OCTOBER 2009, ISSUE 11 PARK PROJECT GAINS MOMENTUM

OCTOBER 2009, ISSUE 11 www.sandbach.gov.uk

SANDBACH TOWNCOUNCILMEMBERSHIP 2009/10EAST WARDELSIE ALCOCKTel: 766238Email: [email protected] CORCORANTel: 753038 Email: [email protected] MINSHULLTel: 764100LES MORRISTel: 765885 DENNIS ROBINSONTel: 764799DEBORAH DARNESTel: 764681 Email: [email protected]

NORTH WARDGEMMA BOWKERTel: 766422 Email: [email protected] BELLTel: 529055 Email: [email protected] MORANTel: 768816 Email: [email protected] HOLLANDTel: 762380 Email: [email protected] MERRYTel: 764580 Email: [email protected] LOWETel: 768667 Email: [email protected]

WEST WARDPATRICK DARNESTel: 764681 Email: [email protected] GOODALLTel: 600193 Email: [email protected] HAINESTel: 761541 Email: [email protected] SCRAGGTel: 765746 Email: [email protected] SHERMANTel: 767090Email: [email protected] WOOD

TOWN CLERKANN BANKSSandbach Literary Institution, Hightown CW11 1AETel: 759959 Email: [email protected]

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PARK PROJECT GAINS MOMENTUM Chairman’s

CommentsFloral displays in Sandbach have been exceptional this year thanks to Sandbach in Bloom, Cheshire East Council and the Sandbach Partnership who have worked together to make our town very colourful - we hope to have interested the judges for the Civic Pride Competition and will be advised if Sandbach has won a place on the 24 September. We look forwardwith anticipation.

Residentsʼ gardens again this year gave their own Ward Councillors a headache as there were so many lovely gardens tochoose from when judging the Sandbach in Bloom Gardens competiton! Well done to all those who won and for those who did not get an award, thank you very much for making our town, roads, streets and avenues a pleasant place to walk. Please rest assuredthat your Ward Councillors will do their best for you and our Town.

Thank you.Cllr Mrs Elsie Alcock

Sandbach Partnership has invited tenders from suitably experienced & qualified Consultants to assist in the development of a concept design for Sandbach Park.

Transport Festival Recruitingpopular in the Town's calendar andthe committee is now seeking volunteers to help them achieve this goal. Anyone interested in getting involved is invited to contact Festival Chairman Graham Alcock on 766238 or [email protected]

AWARD WINNING MARKET SQUARE!Sandbach Market Square received a commendation from the 2009 National Market Town Awards.The regeneration project demonstrated how community involvement helped to design the refurbishment of the Market Square. The project was successfully managed by South East Cheshire Enterprise and Sandbach Partnership with funding from North West Regional Development Agency, Sandbach Town, Congleton Borough and Cheshire County Councils.

Old Hall Appraisal StudyAs a volunteer Group of concerned Sandbach residents SOHAG conveyed their grateful thanks to Sandbach Town Council for its match funding support towards the next move in their fight to save the Old Hall. Together with grants from English Heritage, Architectural Heritage Fund, Cheshire East Council, SOHAG & Heritage Works Preservation Trust, the total sum of £25,000 will pay for an options viability study of the Old Hall which will determine, in the opinions of experts, possible uses for the building - Commercial, Residential, Educational or Licensed Premises. Owners, Criterion, have now granted permission to proceed with the study.

Would you pay up to £6.70 per year extra on your Council Tax bill (Band D property) in order to have Free Parking in Sandbach? We would like to hear from you... http://sandbach.gov.uk/#parking

FREE CAR PARKING?

SandbachSchoolCommunitySports

Tel: 01270 758870 or 07807 517413Email sports manager - dallman@sandbachschool.cheshire.sch.ukwww.sandbachschool.cheshire.sch.uk

We have available for hire:A recently refurbished synthetic sand based Astro turf | 3 x 5-a-side pitches | hockey training facilities | 5 tennis courts | New outdoor cricket nets | 23 metre swimming pool with diving blocks | Large sports hall with indoor cricket bays, badminton courtsand basket ball hoops | Brand new drama and dance studios with lighting and audioequipment | Large area of grass for community functions or sports tournaments | A senior and a junior cricket pitch with option of the synthetic strip | Classrooms forcourses and meetings | Rugby pitches and grid training areas.

Crewe Road, Sandbach, Cheshire CW11 3NS

New ward boundaries for the new Cheshire East Council will be brought in for the next set of elections in 2011. Sandbach Town Council has submitted its response, recommending that Sandbach has four Wards, each returning one Councillor. These Wards would reflect the fact that Sandbach is not a homogeneous urban sprawl, but contains definite communities; each of the suggested Wards would reflect this. All four Wards have their own centres of community life, be it primary schools, churches and chapels, scout huts or local organisations. If Sandbach Town Councilʼs recommendation is followed, residents would have one Councillor who would be able to get to know his or her "patch" thoroughly. This would improve accountability and give a genuine sense of local identity.

Boundary Reviews

The Parade and Services of Remembrance take place on

Sunday 8th November, assembling at Westfields at

10.20am.

