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Neston June 2016
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LET’S hope for some good weather for two of Neston’s big events. Ladies’ Day takes place on Thursday 3rd June, starting from the market square for the first time. In early July it’s the Neston Village Fair which raises thousands for local good causes. In this month’s edition we’ve got news from Neston High School, the air cadets, Neston Players am dram group, results of the Neston Local Plan referendum, what’s on guide, business directory and much more.
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Neston is a ‘Champion School’ NESTON High School is now officially a Renaissance Learning ‘Champion School’. Charlotte Pearson, library resource manager has implemented schemes, rewards and reading communities in school to earn ‘Champion School’ status. Miss Pearson says: “This award is the product of years of work developing and inspiring reading strategies. It is reflective of the incredible work of students and their genuine love of reading. “The reading community in school has blossomed at Neston High School. Students are taking out more books than ever and have described how the scheme has motivated them to read more. Literacy standards are improving with the emphasis on reading for pleasure and we are in a position where the library is full every break and lunch time with students reading and quizzing!” Events throughout the year and efforts to promote and develop reading such as Big School Read, Reading Millionaires Scheme and local author visits from Jon Mayhew are lending themselves to continuing improvements in English results and raising standard of Literacy. The school’s Reading Millionaires scheme directly attributed to recognition for outstanding practice in promoting reading for pleasure. Reading Millionaires are a group of 35 students who have already read over a million words since September 2015. With the help of Accelerated Reader the school can calculate how many words a student is reading. Students take quizzes about the books they are reading and each quiz passed adds more words to their overall total. Paul Pearson, head of English, said: “This award is recognition of the incredible commitment of the students and staff to improve levels of literacy and reading for pleasure. It is wonderful to see pupils of all ages and abilities engaging with independent reading and pushing themselves to not only improve their levels of literacy but to get the very best out of the key skill of reading in English.” Students and staff gathered to celebrate the achievement where reading millionaires received a commemorative badge emblazed with ‘Reading Champion’ 4 To advertise call 01244 350398
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It’s a ‘yes’ from Neston Neston’s Neighbourhood Plan received a majority yes vote in the referendum. Of the 3,469 people voting, 2,930 voted in favour of the neighbourhood plan, a majority of 2455. In 2012 the Town Council took the decision to prepare a Neighbourhood Plan and established a Communi-ty Steering Group to undertake the task. The Community Steering Group has worked tirelessly over the last four years to deliver a plan that represents the views and aspirations of the local community. The Neston Neighbourhood Plan will now be formally ‘made’ by Cheshire West and Chester Council and will become part of the statutory development plan for the Neston area and will be used alongside the Local Plan as a basis for making decisions on planning applications. Councillor James Wilkie said: “This represents the successful culmination of four years work by the Town Council and the Community Steering Group. On behalf of the Town Council I would like to thank the members of the Community Steering Group, members of the Task and Finish Groups, and our planning consultants Cass Associates. Without their considerable efforts it would not have been possible to pro-duce this plan. I now look forward to Cheshire West and Chester Council taking full account of the Neigh-bourhood Plan when determining planning applications.” Economic plan for Neston Neston Town Council has agreed an Economic Plan for Neston. The plan, a joint initiative between Neston Town Council and Cheshire West and Chester Council, sets out a comprehensive analysis of the local economy and contains an action plan setting out proposals for a number of key areas including the town centre, economy and employment, public transport, and the visitor economy. It can be viewed at Neston Library and Neston Town Hall and on the Neston Town Council website www.neston.org.uk
Neston Riverside WI are quiz queens Neston Riverside WI took part in the Cheshire WI annual quiz and after a closely fought contest emerged the winners! After heats held all over the county 21 teams met for the finals at Comberbach Memorial Hall and were warmly welcomed by the county chairwoman, Jean Harding. Jean read the questions and also presented the trophies to the teams who gained the most points. There was a very pleasant atmosphere to the evening despite the cold and all appeared to enjoy themselves. The winners were Neston Riverside with 63 pts, just ahead of Wallasey who were second on a tie break from Frodsham with 62 points. 6 To advertise call 01244 350398
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A recent example to illustrate the need for others to know the whereabouts of your Will: James was an only child and never married or had children. Popular and active in the local community, with a number of close friends but in his latter years illness befell him such that social services came to manage his financial affairs as a Deputy for the Court of Protection. The nature of his illness also meant he could not provide any information about his family. When the inevitable time came to deal with his estate, social services confirmed no Will or reference to one was found in James’ papers. Canvassing of local law firms produced no positive results and so the estate was dealt with as intestate, meaning no Will in place. This in turn meant commissioning genealogical research to identify, trace and contact the ‘blood’ relatives entitled under the laws of intestacy. Furthermore, the closest able relative had to be ‘recruited’ as Administrator, in place of an executor. Obviously all this adds both to the costs and duration of the estate administration. One of the relatives contacted had been close to James and had a recollection from years ago James had talked about making his Will but didn’t know any more.
