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Copy for February 2014 edition to Parish Clerk by 14th January

Mobberley Parish Council wishes all the residents of Mobberley a very Merry Christmas and a happy and peaceful New Year.

The next meetings of Mobberley Parish Council will be held at 7.30pm on Monday 2nd December and 6th January at the Rajar Building. Please feel free to attend these meetings; however, you must submit any questions you wish to ask in writing to the Clerk at least three clear working days prior to the date of the meeting. This will enable an informed answer to be given.

Mobberley Victory Hall Calling organisations old and new in Mobberley. Mobberley Parish Council are currently working with the Mobberley Victory Hall Management committee in an attempt to re-establish the 'Trust Deed Committee' which is referenced within the original 1922 Trust Deed. The 'Trust Deed Committee' will, in essence, report directly into both the Parish Council and the Victory Hall committee with ideas and opportunities to improve the build-ing, site and the entertainment function of the Victory Hall.

We have many organisations and institutions in our village today, representing Mobberley residents of all ages, and we would like to invite such bona fide organisations to contact the Parish Clerk (see below) if you would like to play a part in the future of our Victory Hall. It is hoped that the Mobberley Victory Hall 'Trust Deed Committee' will be able to reform from 1st January 2014, so if you are a member of a Mobberley organisation and would like to join the 'Trustee Deed Committee' dedicated to preserving and enhancing this facility for the community, please contact the Clerk before the end of the year.

Hall Bank and Ilford Playing Field Christmas is coming early for both the Hall Bank and Ilford's playing fields. This is due to the installation of new play equipment on both sites. Mobberley Parish Council, in conjunction with Leisure Services have assessed both areas and chosen to add some updated fun equipment. We hope all our youngsters will take advantage of the new play equipment and enjoy the challenges they present.

Planning meeting - see dates below.

Clerk to the Parish Council and Editor: Mrs Sarah Sherwood, 42 Birches Lane, Lostock Green, Northwich, CW9 7SN Tel: 01565 872333 E-mail: [email protected] www.mobberleyparishcouncil.co.uk

Mobberley Parish Council

December 2013/January 2014

Dates for your diary More information in the newsletter

December 2nd Parish Council meeting 7th & 8th Town Lane Lane Tidy Up-all welcome 9th Planning meeting January 6th Parish Council meeting

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We are delighted to inform you that Mobberley Parish Council is now the owner of the balance of land - some 10 acres - in the centre of the Town Lane Land site. This has taken consid-erable time and effort to secure, and to avoid possible conflict we have not advertised the fact that we were seeking to ac-quire it. Even better, the cost of the land has been nil, with only a relatively small legal fee to meet.

Moving to practical matters, you may recall that most of the site falls within an Area of Special Biological Interest. As such,

we need to be maintained to foster this designation. To this end, we are having a con-siderable section of the overgrown land mowed; work which should have been com-pleted before you read this. However, we need to remove and stockpile the cuttings to avoid the nitrogen leaching back into the soil to the detriment of the natural fauna. We will stockpile the cut material at a number of locations to create habitat for the animals etc that live or forage on the land. The Scouts have offered to help with this, along with removing the self-seeding trees. However, the Steering Committee has decided that we should offer our help and devote a weekend to assisting them. So, we are asking neighbours and those with an interest in the land to devote a couple of hours over the weekend of 7th and 8th December to help us out. The sessions will start at 10.00 am each morning last until 1.00 pm. Please come along prepared with rakes, saws and gloves, and help us tidy up the area.

As a final point, we need to return to the matter of dog fouling on the land. We continue to receive a high number of complaints about it, so please clean up after your dog. We are now confident that we will be able to provide a waste bin at each entrance to the land in the near future and that these will be emptied on a regular basis by Cheshire East Council. In the meantime, please take your bags home.

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Sunrise Senior Living of Mobberley will be holding its Christmas Fayre on 7th Decem-ber, starting at 2pm. A singer will be entertaining the visitors and refreshments will be available. All are welcome.

All proceeds raised will go to Alzheimer's Society.

Come and join us at Victory Hall on Friday 6th December between 5 and 8pm for our traditional Friends of Mobberley Christmas Fair. There'll be lots of fun for the family, including festive stalls, music, Christ-mas Cafe and carol singing from the wonderful Mobberley School Choir.

