Information about the South Cheshire village of Hankelow
The Audlem Educational Foundation is a charitable trust that can give financial support to help school children, students and other young people undergoing training, under the age of 25.
Further details can be obtained here. Click here for an application form.
Hankelow is served by D&G buses.
The Number 73 bus service now has a revised route and timetable
has been introduced on
services 71, 72 and 73. Buses operate Mondays to
Fridays and run in a loop with all journeys operating
via Sound, Wrenbury, Aston, Burleydam, Audlem, Buerton and
Hankelow. Buses running clockwise are numbered 73 and
buses running anti-clockwise are numbered 72. Peak
buses which divert via Swanley continue to be numbered 72
in both directions. Passengers wanting to travel to or
from Nantwich can do so in either direction, although
single fares may differ.
The timetable until 23rd July is available
here,
and the revised timetable which applies from July 23rd is
here.
The East Cheshire Council bus timetable webpage has more information.
There is also the Go-Too on-demand bus service. This on-demand service operates in the rural area south-west of Nantwich, and can be booked by 'phone on 0300 123 5103, or by using a smartphone app. Click on the link above to find out more, or you can download a leaflet, produced by Charlie Foster, here.
The nearest cafes are in Audlem - go to the AOL directory for more information, however food is available at the White Lion.
To quote from their website :- "The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice, and by influencing policymakers."
Citizens Advice Cheshire East has a number of ways people can continue to get advice.
There are branches in Nantwich and Crewe. No appointment is needed for drop-in callers.
The Nantwich branch is in Nantwich library, and is open to callers between 9.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
The Crewe branch is at Delamere House, Chester Street, Crewe Cheshire, CW1 2BE, and is open to callers between 9.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Do you or a loved one need help around the
home? I can offer meal preparation, shopping, trips and
companionship. Also help with housework and ironing. 100% reliable
and excellent references. I currently have clients within the
Audlem area. Please contact Julie to discuss your requirements.
07467 587456
Hankelow Methodist Church has a Community Hall which is available to hire. Further details can be found here.
We have democratic representatives at the following levels :- Parish, County, National and European.
Details of the Parish Council can be found on the Parish Council page.
Our representative at County level is the very hard-working Rachel Bailey.
Our local MP is Edward Timpson.
Dial-a-Ride offers door-to-door transport for people who find ordinary buses too difficult to use.
Full details can be found here.
The Go-Too on-demand bus service is also available in our area; you can download an information leaflet, produced by Charlie Foster, here.
The local environment is very important to the residents of Hankelow.
The Government Environment Agency has a website providing a lot of information on environmental topics, which can be reached here.
If you consider there is an environmental issue in the area which needs reporting, there is information on who you should contact, and how to report incidents here.
The following is from the 1:25000 Ordnance Survey map showing the footpaths in Hankelow Parish. Small red crosses have been added to show the parish boundaries.
Image ©The Ordnance Survey.
Should you find obstructions such as fences or crops on a footpath, you can report the problem here or here.
Is a blocked road drain causing flooding near you ? Is there a dangerous pothole in the road outside your house ? Now you can report any faults on Hankelow's (or any of Cheshire's) roads by going to this website.
Cheshire East has a link to an interactive map showing planned roadworks and road closures in the area. You can zoom and scroll the map, then clicking on indicated road works will show the details. General information on roadworks and traffic disruption in Cheshire East can be found here.
One source of historical records about Hankelow is the National Archives.
A map of the centre of the village can be found here.
A map showing Hankelow Parish boundaries can be found here.
An interactive map of Cheshire Local Government information
A map of the departments and units of Leighton Hospital in February 2018
The mobile library is on the village green in Hankelow every third Monday at about 10:10 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.More information can be found here.
If you miss it in Hankelow, the library will be in Windmill Lane,
Buerton from 11:00 a.m. to 11:40 a.m., then on the Cheshire
Street car Park in Audlem from 1:00 p.m. until 2:45 p.m., before
moving to Windmilll Drive in Audlem from 3:10 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.
On the following day (Tuesday), the route includes a visit to Hatherton (Crosslands). Further details can be found here on the Cheshire East website.
Bridgemere CE Primary School now has an all day Nursery for 3 and 4 year olds from 9 a.m. until 3.30 p.m. with the option of extending the day to 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. using BOOST 2, the before and after club as well.
Parents can take their "15 free hours" and supplement it by buying more hours in BUBBLES.
If you might be interested in taking up one of the Nursery places, you are welcome to call in any time. You will be able to meet the staff and see the facilities.
