If you have any items for the raffle or table top sale, please let Miriam know.

Tuesday, 9th April We are so pleased to welcome Glenys Richardson to our April meeting. We all know Glenys so very well, ……………………or do we? She will be talking about her ‘Life and Faith in Byley’. We are in the same parish and benefit

12 from the ministry of the same clergy, so let’s get together, share our lunch and our faith. If you enjoyed making a Christmas wreath with Glenys in December, you will definitely want more of that superb experience.

Tuesday, 14th May Chester Cathedral, Diocesan Festival Eucharist at 2.00pm. Please let Miriam know if you need transport.

Middlewich Deanery Mothers’ Union

Monday, 25th March The Deanery Festival Service is to be held at Weaverham Church at 7.00pm. The transport list is now open; please phone Susan ( 01606 832148) or Miriam (01606 832583) if you would like to attend.

Church Weddings During the month of February there will be a permanent wedding display in Winsford Library. This has been assembled by members of our deanery, to promote marriage in church and family life. Each branch has contributed photographs and contact details. Please call in and view the displays when you are in the area, and try to spot Middlewich church, recent weddings and some familiar faces.

Archdeaconry Event Janette Appleton is organising a performance of “Sense and Sensibility” to be performed at the Little Theatre Birkenhead on 23rd April by the Carlton Players at 7.30pm. All profits are for the Mothers’ Union and more details will follow. Jo Hulse

Mothers’ Union Sunday Rota Duty March April Intercessions Susan Hawkes Pauline Ashley Banner Pam Dunning Angela Tempest Escorts Miriam Sant Pam Dunning & & Merle Ikin Chris Overton

Offertory Janet Chisholm Pam Jackson & & Susan Hawkes Vi Neale-Smith

The Normal week at St Michael’s Monday 9.15am Staff Meeting at Number 28 with prayers 1.15 pm SMILERS at church (not during school holidays) 7.00 pm Rehearsals for the Festival Choir in Church 7.30 pm SMAART St Michael’s handbell ringers Tuesday 9.30 am Healing service and coffee at Number 28 7.30 pm Tower ringing practice in church Wednesday 7.00 am Prayer in church 9.30 am Prayer @ 28 6.00 pm Worship group 7.30 pm Choir practice Thursday 9.30 am Communion 7.30 pm Card Group at Number 28 Friday 6.00 pm BLOG (Club for Years 4, 5 and 6) not during school holidays 7.30 pm DYN@MIC (Club for Years 7, 8, 9) not during school holidays 8.00 pm AFTER DARK (Club for years 10 and above) not during school holidays

Holy Week & Easter – Services at St Michael’s Church

Tuesday 26th March 9:30am Healing Service

Wednesday 27th March 9:30am Prayer@28 (in Number 28)

Thursday 28th March 9:30am Midweek Communion

7:30pm Maundy Thursday Communion

Friday 29th March 10:30am United Walk of Witness (starts at St Mary’s Church, King Street)

2:00pm Good Friday Meditation

Sunday 31st March 9:15am Easter Communion

11:00am Easter Family Communion

Big Bible Event: Luke Chester Cathedral – Saturday 20th April 2013

Join us on a good news journey! An activity day at Chester Cathedral for children with their families or church groups. 8 interactive zones will let you explore the Gospel using: storytelling, drama, makes, costumed characters, games, puppets, music and much, much more.

There is no age limit, but activities will be great for children aged 5-11 with lots for the rest of the family to join in too. Activity zones open 9.45am to 2.30 pm - Worship and Celebration 12 noon.

Tickets £2 per child (aged 5 and over) Adults need to book a FREE ticket A booking fee of £0.75 per booking will also be payable. Places limited. Bookings (open 1 February) through the Chester Cathedral box office or: 01244 50099. Full information about the day and tickets will be emailed to groups and families after booking.

STOP PRESS: We have been asked to organise and run one of the 8 interactive zones on the day. Jeremy will be looking for willing helpers. Please speak to him if you interested in being involved as part of the team.

07981 051776 [email protected]

From The Middlewich Guardian January 2013

Street pastors celebrate two years of helping the Middlewich community

A GROUP of volunteers who give up part of their weekend to make sure the community is safe are celebrating their second birthday. Middlewich Street Pastors patrol the streets and pop into the town’s pubs and takeaways once a week to offer a helping hand and listening ear. During the past year, the volunteers from St Michael’s Church and Middlewich Community Church, have helped around 300 people.

“People trust us now,” said coordinator Ruth Speed. “They were a bit unsure at the beginning but they’ve realised that what they say to us is confidential. We get people coming to us now.” People are helped by street pastors for all kinds of reasons. Some may have missed the last bus or need first aid while others might need someone to talk to about loneliness or family problems. Flipflops have been donated to girls struggling to walk in their high heels and silver blankets have been wrapped around those shivering with cold. Ruth added: “Every night is different and sometimes very challenging. But it’s been really satisfying.