Mobberley Christmas Fair—Friends of Mobberley

Sunrise Senior Living of Mobberley Christmas Fayre

Bruce Marsh, a resident of Mobberley for six years, sadly lost his battle to kidney cancer cancer in March of this year. Bruce's partner, who still lives in Mobberley, is tak-ing part in a charity challenge, trekking across the Sahara Desert in aid of The Christie and kidney cancer research. If you would like to make a donation, please go to wwwwww.justgiving.com/brucemarsh1966.

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Useful numbers

Ark Veterinary Mobberley - 872035 Cheshire East Council - 0300 123 55 00 Cheshire East Councillor -J Macrae - 873263 Co-op Pharmacy, Mobberley –872080 Fire Dept. (Non-urgent) - 633369 Knutsford Village Rider - 01606 786833 Knutsford Police - 0845 458 0000 Methodist Minister -Rev Jackie Betts - 872957 1st Mobberley Rainbow & Brownies - e-mail J Taylor ([email protected] ) Mobberley Assoc of Church F’ships - 872801 Mobberley Cricket Club - 873252 Mobberley Parish Council - 872333 Mobberley Pre-School - 07868 638438 Mobberley Primary School -01625 383055 Mobberley Trust - 873145 Mobberley Victory Hall - 872451 Mobberley WI -873239 Mobberley Youth Group - 07772 440081 [email protected] MOPS After School Club - 07759 563603 Poppets Playtime - 07766 466 866 Rajar Building - 872333 Ringheye Morris - 873061 St. Wilfrid’s – 873218 Yoga/Pilates at the Rajar 07912384009

“Memories of the 1960s”

Thursday 7th February at the Rajar Community Building, Mobberley, 2.00pm -4.00pm Take a trip down memory lane to the sights and sounds of the 1960s.

Tickets £10 per person to include a welcome drink, themed afternoon tea, a quiz and music.

For reservations please call Diane on 07968 739649 or Jo on 07847 150180.

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Useful numbers

Ark Veterinary Mobberley - 872035 Cheshire East Council - 0300 123 55 00 Cheshire East Councillor -J Macrae - 873263 Co-op Pharmacy, Mobberley –872080 Fire Dept. (Non-urgent) - 633369 Knutsford Village Rider - 01606 786833 Knutsford Police - 0845 458 0000 Methodist Minister -Rev Jackie Betts - 872957 1st Mobberley Rainbow & Brownies - e-mail J Taylor ([email protected] ) Mobberley Assoc of Church F’ships - 872801 Mobberley Cricket Club - 873252 Mobberley Parish Council - 872333 Mobberley Pre-School - 07868 638438 Mobberley Primary School -01625 383055 Mobberley Trust - 873145 Mobberley Victory Hall - 872451 Mobberley WI -873239 Mobberley Youth Group - 07772 440081 [email protected] MOPS After School Club - 07759 563603 Poppets Playtime - 07766 466 866 Rajar Building - 872333 Ringheye Morris - 873061 St. Wilfrid’s – 873218 Yoga/Pilates at the Rajar 07912384009

“Memories of the 1960s”

Thursday 7th February at the Rajar Community Building, Mobberley, 2.00pm -4.00pm Take a trip down memory lane to the sights and sounds of the 1960s.

Tickets £10 per person to include a welcome drink, themed afternoon tea, a quiz and music.

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In November we had a very pleasant afternoon in the company of our member Pam Higgins. Pam showed us the art of sugarcraft as she very skilfully decorated the cake that she had baked. We were very grateful to Pam who also very kindly donated this beautiful cake for our raffle.

NEXT MEETING 2pm on Wednesday, 11th December at the Rajar Building for our Christmas Afternoon. All visitors are welcome. Please note that we do not have a meeting in January Jean Godber (872801)

The Village Society welcomes everyone to an evening of fun from 7.30pm on Friday, 14th February at the at the Cricket Club.

Do come along—there will be an excellent vocalist singing songs from the 50s and 60s. The cost of a ticket is £15 per person, which includes a hot supper (with vegetarian op-tion).

Please call Susan on 872348 or Terry on 873738 for tickets or more information.

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Thanks to generous donations from The Mobberley Village Society and The Mobberley Trust plus successful bid for a grant from the Big Lottery Fund we have been able to complete an extension to the Edward Moreton Scout Hut at Hall Bank and are now able to store all of the Rose Queen Festival Equipment at the field rather than transport it to and from Town Lane Hall Farm.