Two photographs of the Nursery area can be found here
We are a small school with 88 pupils in 4 classes. The Foundation Stage class includes Nursery and Reception. Class Two covers Year 1 and Year 2. Class Three has Year 3 and Year 4. Class 4 has Year 5 and Year 6.
We are signposted off the A51 north of Bridgemere Garden Centre, 6 miles south of Nantwich.
Our telephone number is 01270-520271, and our post-code is CW5 7PX
Hankelow residents Janet and Martin Blow run a specialist nursery in the village called SpecialPerennials.com
A retail nursery that I visit frequently is Westholme Nurseries near Woore. A map showing its location can be found here
Bridgemere Garden Centre is only about 4 miles from Hankelow.
A Parish Plan is a constructive survey of a community by the people who live and work in that community. It gives a chance to take stock of the community, and decide which bits are liked, should be preserved, and might be enhanced, and also which bits are not liked and could perhaps be changed.
On 27th March 2012, the Hankelow Parish Plan was launched at an event held at Brookside Golf Club to which everyone in Hankelow was invited.
The Parish Plan was based on the responses to a questionaire that was circulated to every person and business in the parish.
The verbatim responses to the questionaire, a visual synopsis and the Parish Plan itself are all available.
However the Goverment had passed the Localism Act in 2011, which introduced the concept of Neighbourhood Plans. The suggestion to prepare a Neighbourhood Plan for Hankelow to build on the Parish Plan was first raised at a Parish Council meeting in July 2014.
Subsequently a decision was taken at a Parish Council meeting in November 2014, to prepare a Neighbourhood Plan for Hankelow. A steering group was formed and work on the Neighbourhood Plan began on January 15th 2015.
It has taken six years of changing circumstances in Hankelow to develop the Neighbourhood Plan, but it has now been formally adopted. The adopted plan can be seen on the Cheshire East Neighbourhood Plan website.
There is much more information on the development of our Neighbourhood Plan on the dedicated Neighbourhood Plan Website.
The new Community Policing arrangements are shown on this leaflet. Faye Clarke and Nick Jarvis, our Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs), now have a base in Audlem Public Hall.
Nick Jarvis can be contacted by phone on 07989 652 261, or by email at nicholas.jarvis@cheshire.pnn.police.uk to report antisocial behaviour. Do not call Nick in an emergency situation; use 999 or 101.
In an emergency, you should always phone 999 or, if hard-of-hearing or have a speech impediment, use Typetalk number 18000.
For non-emergencies, you should phone 101 or, if hard-of-hearing or have a speech impediment, use Typetalk number 18001 101.
Typical uses for the non-emergency numbers are :-
Crimes can be reported or help and advice can be obtained online at www.cheshire.police.uk
You can leave information anonymously on the Crimestoppers line 0800 555 111
The newly re-opened White Lion is in the centre of Hankelow, occupying a prime position overlooking the village green. It re-opened at the end of March 2022 after a huge redevelopment programme , and is now a free house serving an array of local cask and craft beers as well as a focussed menu showcasing seasonal local produce. Go to the web site for more information, or telephone 01270 432606.
The Lord Combermere is in the centre of Audlem, just over 1 mile south of Hankelow. Their telephone number is 01270-812277, and their location is shown by the red square on this map. The Lord Combermere has a car park which is accessed from Shropshire Street.
The Bridge Inn is in the centre of Audlem, just over 1 mile south of Hankelow. Their telephone number is 01270-811267, and their location is shown by the red square on this map. The Bridge Inn has a car park at its rear. Access is via a metalled track between the canal and the Bridge Inn.
The Shroppie Fly is in the centre of Audlem, just over 1 mile south of Hankelow. Their telephone number is 01270-811772. Their location is shown by the red square on this map. Note that, despite what the map shows, there is a metalled track leading down from Shropshire Street to the Shroppie Fly's car park.
To discover the bin collection dates for your house, click here.
"What waste goes where" is listed on the Cheshire East website here.
Cheshire East will collect un-wanted furniture or other bulky items. Details on this service can be found
here.
Note that the collection is co-ordinated with the Crewe-based St. Paul's Centre charity, which will also accept direct donations of unwanted furniture, bicycles or kitchenware.
There are no shops within the Parish. The nearest shops are in Audlem, some 1½ miles South. The Audlem on Line website has a directory of shops and businesses in Audlem here.
A list of Cheshire East essential telephone numbers can be found here.
Click here for information about contacting the police
For urgent GP care out of hours call 111. There is more information on the NHS website here.
To report a water leak in the road or footpath, either phone the United Utilities "Leakline" on 0800-330033 or report the problem online.
United Utilities' 24-hour number for water and wastewater emergencies is 0345-672-3723
Information on how to report environmental issues can be found here.