A few months had passed, all entitled relatives had been traced, contacted and notified, the Administrator recruited, and the Probate Registry had issued ‘Letters of Administration’ which is the approval to administer the estate when there is no Will.
Distribution was planned when out of the blue an email was received from a small law firm some distance away. This solicitor had tried to contact James, and in the absence of a response made some basic online enquiries and came across the estate notice in the London Gazette. The Solicitor was planning on retiring and was contacting clients to ask where they want their Wills to be sent for safe storage… Whilst working away many years ago James had called in to a Solicitor offering a discounted Will service and had made a Will leaving his estate to the cousin mentioned above, a longstanding friend and a charity he favoured, and the cousin was the nominated executor. All the work in the estate to date was largely wasted, and very nearly the Administrator was at risk of acting illegally and liable to the beneficiaries named in the Will. So, if you have made a Will, make sure you have discussed it with your chosen executors, keep a copy in a safe place, and clearly record where the original is stored. If you have not made a Will, we would be pleased to hear from you.
For further information please contact Jackie Campion on 0151 342 9021 or alternatively email sophie@campionsolicitors.co.ukNeston for a noLocal obligation quote.11 June 2016
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Thousands of cyclists expected to THE prestigious Liverpool to Chester Bike Ride returns to Neston on Sunday 3rd July. The ride is expected to attract around 4,000 cyclists and is suitable for all ages and abilities due to the range of routes and traffic free sections. It is also the only annual cycle event in the country to include 3 miles riding underground with exclusive use of the Birkenhead (Queensway) Tunnel. Last year saw the rerouting of the ride back through Neston for the first time in over 10 years. James Wilkie, chairman of the council’s town centre committee, who approved the rerouting of the ride through Neston said: “Last year’s event was a phenomenal success 12 To advertise call 01244 350398
and the town council welcomes the return of the ride through Neston once again. Like last year residents will get to experience the excitement of a mass participation ride, local businesses will have an opportunity to show riders and visitors what great things there are on offer in the area and riders will get to experience a taste of the ‘Cheshire Rivera’.’ As well as opportunities along the route, Neston Town Council, with support from CAN (Community Activities in Neston), will be providing a service area for participant and visitors at Neston Market Square. Katy Pierce, Town Centre Manager for Neston Town Council said: “This is a real opportunity
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PUPILS in year 5 at Woodfall Primary School undertook the Bikeability training programme to gain vital skills and confidence to cycle on the busy streets. They were taught how to check their own bikes for roadworthiness, the basics of balance and control and planning journeys to on the roads near to school.
o descend on Neston for local business-es and community groups to get behind the event. As well as some of our regular Friday market and Farmers’ & Food Makers’ market traders, we are looking for local entrepreneurs, food and refreshment providers, entertainers and sports enthusiasts who can offer something too.” The weekend will be a busy one for events in the area with the Farmers’ and Food Makers’ Market and the Village Fair on Saturday 2nd July, and the Cricket Club Fun Day following the Cycle Ride on the Sunday. To express an interest in being a provider of refreshments or other activities on the market square or along the route as part of the event please contact Katy Pierce at tcm@ nestontowncouncil.org.uk or 0151 353 1056. To take part visit www.liverpoolchesterliverpool.co.uk.