We would like to publicly thank Bill Leech of Town Lane Hall Farm, and Geoff and Ian Norbury for the use of their tractor and trailer each year to move the equipment.

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As mentioned in last month’s newsletter, permission has now been granted to remove the two Yew trees either side of the Mobberley War Memorial in front of St Wilfrid’s Church. Once the trees have been removed, work will commence on restoring the Memorial to its former glory, recognising the brave men of Mobberley who died in the first and second world wars.

Mobberley Parish Council would like to thank the generous donations of the Mobberley Village Society and the very kind residents who forwarded a donation help towards the restoration of this important monument. If anyone else would like to make a donation to-wards the restoration work, please contact the Clerk.

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This year’s Festival falls on Saturday, 7th June (a week after Cheshire East schools Half-term), from 2pm onwards. The Rose Queen choosing will be on Friday 7th February at 7.30pm at the Victory Hall. Posters/flyers will be circulated in January to remind you. The Rose Queen AGM will be on Thursday, 5th December at 7pm at the Rajar Building. Tony Cooke, Chairman of the Rose Queen Festival Committee - 872848.

2014 Mobberley Rose Queen Festival, Key dates for your diary!

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Useful numbers

Ark Veterinary Mobberley - 872035 Cheshire East Council - 0300 123 55 00 Cheshire East Councillor - J Macrae 873263 Co-op Pharmacy, Mobberley - 872080 D&G Little Bus - 0845 077 9110 Fire Dept. (Non-urgent) - 633369 Knutsford Police - 0845 458 0000 Methodist Minister -Rev Jackie Betts - 872957 1st Mobberley Rainbow & Brownies - e-mail J Taylor ([email protected] ) Mobberley Assoc of Church F’ships - 872801 Mobberley Bridge Club - 872793 Mobberley Cricket Club - 873252 Mobberley Parish Council - 872333 Mobberley Pre-School - 07771 426292 Mobberley Primary School -01625 383055 Mobberley Trust - 873145 Mobberley Victory Hall - 872451 Mobberley WI -873239 Mobberley Youth Group - 07772 440081 [email protected] MOPS After School Club - 07759 563603 Poppets Playtime - 07766 466 866 Rajar Building - 872333 Ringheye Morris - 873061 St. Wilfrid’s – 873218 Yoga/Pilates at the Rajar 07912384009

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Ark Veterinary Mobberley - 872035 Cheshire East Council - 0300 123 55 00 Cheshire East Councillor - J Macrae 873263 Co-op Pharmacy, Mobberley - 872080 D&G Little Bus - 0845 077 9110 Fire Dept. (Non-urgent) - 633369 Knutsford Police - 0845 458 0000 Methodist Minister -Rev Jackie Betts - 872957 1st Mobberley Rainbow & Brownies - e-mail J Taylor ([email protected] ) Mobberley Assoc of Church F’ships - 872801 Mobberley Bridge Club - 872793 Mobberley Cricket Club - 873252 Mobberley Parish Council - 872333 Mobberley Pre-School - 07771 426292 Mobberley Primary School -01625 383055 Mobberley Trust - 873145 Mobberley Victory Hall - 872451 Mobberley WI -873239 Mobberley Youth Group - 07772 440081 [email protected] MOPS After School Club - 07759 563603 Poppets Playtime - 07766 466 866 Rajar Building - 872333 Ringheye Morris - 873061 St. Wilfrid’s – 873218 Yoga/Pilates at the Rajar 07912384009

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Please note that we will be closed for the Christmas period from 14th December, reopening on 2nd January. Winter warning! During the winter months we will do our best to keep open our Research Centre in the Rajar Building from 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday but there may be occasions when severe weather prevents our volunteers from getting to Mobberley (some of them come from far-flung parts such as Congleton and Mac-clesfield). In the event of snowy or icy weather members are advised to telephone the Centre (01565-872210) to check that it is open before setting off on a journey.

A New Year resolution If you have been intending to trace your family history but never got round to it why not make a resolution to start in the New Year. Whether you need a little or a lot of guidance, we are here to help.

Family History Society Of Cheshire

COMMEMORATIVE TREE PLANTING

Knutsford Police If you are interested in joining the Speedwatch team for your local community, please contact PCSO Emmerson for more details regard-ing training.

