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• Chairman's Introduction
• Whitmore Art Group
• First Aid Classes
• Whitmore Ladies Club
• Whitmore Village Hall Development Update
• Garden Party at Wilkins Pleck | In aid of Whitmore Church | 15th Aug 2010
• Attention All Golfers - have you visited Onneley Golf Club yet?
• Rural Runabout
• Whitmore Festival | 11th-19th Sept 2010
• Whitmore & District Horticultural Society | 42nd Annual Show | 12th Sept 2010
• Annual Report of the Parish Council 2009/2010
• Financial report
• Staffordshire Police
• Crewe and Anti-Social Behaviour Figures for Whitmore Parish
• Calling all Parishioners - Your Parish Needs You!
• Information Centre

View a full list of Councillors and their contact details.

From the Chairman

Another Parish Council year began in May and several changes of personnel have taken place. We lost one Councillor some while ago and another has recently retired. The retiring Councillor, Peter Ford, has been associated with the Parish Council for many years. The members of the Council thank him for his unstinting service and wish him the very best for the future. Peter has in fact volunteered to offer any help he can if ever he is needed.

I am pleased, on behalf of my fellow Councillors to welcome two new faces at our monthly meetings, namely Mrs. Annette Booth and Mr. Geoff Corbett, I'm sure they'll have an interesting time.

I would also like to put into words our appreciation of the work our outgoing Chairman has given to our district and personally am delighted that he is remaining on the Council for the foreseeable future. His experience and knowledge of Parish affairs will be greatly appreciated and fully utilized.

Unfortunately we lost two former Council stalwarts when past chairman Dennis Goode and past councillor Bert Butters passed away, our thoughts are with their respective families.

As a Parish Council we are always looking at ways to enhance our village and protect our environment and have several projects in the pipeline, starting in September with our village festival, a repeat of our first attempt of two years ago in which we hope to bring the village and it's residents together to enjoy a week of interest, fun and enjoyment. More on this is elsewhere in this Newsletter.

Another project we intend to pursue is the update of the local walks around our village and to this extent we are being helped by local walker Chris Peel, and more will appear later.

In the meantime, if we can help anyone locally with any parish matters please contact any one of the present Committee.

Alan Wilkinson
01782 680820

WHITMORE ART GROUP

Sponsored by Give It Sum, North Staffs Community Chest

Two workshops - Tutor Shelley Hankins:

• Thursday 9th September – Tulip in Watercolour
• Thursday 7th October – A Batik

Whitmore Village Hall 10.00 am – 4.00 pm

Cost £15 including materials and light refreshments.
Bring a packed lunch.

To book a place please telephone Betty Deaville
01782 681049

FIRST AID CLASSES

We hope to arrange more first aid and defibrillator classes in the Autumn.

Anyone wishing to learn how to save a life, please phone;
Betty Deaville on 01782 681049.

WHITMORE LADIES CLUB

Our 2010-2011 programme is as follows;

We meet at Whitmore Village Hall at 7.30 pm unless otherwise stated.
Members and friends are always welcome.
Annual subscription of £10 is now due.
Further details are available from Betty Deaville call 01782 681049

WHITMORE VILLAGE HALL DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

Since the last newsletter, the Village Hall Committee has been continuing the search for funding for the development of the new entrance and the additional meeting rooms.

The cost of the development will be around £120,000 and we have funds of £25,000 towards this, including over £2,500 from the Sponsor a Brick scheme. We were successful in our application to Staffordshire County Council, securing a grant of 13% of the cost of the development or £15,000, whichever was the lower. This was subject to our being able to demonstrate that the total funds were in place by the end of August.

Unfortunately, our application to the Lottery for £50,000 has been rejected. We shall be resubmitting this, but any response to a second application will be received too late for us to meet the County Council deadline. Regrettably, this means that our planned start date of October will not be met.

We are actively pursuing other funding sources and hope to commence building in summer 2011.

The local support through the Brick Sponsorship has been very much appreciated and further contributions will be very welcome as they do demonstrate to potential funders the extent of the involvement of our community. Also any suggestions for future fund raising or potential sources for Grants will be most welcome.

