TATTENHALL & DISTRICT PARISH COUNCIL NEW HOMES BONUS Tattenhall Parish stands to lose many thousands of pounds if the New Homes Bonus is withdrawn by CWaC. This could mean that projects such as the new playground; community buildings; modern and up to date CCTV; the restoration of Glebe Meadow; school parking area; Community Land Trust or Wildlife Conservation cannot go ahead. The New Homes Bonus is money from Central Government paid to CWaC with the intention that at least some of it is passed to local communities to spend on improved infrastructure and is meant to offset the impact of new development. CWaC already keeps 80% of this money—now it wants to keep it all! Please write to the Leader of the Council, Samantha Dixon, Cheshire West and Chester Council, HQ, Nicholas Street, Chester, CH1 2NP. email: [email protected] and demand that the Council withdraws this proposal. With the help of all residents, we hope to keep the New Homes Bonus for the people of Tattenhall. St Albans House Church Bank An Open Day was held on 16th January in theTattenhall Barbour Institute at which John Heslewood of Cheshire Community Action gave a number of presentations to local residents on the concept of a CommunityChester Land Trust CH3 (CLT) 9QE and what it could achieve in Tattenhall. The first project is to build some affordable units for single occupancy on the site of the demolished garages on Keysbrook Avenue. ToThe enable firm thecommenced Steering Groupin 1960 to and set hasup a served legal framework, businesses possiblyin the North a West Communitysince then, Benefit providing Society, Accountancy, to take this Audit, forward, Taxation, it is important Payroll Servicesto be able and to demonstrateBusiness Advisory that there Services is support to small from and the mediumlocal community. sized businesses, Residents charities, are beingclubs asked and individuals. to become Life Members of the Association for a fee of just £1.00. There is no legal obligation on joining the Society but membership entitles residents to vote at meetings and to elect the Board of Directors who will run the Society. If you would like more information and become a member, please download the leaflet from the Tattenhall Online website or the Parish Council website, or collect a copy from the Library, Alison’s Coffee Shop or the Newsagents. You can also phone Sheila Chapman on 01829 770960. [email protected] 24 1 If you believe that the world’s you have been a problems with victim of fraud you endless cuppas and can report it biscuits for £1 per online http:// person, along with www.actionfraud.po security advice LUNCH & LEARN lice.uk/ thrown in for report_fraud or by free (Community telephone 0300 123 Safety Wardens on I am writing to tell those who 2040. Some leaflets the first Tuesday of regularly attend Lunch & on potential scams the Month) Learn meetings that, sadly, are available at the With your there is no funding for further Drop In (see below free FREE UV free Lunch & Learn sessions. for details) marker pens all I would like to say a huge Attempts at fraud that is required is via Telephone or e- that you mark your thank you to all those who mail are one of the valued items with supported the sessions; the increasingly your house Name speakers, Alison for letting us growing ways of or number and hold Lunch & Learn in the relieving you of Postcode. café and for providing such your money. It is Sometimes items both annoying and are stolen and lovely lunches and potentially costly to discarded that are particularly Sheila Chapman the individual. of no value to the and Sue Adams who kindly Please report all thief but of great ran the project after I injured scams attempts via sentimental value to my toe. the www.actionfrau you. Think about it, d.police.uk/ what have you got My biggest thanks though go report_fraud to lose. to all those who came along To request help each fortnight and supported with lost and found If you would like the project. Despite this, pets/keys/jewellery to be included in further funding has not been etc contact me our e- forthcoming and so the below asap. If you mail HomeWatch formal project has come to have a photo of a updates contact an end. lost or found pet list, send your please send it in details I know that some of the JPEG form. to graham@gmar group has previously met FREE UV marker sden.co.uk with informally at Alison’s. pens are available your address and phone number in I hope that you will continue on request at to do so and I look forward the ‘Drop In’ at case of e-mails the Barbour bouncing back. to joining you when my Institute, one for schedule allows each person Graham Marsden attending. This is 771641 Thanks again held every Tuesday 10am – 12noon, all Carol Weaver are welcome so Community Agent come along for a chat and sort out [email protected] 2 23 FROM THE RECTOR HOMEWATCH NEW COMMITMENTS FOR THE NEW YEAR Well, it is that time of the year again could become a gate way to a when many of us make great transformed life. Here are the two Dear Residents bikes have been stolen promises to ourselves about what we commitments for 2016. 1: COMMIT YOURSELF TO FORGET YOUR Although generally it has been quiet recently. Also you are going to do in the New Year. might want to discard the packaging on Experience now tells us that about FAILURES St Paul gave this advice crime wise, we had a couple of break-ins “Forgetting what is behind and in early January, one to a sports facility new items recently bought in the sales the third week of January, we usually discreetly; cold calling or passing abandon some of these so called straining forward to what lies ahead, I on Field Lane where entry was forced press on towards the goal for which through more than one door causing opportunist thieves are made aware of annual resolutions. Let us try to be what is available in your home by the honest to ourselves now. How many God has called me heavenwards in considerable damage and disruption to Christ Jesus.” Phil 3:13-14. That the users of the building. It was new packaging left in view awaiting the of us kept to the diet last year? How waste collection. many of us actually kept the advice from God’s Word has stood the reported that items taken were bottles test of time. I do not know of any of alcohol from the bar area. The Police always welcome your call on commitment of going to the gym the 101 to let them make the decision to whole year? So I am not the only one, more relevant and practical advice for Another large facility on the outer area am I? Well this year, I suppose we us at the start of 2016.You should of Tattenhall on Newton Lane was also attend or not, If you aren't sure you can always call HomeWatch 771641 for are still determined to make a never allow your life to be imprisoned broken into on the same night and it’s difference. I have once again made a by your past. There are millions of believed that these were the same advice or phone anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. couple of New Year resolutions I people in this world who are stuck on offenders. A man was recorded on CCTV know many of us love to pick and their past and cannot move an inch. stacking drinks ready for collection but More resources means Police back in our choose each year. Here they are. St Paul challenges you and me to was disturbed and made off. A vehicle areas and better response times. So forget the past and move on with recorded on CCTV was described as a make that call on 101 when you feel I have decided to eat less fat your lives. 2: COMMIT YOURSELF TO dark coloured Transit type vehicle. This something is suspicious. foods GIVE UP YOUR GRUDGES “Bear with was later believed to have been dark Rural officer contact details. I have decided to eat less and each other and forgive each other blue where a possible registration Some of our senior officers for our area do more exercises whatever grievances you may have number and description of the occupants have changed and these are now: against one another. Forgive as the was passed to the Police. I have decided to spend very Rural Inspector Paul Loughlin, little on clothing Lord forgave you” Col 3:13. God in A group of rowdy men were reported on Sergeant Ian Wilson – Chester Rural these words is challenging you the High Street late one night in mid I have decided to stop smoking Beat Management Sergeant. directly and personally to give up your January. Damage to Property For Sale completely grudges. That is what he means when signs by the Barbour Institute were part Our local contact officers for Tattenhall Now we might well be able to keep he says forgive each other whatever of the disruption along with the via 101 are now... these kind of resolutions but they do grievances you may have against one dislodging of large bins at the Pharmacy. Tattenhall (Tattenhall, Hargrave, not make a great deal of difference to another. A grudge is a deep ongoing If disturbed at night by this type of Tiverton, Milton Green, our lives, except perhaps to make us resentment that we cultivate in our behaviour please call 101 to report it.