Contact details for Knutsford Police are: Knutsford Police Station, Toft Road, Knutsford WA16 0PA

Opening times: Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm Telephone: 0845 458 6380

Email: [email protected] If you need to contact our local PCSO,you can do so via email to [email protected] Remember: for a non-emergency, dial 101. In an emergency, always dial 999.

The Village Society committee including Barbara Cooper MBE (pictured right) planted a Copper Beech tree this year on the Town Lane land in celebration of our Queens' Diamond Jubilee in 2012.

The spade used to plant this Copper Beech was the very same spade first used in 1953 to plant a Red Oak tree on Church Lane at the north west corner of the Cricket Ground where it still stands, in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation. The Red Oak was, at that time, planted by members of the Parish Coun-cil, Sir Hugh Mais, Mr. T. Davies and Col. J.G. Rid-dick.

The spade was then engraved and preserved by Sir Hugh and his son Robert for 60 years, until recently when Doctor Robert Mais kindly donated it to the Village Society.

The Village Society are now commissioning a second engraving on the spade before placing it in a glass case in the Rajar Building for the enjoyment of present and future parishioners.

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Services in December 1st Mr Richard Cussons 22nd Rev Jackie Betts Nativity 8th Rev Jackie Betts Christingle 29th Mr Tony Judd 15th Rev David Hill Services in January 5th Rev Jackie Betts Covenant 19th Rev Rob Cotton 12th Local arrangement 26th Rev Jackie Betts Everyone is welcome to all services, which begin at 10.45am and include Kidzone for children. Tea/coffee served after service. Fair-Trade goods available each Sunday.

Christmas Services Thursday 12th December 7.30pm Candlelight Carol Service Wednesday 18th December 3.00pm Service for people from local residential nursing homes. Others welcome. Christmas Day 9.30am service led by Rev Jackie Betts. Christmas lunch after service on Sunday 15th December. Everyone welcome but please book places with Mrs J.Venables (01625 429239) or Rev Jackie Betts.

Everyone is also welcome to join us for joint churches carol singing outside Mobberley Bakery on Saturday 14th December at 10.00am.

MUSICIAN STILL NEEDED We are looking for someone else to join our rota of organists playing once or twice a month. For further details, please contact Rev Jackie Betts.

Weekly meetings Monday 6.15pm to 6.45pm Prayer meeting (at Wesley Cottage). This month we pray for the people living on Woodend Lane, Lady Lane, Leycester Drive, Mallory Court, Mallory Close, Hall Bank North - different ages,different personalities with different needs at this time but all loved by God. Also for the worship and work of Mobberley Anglican and Methodist Churches. Thursday 10.30am Thursday group table tennis/tea/coffee/chat. A friendly group which welcomes new members - to come regularly or occasionally; play table tennis or just watch and chat. For more information, contact Mrs M Banner on 873117. 6.00pm Shell Group for children aged 7 to 11. For more details. contact Mrs J Venables (01625 429239). Spring session starts 9th January.

SPL@T NEWS Spl@t is a joint Churches Youth Club for young people 11 years and upward which meets alternate Mondays between 7.30pm and 9pm at the Methodist Church. New members are very welcome. Each meeting includes cake and drinks, time to chat as well as activities. It costs just £1 per evening, so why not come along and give it a try? For details, contact Rev Jackie Betts on 872957 or at [email protected].

December Diary Dates 9th Christmas Party January dates to be advised.

MOBBERLEY METHODIST CHURCH, FAULKNERS LANE Minister Rev Jackie Betts 872957/[email protected]

St. Wilfrid CofE, Church Lane, Mobberley Rector: Revd. Ian Blay 873218/[email protected]

Hurrah! This year is one of those years when your Advent Calendars are factually correct as Advent Sunday does indeed fall on the 1st December. Advent is about looking for Christ’s coming, not in Bethlehem 2000 years ago, but his return at some point in the future. It is a time of penitence and reflection as we prepare ourselves to meet him, whether that is by him coming to us or us going to him. We shall mark Advent with an Advent Carol Service on Sunday 1st December at 6.30pm.

We continue the Advent theme at our Christingle Service on Sunday 8th December at 10am when we reflect on Jesus the Light who has come, and who will come, into the world. We present each child with a Christingle: an orange adorned with a candle, a red ribbon and sweets.

On Saturday 14th December we shall be joining our friends from Mobberley Methodist Church for our Open-Air Carol Service at the heart of our community. Join us outside The Village Bakery at 10am and many thanks to the Bakery, in advance, for their help and support.