Please contact Keith Willingham (680944), John Inchley (680315) or Don Lawton (680371) with your suggestions and any queries you may have on the development.

Keith Willingham, Chairman - Don Lawton, Hon. Secretary

ATTENTION ALL GOLFERS

Have you visited ONNELEY GOLF CLUB yet?

Our delightful 18-hole course is set in a quiet, rural location within easy reach of Keele, Loggerheads, Madeley and Whitmore. The course presents a player with many challenges. The scenery and views are lovely and, together with the friendly, welcoming atmosphere, make playing the course a real pleasure.

Food and drink is available in the clubhouse and special arrangements can be catered for.

If you would like to try our club for yourselves, there are special rates for visiting groups and societies including a Saturday morning deal of 4 players for £50.

If you are interested in membership, there is no joining fee and the club currently has vacancies in all categories including, this year, a special summer membership rate.

General enquiries can be made to The Club Steward on 01782 750777. Full details are available from Mr Peter Ball, Membership Secretary on 01782 846759 or from our website: www.onneleygolfclub.co.uk

Why not come and try the Onneley experience?

Where will you go with the Rural Runabout? Group Outings ~ Supermarket ~ Garden Centre ~ Seaside Call 01782 751164 to start your adventure

WHITMORE FESTIVAL 11th - 19th September 2010 Plans are now well underway for the Whitmore Festival 2010. We now have a full programme, and events have been planned to suit all tastes, with Social History Walks, Barn Dance, Horticultural Show, Art and Photographic Competitions and a Jazz Night, to name just a few. We have arranged a very exciting opening event which will take place on Saturday 11th and will be announcing the details shortly. On Saturday 18th September we will be running a Food and Craft Fair at Whitmore Village Hall, with BBQ Food and Drinks available. We are sure that the residents of Whitmore, Baldwins Gate and the surrounding villages will be keen to support this exciting event. If you would like to get involved with the Festival or would just like more details please call:- Bill Murray: 01782 680252 Debbie Burns: 07977 561989 We would particularly like to hear from the younger residents - PLEASE let us know what sort of events you would enjoy and we will do our best to incorporate them.

Annual Report of the Parish Council

Read the full Annual Report.

Accounts for Year Ending 31st March 2010

View the Accounts.

Through consultation with our local residents our current Policing Priority remains speeding with additional attention being paid to off road motor cycles causing Anti Social behaviour in the rural localities.

The summer months see a substantial increase in motorbikes using our roads particularly throughout Sundays and on Thursday evenings. Multi Agency Operations operate periodically in partnership with West Mercia Police on Thursday evenings with varying emphasis between education and enforcement. Staffordshire Safer Roads Camera Van will continue to visit our locality with a view to encourage all motorists to drive with due care.

Thanks to our residents two riders have been apprehended and spoken to re using off road motorbikes in an anti social manner. Official warnings have been administered giving police a power to seize and ultimately destroy any motorbike the offenders are founds upon if they persist in behaving in such a manner.

Neighbourhood Watch is now online. Please log on to www.owl.co.uk and register – it benefits us all with very little effort.

Police Surgeries continue to operate in partnership with the Mobile Library Service. Positive response has been received from the Butterton and Acton locations but the Baldwins Gate Surgeries have not been supported. We urge residents to make full use of this very valuable service. Please see your Parish Council notice boards for details.

The Mobile Police Station visited on 12th June 2010 and the next visit is due 25th September 2010:-

• Sheet Anchor Car Park; 0900hrs – 0930hrs
• Mainwaring Arms; 0945hrs – 1015hrs

Neil Coward PC4628
Colin Hodgkinson PCSO
Tel No 0300 123 4455
neil.coward (colin.hodgkinson) @staffordshire.pnn.police.uk

Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour Figures for Whitmore Parish

Robert Haysom
01782 643496

INFORMATION CENTRE The Information Centre at Whitmore Village Hall is open every Thursday from 2.00pm to 4.00pm Photocopying ~ Use of Computers ~ Faxing Printing ~ Internet Access ~ Local Information Bus Pass Issue Parish, County and Borough Council Contacts Contact Annette Booth on 01782 681179

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