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Better public transport is vital for town Neston Town Council returned to the issue of transport at its April meeting - and agreed to establish the Neston Transport Standard. In agreeing the standard, the council took account of important views from the public response to their consultation: l A better link between Neston and Chester is needed – especially at weekends and in the evening. l Neston should look for a range of short and longer term improvements to meet the standard. l A half-hourly service on the Borderlands line is a priority – nearly 1,300 signatures were collected on this issue for Justin Madders’ petition that will now go to Parliament. The council also agreed to become a station adopter and improve Neston station’s appearance - and the protection of the public – by contributing to floral displays and making the case for CCTV in the vicinity of the station. On 15th April a deputation from Neston Town Council attended a high-level conference organised by the Deeside Business Forum at Connah’s Quay. They articulated Neston’s role in the Deeside economy and the importance of transport links – particularly to the booming Deeside Industrial Park. l Pictured: Town Councillors James Wilkie, Phil Lloyd, Ceri Lloyd and Mayor Mike Shipman put the case for better transport for Neston at the Coleg Cambria conference.
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Quartet on the march Four Neston air cadets, Cpl Jacob Cotton, Cdt Charlie Coventry, Cpl Ewan Pakula and Cpl Kieran Eeles, recently completed the RAF Cosford March in which they had to trek 13 miles in a day. Two out of the four are hoping to be selected for the up-andcoming Nijmegen March, in the Netherlands.
Silver award for cadets Air cadets Sgt Philip Powell, Cdt Joshua Eeles and Cdt Jack Jones have completed their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award. Their awards were presented to them by the Neston squadron Commanding Officer, Flt Lt Paul Thelwell. 18 To advertise call 01244 350398
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The first phase of the expansion to their upstairs showroom has begun with renovations to incorporate fully functional bathrooms settings including 10 operational showers and 12 working basins and taps all with the latest digital technology. Added to this under floor heating and a working sauna so clients can really ‘soak up’ the full Wirral Wetrooms offering. Owner Dave Sergison commented, ‘Customers will literally be able to
get a live demo of all the must-have bathroom accessories. You can turn showers on, see how they perform on different settings and see for yourself how the valves and knobs work. There will be full audio visual equipment along with high-tech LED lighting throughout.’
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Dave commented “We recognised Irby as a great place to stay and grow in, we like the space we are in. We’ve taken on 2 apprentices and making this significant investment into the building can only improve it.” “Our new showroom will be completely unique for the Wirral, and will revolutionise the experience of buying a new bathroom for our customers. We want nothing more than people to come in and try them out for themselves, even down to taking your shoes off and feel the under floor heating, you can even take a shower if you are game, we don’t mind!” And with service and quality and experience that is second to none, your will be sure to find your slice of Bathroom Bliss, right here in the heart of Irby.