On Sunday 22nd December we shall be holding our Sunday Club Nativity Service at 10 am when the children present to us their own unique take on the Christmas story. Then, that evening, we will be holding our traditional service of Nine Lessons and Car-ols at 6.30pm, followed by mince pies and mulled wine.

On Christmas Eve we shall be holding our ever-popular Family Crib Service at 3pm, when we hear the Christmas story, see the children put together our Christmas Crib and smell the tantalising fragrance of frankincense and myrrh. The service concludes with the children gathered around the crib to sing ‘Away in a Manger’. In the evening we shall celebrate Midnight Mass, beginning at 11.30am. This is in contrast to the Crib Service, which is a very beautiful and traditional affair, conducted according to the Book of Common Prayer, with readings from the King James Bible.

There will be two further celebrations of Christmas Holy Communion on Christmas Day, with a said service at 8.30am and a sung family service at 10am.

Heading into January, our Christmas celebrations come to a close when, on Sunday, 5th January at 10am, we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany, the arrival of those Wise Men and the revelation of God’s Messiah to the wider world.

The following Sunday, 12th January, we switch from the liturgical calendar to the agricultural one when, we celebrate Plough Sunday at our monthly All-Age Service at 10 am. We ask God’s blessing on the plough and on the seed and pray for our farmers in the year ahead.

Finally, on Friday, 24th January, we shall be holding our annual Burns’ Night Dinner Dance at the Victory Hall. This is an evening of skirling bagpipes, haggis, speeches, whisky, dancing, and bucket loads of tradition. Places are limited; tickets cost £25 and are available now by contacting the number above.

You can find out more about all these services and events, and much more, on our website at www.mobberleychurch.co.uk.

Monday Night Bingo Every Monday night from 8pm is bingo night in the Hall. Visitors are always welcome to this fun evening, with cash prizes to boot. This event is organised by the Mobberley Senior Citizens’ Social Club. Snooker League matches are played every Tuesday and Thursday night from 8 pm. Some Wednesdays have competitions; see the Victory Hall notice board for full details. Please note that, even during matches, one table is always available for members’ use.

Mobberley Victory Hall

On Wednesday 4th December we join Cheshire WI at Chester Cathe-dral for the Institute's Annual Carol Service. Thursday 16th January at 2pm at Mobberley Victory Memorial Hall Speaker: Oliver Dunn " Chocolate".

New members always welcome. Call secretary Gwyneth Moores (873239) to find out more.

Mobberley Women’s Institute

Superfast Fibre Broadband Coming To Mobberley Many users of the Internet in the village have noticed our broadband speeds are less than stellar, particularly in the evening when sites like iPlayer often grind to a halt. Knutsford and Wilmslow now have superfast fibre broadband, but so far upgrading the Mobberley exchange has been decreed not financially viable by BT. This is set to change, though. The government has announced £28m of funding to increase internet speeds in Cheshire’s villages and plans are now in place to upgrade the Mobberley exchange between now and 2015. The project team advise that the more interest that is expressed by residents, the faster the upgrade will hap-pen. So, if you'd like faster broadband, register your interest at www.connectingcheshire.org.uk via the box at the bottom right of the home page. If you’d like any more information, please contact Gareth Wilson via email at [email protected].

Burns’ Night Dinner Dance St. Wilfrid’s Church invites you to its annual Burns Night Dinner Dance at the Victory Hall, where they will celebrate Robert Burns with whisky, whirling and skirling as they raise a toast to the ‘sonsie’ haggis. This is an evening of poetry, speeches, tradition and a three-course Burns night meal of cock-a-leekie soup, haggis, neeps and tatties followed by cheese and oatmeal biscuits, all rounded off with country dancing and a rousing chorus of auld lang syne at midnight. Come join in and warm

the cockles of your chilled January heart. Tickets cost £25 and are available from the Rector.

Burns Night Dinner Dance Friday 24th January at 7.30pm.

Mobberley Pre-school The Pre-School children (as well as their parents and staff!) have had a busy few weeks enjoying all the Halloween and Bonfire Night activities and they are now prepar-ing for some festive fun!

As we are approaching Christmas the children have started making lots of festive crafts and they continue to be very busy practising their Nativity play, which will take place on Tuesday 17th December. Doors open from 11.30am and everyone is welcome.

