Information about the South Cheshire village of Hankelow
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A reminder that
Tom Hassall's funeral
will take place in Hankelow Methodist
Church today (Friday 15th March) at 2:15 p.m. All
enquiries to Graham Tresidder & Son (Crewe & Nantwich Funeral Services) Tel: 01270 812512. (posted 15th March)
We are sad
to hear that Hankelow's own D-Day veteran,
Tom Hassall, has died. Tom, who lived in the Swedish
Cottages from 1947 until recently, played his part in
the D-Day landings in 1944 at the age of 18. He was a
recipient of the Legion d'Honneur, as reported by the
BBC in
this video. and there is more about his military
career
here.
Tom was a well-know figure in the village, a keen player
of cricket and bowls, and was always ready for a chat.
He will live long in our memories. (posted 3rd March)
Tom's funeral
will take place in Hankelow Methodist
Church on Friday 15th March at 2:15 p.m. All
enquiries to Graham Tresidder & Son (Crewe & Nantwich Funeral Services) Tel: 01270 812512. (posted 6th March)
Our local councillor Rachel Bailey has issued a
press statement about the recent car park decision,
and also some links concerning a recent meeting of the
Cheshire East Corporate Policy committee. Coucillor
Bailey
had proposed a Corporate Peer Challenge to
investigate the council's overspend of £18.7 million.
This was discussed at the meeting, as can be seen at
item 84 of the
minutes of the meeting, and passed unanimously.
You can find out more about the meaning of a
Corporate Peer Challenge
here. (posted 27th February)
In case you missed it, Audlem Post Office will be
closing after Saturday 2nd March until Post Office
ltd can find a new operator. (posted 28th February)
CEC
has now
refused the request to reconsider the parking charges plan
mentioned below (posted 24th February)
The decision by Cheshire East Council to introduce parking charges at previously free car parks and hike prices elsewhere
has been called-in
by Rachel Bailey, and a petition has been launched by a
Middlewich resident calling for a
no-confidence vote in the council leader. (posted 21st February)
You may have seen the report on AOL concerning
a spillage of agricultural slurry in Audlem. There
are also reports on
Nantwich News and
Cheshire Live concerning the potential effect on the
river Weaver, which should have been restocked witrh
fish about now after a previous pollution incident. (posted 15th February)
There will be local elections on Thursday 2nd May, to
choose the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire. The deadline to register to vote is midnight on 16 April 2024. (posted 10th February)
Cheshire East Council are set to
outline spending plans for the year ahead. The council’s corporate policy committee is meeting on 13 February to agree and recommend the draft budget for 2024/25 to the meeting of full council on 27 February. (posted 10th February)
In case you missed it, the Post Office business in
Audlem
has been sold and will be closed for some time, from
2nd March. (posted 8th February)
The potholes of Station Road, Wrenbury, have apparently
made national headlines, according to
Nantwich News and
Cheshire Live. (posted 7th February)
Some residents may be customers of Hales Sawmills in
Market Drayton. There is an article in the Shropshire
Star about the
founder of the company, still working at the age of
96.
The mains water pressure in Hankelow which was reduced this
morning (Sunday 4th) now seems to have been restored. This
was probably related to a "water
event" reported on AOL (posted 4th February)
The mains water pressure in Hankelow is reduced this
morning (Sunday 4th). This is probably related to a "water
event" which is the subject of a report on AOL. No
time is given for when it will be fixed. (posted 4th February)
Don't forget it's
Holly Holy day (the Battle of Nantwich)
today (27th). Some may find
this BBC article about the event interesting. (posted 25th/27th January)
Derek has sent in a couple of pictures of the frozen village pond, taken 18th January. (posted 19th January)
Just a reminder in view of the current weather, that the
Community Hall of Hankelow Methodist Chapel is
open as a Warm Spaces Hub
every Friday between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. (posted 17th January)
It seems Cheshire East are already considering
increasing the green bin fee and axing some of tips as
well as increasing the Council Tax,
according to Cheshire Live. They say they are
battling to avoid bankruptcy. (posted 14th January)
Anna Barber is taking on a
Charity Challenge for HFT, a charity supporting
adults with learning disabilities. (posted 14th January)
There was a
bad crash on the A529 between Batherton and
Hatherton on January 4th, involving a cyclist and a
milk tanker. The road was closed and the air ambulance
attended. (posted 5th January)
Crossing the
Weaver on foot at either of the bridges near Brine Pits
wasn't possible last week and it looks
like it may need a few dry days before the flood
levels drop enough to allow the paths to be used
again, however the Corbrook flood has receded and
was only covering half the road on Friday.(posted 5th January)
Some readers may be interested in an article from
Crewe Nub News concerning major developments in the
Crewe area which can be expected in 2024. (posted 3rd January)
A reminder that silver bins which would normally have
been
emptied yesterday (Monday 1st) should be emptied
tomorrow (Wednesday 3rd). (posted 2nd January)
A reminder that in Hankelow village you should
put your black bin out
tonight (Wednesday) for collection tomorrow. (posted 20th December)
Cheshire East have published their
Christmas bin collection schedule. For most of Hankelow
where the bins are collected on a Monday, it shows that the
black bin will be collected on Thursday 21st December. The
silver bin collection which would have been due on 1st
January will now take place on Wednesday 3rd January.
There will be no garden waste collections from 18th December to
15th January, which for most of Hankelow means the last
garden waste collection will be on December 4th. If you
have subscribed to the garden waste subscription scheme
your garden waste collection should restart on 15th
January. (posted December 12th)
The Village Carol Singing
will be in the White Lion today (Monday), The pub will be
open from 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m and singing will
start at 7:00 p.m. (posted 11th December)
ADAPT are holding a
Christmas Market today (Saturday 9th) in Audlem
Buttermarket, and it's the White Lion Christmas market
from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. tomorrow (Sunday) (posted 9th December)
The Santa Sleigh will visit Hankelow today (Sunday 3rd)
some time after 5 p.m.(posted December 3rd)
The
Santa sleigh route for the Nantwich district has been
published. The sleigh will be in our area on the 2nd and
3rd December. (posted November 23rd)