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LETTER FROM WESTMINSTER by Ellesmere Port and Neston MP Justin Madders
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COUNCIL Cheshire West and Chester Council:For all local authority Inquiries regarding schools, roads, social services, planning, the Civic Hall, street cleansing, refuse disposal, local highways, environmental health and housing. Tel 0300 123 8 123
CHEMISTS Deeside Pharmacy, Mellock Lane, Little Neston. Tel: 336 1837 Galen Pharmacy, 17 High Street, Neston. Tel: 336 2350
CYBERCENTRE Neston Community Cybercentre, Methodist Church, Park Street, Neston. Open Mon-Thurs. Tel: 336 7784
CHURCHES St Mary & St Helen Parish Church, Neston. The Vicarage, High St, Neston. Tel: 353 1000 Parkgate & Neston United Reformed Church, Moorside Lane,Parkgate. Tel 336 3336 Little Neston Methodist Church. Tel: 334 1772. Sunday services, 10.30am Neston Christian Fellowship, Burton Road. Tel: 336 7386 Neston Methodist Church, Park Road, Neston. Tel: 334 1772 St Winifride’s RC Church, Burton Rd, Little Neston. Tel: 336 4189 St Nicholas Parish Church, Burton. Tel: 353 0453 St Michael & All Angels, Marshlands Rd, Little Neston. Tel: 353 1000 St Thomas’ Church, Mostyn Square, Parkgate. T 353 1000
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CITIZENS’ ADVICE BUREAU Drop-in service in Neston Library, Parkgate Road, on the second and fourthWednesday of each month from 9.30am to 1pm CIVIC HALL Neston Civic Hall, Hinderton Road. Tel 336 1077 COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES IN NESTON (CAN) NCYC, Burton Road, Neston Tel.353 8638
DOCTORS The Neston Medical Centre, 14-20 Liverpool Road, Neston. Tel 336 4121 Neston Surgery, Mellock Lane, Little Neston. Tel: 336 3951 The Willaston Surgery, Neston Road, Willaston. Tel 327 4593 OUT OF HOURS EMERGENCIES Arrowe Park Hospital. Tel: 678 8496 FRIENDS OF PARK FIELDS The group aim to enhance the area of Park Fields in Parkgate Call 336 7472 or email: christine_try@yahoo.co.uk HOMEWATCH Neston & Parkgate: Mike Heathfield 336 5068 m.heathfield@sky.com Little Neston and Riverside Rose McMahon rose.riversidehw@sky.com JUNIOR FOOTBALL Neston Nomads. Ages 5-adult also includes a girls’ section. Tel Norman on 353 8337
NESTON RECREATION CENTRE Raby Park Road, Neston Tel 336 5741 NESTON CIVIC SOCIETY The society deals with the local environment, planning, architecture - and conservation. We hold 6 talks and 2 newsletters per year. Contact Janet Griffiths on 336 5478 or email janet.griffiths.ncs@googlemail.com NESTON TOWN COUNCIL Neston Town Hall, High Street, Neston, CH64 9TR. Reception open 9am – 12noon. 0151 336 3840. There are 17 town councillors working on various community activities in the town. Town Clerk 0151 336 3840 www.neston.org.uk PARKGATE JAZZ CLUB The club meets every Tuesday at 8.30pm upstairs at the Boathouse in Parkgate. It is hosted by the Parade Jazz Band.The usual admission cost is £3. There are regular theme nights and visiting musicians. Contact Roy Gregory on 07774905466. PARKGATE SOCIETY The Society is closely involved with the local authorities with particular interest in the history, conservation and enhancement of the unique quality of Parkgate and its amenities. email enquiries@parkgatesociety.co.uk phone 0151 336 1069. www.parkgatesociety.co.uk POLICE Neston Police office, Neston Town Hall. Tel: 0845 458 0000
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In harmony with the community! NESTON community arts group Hip & Harmony has been recognised for the range of activities it provides in the town. Hip and Harmony won a special award at the Cheshire Voluntary & Community Arts Awards at Chester Town Hall Paula Prytherch, artistic director for Hip & Harmony CIC said: “Just to be nominated for an award was a real honour, but to actually win was amazing! “The whole event is wonderful, recognising the awesome work that’s going on within our communities. The arts is a great way to get people involved, engaging them in fun skilled activities, that’s exactly why I do the work I do. “I accepted the award for the whole Hip & Harmony team - without the support of our volunteers we couldn’t do the work we do.” Hip & Harmony CIC provides a variety of activities for young people, including Street Dance, Music Zone and Drama Zone. They also run an Adult Community Choir and 64 N’Ukes as well as being involved in community projects such as the Ladies Day 200th Anniversary celebrations and events throughout the year in Neston. l Members of Hip & Harmony community interest company with Cllr Louise Gittins, cabinet member for culture, leisure and wellbeing at Cheshire West and Chester Council. 40 To advertise call 01244 350398