THANK YOU! The Pre-School would like to take this opportunity to thank Mobberley Village Bakery and the local Co-op store for their generosity in donating lots of scrummy treats for their Halloween Spooky Sale. Thank you also to those made and donated home-made goodies. Over the four-day event, the children enjoyed lots of fun games, activities and competitions, and with the Treat sale, they raised over £70 towards the running of the Pre-School. The staff would like to say a ‘big thank you’ to all parents and children for participating and congratulations to the winners of the best Spooky plate competition! Thank you also to all parents who donated toffee apples for the Primary School Bonfire - you helped the Pre-School raise £95 on the night. Well done!

We do hope everyone enjoyed the Pre–School Quiz night at the Railway Inn. It was a fun-filled night and a great success, raising over £400 towards the running of the Pre-school. Thank you to those who attended and in particular those who donated raffle prizes. Particular thanks go to Quizmaster Jonty and all the staff at the Railway Inn. The Pre-School also received a generous donation of £100 from Oliver Valves Knuts-ford. This kind donation will be used to maintain the outdoor fence and equipment so that the children can continue to play and enjoy the outdoor space.

FUNDRAISING As a registered charity, the Pre-School relies on donations of all kinds in order to ensure and maintain its existence. Throughout the year, the Pre-School holds a number of fund raising events and is grateful for your continued support.

As part of the Pre-School’s fundraising, tickets for the ‘Mobberley Pre-School Mega Draw’ will be on sale from Monday 2nd December. This is your chance to win many fantastic prizes, including a six-month gym membership for two and a one-night stay for two in a luxurious Cheshire hotel whilst helping the Pre-School. Please don’t forget to do your on-line shopping through www.easyfundraising.org.uk. All you need to do is register, select our Pre-School name and then go to the website whenever you do your online shopping. Each time you shop, the retailer will make a do-nation to the Pre–School. If you are interested in your child joining Mobberley Pre-School, please call Sharron Pennington on 07771 426292. New-starter packs are available now. The Pre-School is Ofsted registered and accepts children from two years of age. Children aged three to four qualify for 15 hours of free Pre-School care each week. Pre-School runs from 9am to 1pm term-time only at Victory Hall, Mobberley. For more information, please visit our website at www.mobberleypre-school.co.uk.

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Ringheye Morris of Mobberley is holding a taster session in the Vic-tory Hall on Wednesday 22nd January.

Come along and join in and learn about Morris dancing - a great tra-dition and a great way to keep fit.

The Mobberley Trust would like to extend warm wishes during this festive season to all, and remind you that, as a local charity, we are here to help you in times of need and crisis. Anyone who is a Mobberley resident may apply to the Trust for a grant and all applications will be treated in the utmost confidence. We aim to deal with any application swiftly and fairly.

However, as a local charity it relies entirely on donations, either individual or collective, and we would like to ask that anyone considering making a chari-table donation during this season of goodwill would kindly take the Mobber-ley Trust into their considerations.

You can contact the Trust by emailing its secretary Terry Mitchell at [email protected] or you may speak confidentially to Dr Tim Mallon, the Rev Ian Blay (873218) or Mike McDonald (873145), all of whom are trustees.

Please don’t be in crisis this Christmas; The Trust may be able to help.

THE MOBBERLEY TRUST

*** MEGA CHARITY PRIZE DRAW ***

RINGHEYE MORRIS OF MOBBERLEY

The Railway Inn will be holding another charity quiz night in aid of the Stroke Association on Saturday, 7th December at 8.30pm. all proceeds from the quiz nights go to this charity.

'Pre-book tables by calling The Railway Inn on 01565 873155

Charity Quizzes at the Railway Inn

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St John’s Wood lunch club provides lunch and companionship to the elderley of Knutsford each Tuesday. They are looking for volunteers to cook, drive the mini-bus, collect the lunch money etc. For more information call Jan Maddox 01565 633189.

For an amazing opportunity to win a six-month gym membership for two people, or a night in a luxury hotel in an executive room with breakfast, plus many more fabulous prizes (worth over a £1000 in total) please contact Sharron on 07905 654911 for more details. All proceeds to go to Mobberley Pre-school (reg. charity 1054730).

Volunteers needed for St John’s Wood Lunch Club, Knutsford

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• Luxurious wet rooms • Bathroom Fitting • Tiling

• All Plumbing work • Qualified Electrician • Kitchen fitting and Joinery

Call or Text Martin 07936 915567 or facebook.com/MartinOliverHomes

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