A Nice Place To Be
Saturday the 18th is upon us – wowsers! This is an appeal to any of you who are planning to buy tickets at the door, on the night. We’re asking you to give us a clue because we are serving a simple ploughman but we need to get quantities right. If you’re coming but haven’t got your ticket yet (and there are very few remaining) just drop us a quick comment on the Facebook page or give us a call on 01630 695862 to let us know.
Some of you will remember that our Parish Clerk, Jane, has been beavering away re-organising our Parish Council Documents. It’s taken a while but they’re about ready. You can now access all documents electronically going back to 2014 by clicking on the Parish Council tab then going to Historic Documents.
This has been a gargantuan effort of finding, sorting, scanning and publishing so we hope you find it useful.
My name is Ryan and I’m on the casting team at Ricochet TV part of warner bros TV production UK www.ricochet.co.uk
We are making a new television show for BBC2 called “The repair shop”; the show looks into repairing beloved and interesting possessions for people who would like to see them restored or repaired back to their original working order. The kind of items we have come across so far have ranged from inherited pocket watches to grandfather clocks, from rocking horses to drawn carriages, even from toy cars to VW campers. We have a team of experts who cover all trades such as blacksmithing, ceramics, clockmakers, upholsterers and carpenters
I am wondering if you might to be able to help spread the word amongst your parishes, networks and communities to see if anyone has an items that might be suitable they’d like to put forwards?
Additionally, as well as sentimental/interesting items belonging to individuals….we’d really love to feature and repair a few items in the show that have a community value, something treasured or something essential to communities that has fallen into disrepair, perhaps has an interesting story and purpose to the village/town that can be restored.
For example some towns, villages and communities have certain items that are important to them; they could be memorial plaques, eroded statues, snapped weather vanes, broken sun dials, cracked gargoyles, fading carvings, or maybe the paint is peeling on your local pub’s swing sign.
Please note that although a lot of things can be moved, items would need to not be permanently stuck in situ, for example some larger statues or water fountains are grand logistically feats to move. The item would be repaired at our repair shop (a barn outfitted for our experts) and given back to the community at no expense to the owner – additionally there would be broadcasted tv coverage from start to finish of the item, in the work shop and also when the item is revealed to the owner or community.
Please also note that we are receiving a lot of items and interest across the country, and sometimes they can be too big and take too long to fix, so please don’t be disheartened if we can’t repair it this time
If you’re happy to please share this information amongst your community that would be appreciated greatly.
If perhaps you might have something you’d love to be repaired, then please get back in touch with us at repair@ricochet.co.uk or call us on 01273 224800 , I’ve attached a flyer with information.
We have an updated form for people to subscribe to Neighbourhood Watch. This is an excellent service which provides intelligence on which crime risks to watch out for locally and membership can also earn you discounts from some home insurance providers.
Click on the link and download the form.
For those of you who wander along the towpath from time to time you will have spotted some major works taking place at one of the locks. This has provided a unique opportunity to see what goes on under the surface of the canal.
The flight of locks at Adderley continues the ascent and descent from the Audlem flight taking traffic from the Cheshire Plain up to Market Drayton and beyond. Built by Thomas Telford the historical significance of the canal at Adderley is marked by the listing of its bridges over the canal.
Even if you’re not one of the regulars along the towpath it’s worth getting your wellies out of the cupboard and taking a stroll just to see before the repairs are complete and the canal is allowed to regain its working level.
Pictures by Val Nash, January 2017
We have tickets left for:
The Cuckoo Ale Band in Adderley Village Hall on Saturday February 18th at 7:30. Tickets are £10 for Adults including a ploughmans. Children under 16 accompanied by an adult half price.
This promises to be a great night so come prepared to have fun.
Tickets available from the following (leave a message with name, contact and number of tickets if we’re not there).
Paul and Val: 01630 695862
Phil Gadd: 01630 653784
Behind the bar at Adderley Village Hall.
See you there
Please click on the link below to see details of the latest Neighbourhood Watch scheme for 2016/17.
Adderley Neighbourhood Watch Scheme Membership For 2017-2018
Alan Hodgson has asked us to post a copy of the letter of thanks he received from Hope House for the £300 raised by the Carol Singers this year. A BIG well done and Thank You to everybody who took part and Thank You once again to Alan for all of his hard work in organising this annual event.
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