“We get a lot out of serving the community and we’re really well recognised now with our blue jackets.” Sixteen volunteers take it in turns to patrol the streets on three Fridays a month and one Saturday a month. Middlewich was the first town in Cheshire East to pioneer the street pastor scheme and Ruth has recently helped set up a new group in Nantwich which launched on December 4. By David Morgan

A modern parable

A man fell into a pit and he couldn't get out.

Buddha said: "Your pit is only a state of mind."

A Hindu said: "This pit is for purging you and making you more perfect."

Confucius said: "If you would have listened to me, you would never have fallen into that pit."

A new ager said: "Maybe you should network with some other pit dwellers."

A self-pitying person said: "You haven't seen anything until you've seen my pit."

A reporter said: "Could I have the exclusive story on your pit?"

A Tax Inspector said "Have you paid your taxes on that pit?"

A Local Authority Officer said: "Do you have a permit for that pit?"

A realist said: "That's a pit."

An idealist said: "The world shouldn't have pits."

An optimist said: "Things could be worse."

A pessimist said: "Things will get worse."

Jesus, seeing the man, took him by the hand and lifted him out of the pit, because a pit is an awful place to be -particularly the pit created by the power of sin and temptation. A Middlewich Mother

Have you noticed, outside the lady chapel door is a special tomb. The epitaph reads: “Some have children, some have none. But here lies the mother of twenty- one”. It is the tomb of Anne Barker, who died in 1778, something for the Smilers mums to think about!

Byley Notices

Whist Drive dates : Tuesday 5th March and 30th April

Shrove Tuesday Supper and an Evening of Quizzy Things This raised a total of £239 for church funds. Many thanks to all those involved in running the evening.

Annual Parochial Church Meeting Monday 4th March in the Village Hall. There will be a short PCC meeting first. Easter Flowers Donations for Easter flowers may be given to Glenys. If your donation is in memory of a loved one, please include their name(s).

Saturday 27th April -- A Date for your Diary An Evening of Entertainment with Bunbury Singers

at 7.30pm

in the Village Hall.

Please watch for notices. Full details next month

Byley Cleaning Rota

March 3rd C Wilkinson

March 10th & 17th E Winnett

March 24th & 31st V Farrow

April 7th J Percival

Byley in March 3rd March Morning Praise Jacqui Briscoe Readers Vera Farrow Organist Sidesman Alan Percival

10th March Family Service Simon Drew Mothering Sunday Readers Anna Ford Glenys Richardson Sidesman John Bennion 17th March Morning Prayer Tony Woode Readers Celia Wilkinson Jean Percival Sidesman Nigel Martin 24th March Communion Liz Woode Palm Sunday Readers Alan Percival James Bennion Sidesman Vera Farrow 31st March Communion Thia Hughes Easter Sunday Readers Christine Hankey Frank Walton Sidesman Eleanor Winnett

Byley Readers

For those who like to prepare well in advance, the readers for April 7th are:

Anita Halman & Glenys Richardson

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Rev Simon Drew, Rector– Middlewich and Byley The Rectory, Poplar Fell, Nantwich Road, Middlewich 01606 833440 CW10 9HG [email protected] Jeremy Coles, Director of Music & Family Work 6 Shilton Close, Middlewich CW10 0RN office: 01606 738309 [email protected] mobile:07981 051776

Rev Liz Woode, Curate & Tony Woode, Reader 6 The Grange, Hartford, CW8 1QH 01606 75030 [email protected] Rev Thia Hughes, Curate The Vicarage, 50 Norley Road, Sandiway, CW8 2JU 01606 883286 mobile 07970 734507 [email protected]

Rev. Lorraine Reed, Curate & Mike Reed, Middlewich PCC Vice Chairman 1 Douglas Close, Hartford, CW8 1SH 01606 781071

[email protected] (Lorraine) [email protected] (Mike) Rev Simon Hamill-Stewart, Assistant Priest & Christine Hamill-Stewart, Reader 87 Warmingham Lane, Middlewich CW10 0DJ 01606 737329 [email protected] Steve Broadfoot, Reader Ruth Broadfoot, Electoral Roll & Bookstall Manager 22 Angus Grove, Middlewich CW10 9GR 01606 738373 [email protected]

Middlewich and Byley Church Staff Byley and Middlewich Jacqui Briscoe, Reader and Alpha leader & Bob Briscoe, Health and Safety Officer 53 Lewin Street, Middlewich CW10 9BG 01606 836460 [email protected] Sylvia Bosomworth, Pastoral Care Worker 98 Sutton Lane, Middlewich, CW10 0BY 01606 737338 [email protected]

