Families enjoy Bunbury Church Fete in the sun
By Jonathan White
Bunbury Church Fete took place within the grounds of Beeston Castle on Bank Holiday Monday.
The annual event was moved to earlier in the year for more favourable weather.
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Bunbury Watermill on air during National Mills Weekend
Bunbury Watermill will be open with a difference during the National Mills Open Weekend May 9-10.
South Cheshire Amateur Radio Society (SCARS) will be setting up a temporary short-wave radio station, call sign GB4BM.
Cheshire Farm Ice Cream fined after worker’s finger was severed
A well-known ice cream maker in Cheshire has been fined for safety failings after a worker’s finger was cut off by a fruit feeder machine.
Tattenhall Dairy Products Ltd, which operates at Cheshire Farm Ice Cream, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after the incident at Drumlan Hall Farm in August 2013.
Stapeley, Bunbury and other parishes bid for Neighbourhood Plans
Families in Stapeley are being urged to attend a ‘drop-in’ session to help form the parish’s first Neighbourhood Plan.
Hundreds of households across Stapeley have received a questionnaire asking for their views on how the area should develop in the next few years.
Ofsted dump Bunbury village school in special measures
A village school near Nantwich has been placed in “special measures” by Ofsted amid concerns of pupil safety and behaviour.
The move, which has shocked staff and governors at Bunbury Aldersey C of E Primary, relates to safeguarding and pupil behaviour issues.
Eddisbury MP Stephen O’Brien to quit and take UN job
Eddisbury Conservative MP Stephen O’Brien is to step down and take up a top job at the United Nations.
Mr O’Brien, who has represented the constituency which includes many villages around Nantwich since 1999, will be in charge of humanitarian affairs and emergency relief at the UN.
Village roads included in highways investment schedule
Villagers and councillors in Willaston have welcomed re-surfacing plans on two key roads.
Wistaston Road and Wybunbury Road, two main routes through the village, will undergo work to repair potholes and uneven surfaces.
Bunbury Watermill Trust founder honoured for work
A founder member of the Bunbury Watermill Trust has been honoured for his part in saving the historic venue.
Ernest Croley was presented with a framed painting of the mill by trustees and volunteers in recognition of his time as a founder member and chairman of the trust.
£218,000 lottery grant to fund Community Agents in Nantwich villages
Cheshire Community Action has been awarded £218,000 over three years to provide more Community Agents for rural villages around Nantwich.
The Community Agent schemes aims to help those who don’t live near a town centre and find it hard to access services or the internet.
Striding the Sandstone to raise Cancer Research funds
Two South Cheshire friends have been putting their best foot forward organising the ‘Striding the Sandstone sponsored walk.
David Rowlands and Roy Williamson are staging the event in March to raise money for Crewe and Nantwich Cancer Research UK committee.
Charity seeks volunteers to be ‘lifelines’ in Nantwich villages
A charity has launched a recruitment drive to find volunteers to work in villages near Nantwich, including Wrenbury, Wybunbury, and Bunbury.
Cheshire Community Action wants new volunteers to work with a team of Community Agents.
Bunbury Aldersey Primary to stage open afternoon
Bunbury Aldersey CE Primary School is staging an open afternoon for 2015 reception parents tomorrow (December 2).
Residents and parents are welcome to tour the school, on School Lane, Bunbury, between 1.15pm and 2.30pm.
War memorial at Bunbury church given £2,400 boost
A war memorial in a village near Nantwich has been handed a £2,400 boost to undergo much-needed renovation.
The money will help repair and refurbish the church gateway of St Boniface Church in Bunbury.
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