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What's on guide JUNE Thursday 2nd June Neston Ladies’ Day, from 1.30pm in the Market Square. The parade sets off at 2.30pm, along Ladies Walk, Liverpool Road and then down the High Street in a change to the previous route. Saturday 11th June The annual Burton Village Fete takes place again this year at 1pm in the grounds of Gladstone Village Hall, Burton. The fete coincides with celebrations to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday. There will be many stalls, a fancy dress competition and dog show among other attractions. Visit www. GladstoneVillage Hall.co.uk for info. From 8th June – 6th July Neston Community and Youth Centre is the venue for a free course for parents of children aged under four. Understanding Play gives ideas about supporting children’s learning through play. Call NCYC on 337 6425 to obtain a place on the course, which runs from 9.30-11.30am. Wednesday 15th June Burton Manor is the venue for a talk ‘The Slave Ships of Parkgate & Neston’ by Antony Annakin Smith. At 7.15pm. Parkgate was a major seaport during the height of the slave trade and many local people and ships were involved in the trade one way or another. Based on his original research, Anthony reveals the local links to the trade, shows how the slave trading business really worked, and discusses events on many of the voyages undertaken by ships with local connections. Entry is £8, includes refreshments. Call 345 1107.
Sunday 19th June The Alpine Garden Society meet at Thornton Hough Village Hall, 10am-12noon, with the theme ‘Alpines for All’ and plant sales. All welcome. Sunday 26th June Three gardens in Burton will be open to the public from 11am-5pm as part of the National Gardens Scheme. The stunning gardens of Briarfield, Lynwood and Burton Manor are in beautiful condition, the latter with views across the Dee estuary. Each garden will be signposted within the village on the day. Children enter free but there is a charge for adults, which will be donated to local charities. Car parking available. Friday 1st July Parkgate Proms, from 7-10pm at Neston Cricket Club, featuring Orchestra dell’Arte playing in the great marquee. Saturday 9th July The Friends of Stanney Fields Park are having a free Jazz and Picnic in the Park Event at Stanney Fields Park, 6 – 8.30pm with music from the Peninsula Jazzmen and interval entertainment from Hip &Harmony. Just bring a picnic, blankets or chairs. This very enjoyable and popular event is free. Raffle to support future events. Call 336 1022 for more details.
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Driveways / Gardens
Muckaway and Mini Digger Hire
l Muck removed - by self loading 32T grab wagon l Mini digger and dumper hire with or without operator l Decorative gravels/slates & landscaping materials l Top Soil supplied, various grades l Driveways, footings and gardens excavated l Recycled aggregates
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Plant Hire & Groundwork Contractors All aspects of groundworks undertaken including tarmacadam, footings, demolition, driveways, Gardens & removal, Drives Dug Out menages, spoil Land Drainage small extensions, fencing works, Pond works Excavations excavation undertaken Top Soil Available & digger/machinery hire. Small Demolitions
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All work considered including, Patio, Re-pointing, Fencing, Decorating, Tiling, Gutter Repairs, and more.
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l Pressure Washing, Treatment & Sealing: Driveways, Patios, Pathways, Garden Furniture, Decking & other hard surfaces l Gutters, Fascias & Soffits: Gutter Clearing, Camera Inspection, Gutter Cleaning, uPVC Fascia & Soffit Cleaning Contact us for a quote on: 0151 632 4735 07486 910 189 www.evercleanoutdoor.co.uk
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PLUMBING SERVICES
Complete Bathroom Installations Baths l Showers l Wetrooms 0151 353 1348 07966 448 606
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