Elaine Reynolds, Pastoral Care Worker 28 Westlands Road, Middlewich, CW10 9HN 01606 832596 [email protected] Sue Ikin, Pastoral Care Worker 110 West Ave., Rudheath, Northwich CW9 7ET 01606 42258 [email protected] Beth Deakin, Office Manager (Mon-Fri 10am-2pm) Church Office, 28 Hightown, Middlewich 01606 738005 CW10 9AN

[email protected] Steve Bailey, Middlewich Church Warden 4 Ladies Walk, Middlewich CW10 0BH 01606 834264 [email protected] Graham Ikin, Middlewich Church Warden

110 West Avenue, Rudheath, Northwich 01606 42258 CW9 7ET [email protected] Fiona Loney, Middlewich Church Warden 3 Coriander Close, Middlewich CW10 9PB 01606 833180 [email protected] Christine Malkin, Middlewich PCC Secretary 5 Lindisfarne Close, Middlewich, CW10 9HS 01606 833023 [email protected] Stuart Barber, Middlewich PCC Treasurer 24 Waterside Way, Middlewich CW10 9HP 01606 833161

Other Middlewich Contacts OtherMiddlewich [email protected] Jo Hulse, Middlewich Mothers Union 56 Nantwich Road, Middlewich, CW10 9HG 01606 832198 [email protected] John Briggs, Pledges Officer 85 Rolt Crescent, Middlewich CW10 0BE 01606 832810 Gladys Robinson, Middlewich Flower Guild 2 Orchard Close, Middlewich CW10 0AU 01606 834923 Anne Hardy, Organist 54 Westlands Road, Middlewich, CW10 9HN 01606 832121 [email protected] 21

Ian Taylor, Middlewich Bellringers 78 Long Lane, Middlewich CW10 0EN 01606 834095 [email protected] David & Miriam Sant, Children’s Society local representatives 29 King Street, Middlewich CW10 9EJ 01606 832583 [email protected] Glenys Richardson, Byley The Gables, Byley Lane, Byley, CW10 9NL 01606 834343 [email protected] Anne Nicol, Byley PCC Secretary The Round House, Byley Lane, Cranage, 01606 836314 CW10 9LW annenicol@btinternet .com Frank Walton, Byley Church Warden

Middlewich / Byley Contacts Byley / Middlewich Woodside Farm, Goostrey Lane, Cranage, Holmes 01477 533284 Chapel, CW4 8HD [email protected] Alan and Jean Percival, Byley Church Warden and treasurer [email protected] The Green,Yatehouse Lane, Byley, CW10 9NS 01606 833808 Christine Hankey, Byley Village Hall Chestnut Farm, Byley 01606 832938

If you have any articles or photographs for the next magazine, please would you e-mail them by 15th March 2013 to the Church Office- [email protected] . You can also place articles in the pigeon hole for the Church Office. Alternatively, you can e-mail direct to Margaret English at: [email protected].

The church website address is

Www.middlewichparishchurch.org.uk/ St Michael’s is a registered charity, number 1127335 22

Middlewich Community Centre (off the Civic Hall Car Park, Middlewich)

Ideal for parties, meetings etc For further information call Reg Jackson on 01606 832118

Middlewich Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic Ltd CHARTERED AND HEALTH PROFESSION COUNCIL REGISTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST “For all your aches and pains” Tel: 01606 832457 No G.P. referral required www.middlewich-physio.co.uk 1a ST MICHAELS WAY, TOWNBRIDGE, MIDDLEWICH, CHESHIRE, CW10 9DX

Peter Forshaw Ltd Funeral Services An Independent Family Business 24 Hour Personal and Dignified Service 23 Wheelock Street, Middlewich 01606 836708

CATS (Opticians) Optometrists and Contact Lens Centre Senior Citizens special package 30-32 Wheelock Street, Middlewich CW10 9AG 01606 836582

HPC registered Chiropodist/ Podiatrist

Cheshire Lasers Medical Clinic, 75a Webbs Lane, Middlewich, CW10 9DS Tel: 01606 841255 Mobile: 07748712399

Neil Hopley, Electrical Contractors Ltd NICEIC Approved Agricultural, Industrial, Domestic Installations and Repairs Brooks Lane, Middlewich, Cheshire 01606 833993 or 07976 661061 (mobile)

Byley Village Hall Bookings for family parties, receptions, meetings and groups 01606 832938

Paul Hassall Contractors (Middlewich) Electrical, Plumbing, Central Heating, Building & Joinery All new installations, alterations and repairs – No job too small NICEIC Approved for Electrical Work, Gas Safe Registered Engineers for Gas Work All aspects of building maintenance covered, Bathrooms and Kitchens fitted Freephone : 0800 9558680 or Mobile 07831 503385 e mail : [email protected]