Remembrance Parade

The selected Consultants, Ryder Landscape Consultants Ltd, will be working with Sandbach Partnership to produce a full concept design plan for Sandbach Park that is built on a sound understanding of its local and natural context, community aspirations and a realistic appraisal of the potential to secure additional external funding.The Consultants will engage with a wide cross-section of park users and stakeholders in order to develop a strong understanding of the community aspirations for the development of the Park. It is anticipated that a key stakeholder group representing a range of stakeholders will be established from the consultation and be a useful sounding board throughout the development process. In the longer term it would be hoped that the group could evolve into a Friends of Sandbach Park group to continue to support the park development beyond the end of the concept design process.A public exhibition of the proposed concept plans, including scale drawings, artistic impressions, outline specification details and costings will take place in the new year. Further comments will be invited from the general public and will be considered before a finalised concept plan is formally approved in March. Anyone wishing to be involved in the consultation process should contact project co-ordinator Bob Hardiker. [email protected] or tel 752124.

Following a donation of £7,000 from Sandbach Town Council, planning for the 2010 Sandbach Transport Festival is now underwayand organisers are hoping to make it an even bigger success than this year. Attracting thousands of people, the event is one of the most

Town Councillor Surgeries The monthly Town Council surgeries are now well established with three Councillors (one from each Ward) available one Saturday morning each month to take your queries and assist with Town related problems.No need to book - just drop in and have your say! The next surgeries are on 10th October and 14th November, from 10.30 - 11.30am at the Literary Institute, Hightown.

FORTHCOMING MEETINGS…All meetings start at 7.30pm and take place at the Sandbach Literary Institution unless otherwise advertised.

TOWN COUNCIL8 October 200917 December 2009

FINANCECOMMITTEE22 October 200919 November 2009

PROJECTSCOMMITTEE26 November 2009

PLANNINGCOMMITTEE5 & 26 October 200916 November 20097 December 2009

Sandbach Voices are looking forward to their next seasons singing programme under the baton of their new conductor Anthony Rose (photo) who took over from Martin Cooke in September. Theprogramme of forthcoming events includes an Autumn concert on November 14th in Sandbach Town Hall, when Sandbach Voices perform Charpentierʼs Te Deum, Schubertʼs Deutsche Mass, with the Grange School Choir also performing; and a Christmas concert featuring St. Nicholasʼ Girls Choir, Hartford.on December12th in St Maryʼs Church.Sandbach Voices are always seeking new members.There is no audition, all are made welcome regardless of experience or ability. For further details please call 766546 or for tickets 01606 738373.

Sandbach Voices New Season

Police Update....

Charity cards and gifts also available. Interested in green issues? Come along, meet local environmental groups and find out what is happening locally. Face painting, live music and refreshments. Admission is FREE.

Puttin’ On The RitzDust off your top hats and fluff up your fascinators to join an evening of fun and frivolity in twenties style! This event, which will take place on Saturday, 21st Novemberis being held at Sandbach Town Hall in support of St Lukeʼs Hospice. Enjoy a “Ritz” tea with cocktails or champagne, dance to the music of “Spitting Feathers” and view a range of twenties fashions presented by a team of historical costume makers.The tickets are £20 including a glass of champagne or a cocktail. For further details contact Dot Flint on 01270 768693.

Fairer Sandbach 2009 EcofairBrighten up your November by coming along to Sandbachʼs very own Eco Fair on Saturday, 7th November at the Town Hall. Open from 10am - 2pm. Looking for something different for Christmas? There will be a wide range of eco friendly, fairly traded and hand crafted gifts and clothes.

Matthew Ford Comes To Town!On 10th and 11th November the Sandbach School Big Band will be playing host to one of the countryʼs leading vocalists – Matthew Ford.Throughout the concert Matthew will be accompanied by the Sandbach School Big Band; with a programme including a selection from the great hits of Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Mat Monroe, Dean Martin, Michael Buble, Tom Jones and many other favourites. These special evenings will start at 7.30pm in the Sandbach School Theatre Space (formerly the Drama Studio). Tickets are available from the schoolsʼ pupil reception on 758873 or main School reception on 758870 priced £7 for Adults and £5 for concessions. The Band look forward to seeing you for what promise to be evenings to remember.

Sandbach Re-ImaginedWhat will Sandbach be like in 2030? How well will its residents cope with the effects of a reduced and costly supply of oil and the results of climate change?How will it cope with the recession and the new economic future? Sandbach Re-Imagined is a group of organisations and individuals who are working towards ensuring that Sandbach has the ability to sustain itself through this time and, not only survive, but become a stronger community as well.If you are interested in finding out more about this new group contact Pete Cuthbert on 765837 or [email protected]

Community PrideThe Probation Service Unpaid WorkScheme has been helping paint the railings on the High Street and aroundthe perimeter of St Maryʼs Church. The result has been a great improvement in the appearance of the areas - many thanks to those who worked on the project and also to Cheshire East Streetscape, Sandbach Partnership and Sandbach Crosses Rotary for materials provided. The project was co-ordinated by Dick Macaulay on behalf of Sandbach Community Pride.

Thereʼs no doubt about it, walking is good for you. Itʼs good for your heart, itʼs good for your lungs, itʼs good for your feeling of wellbeing! Keen walker John Harris was fed up with the lack of information on walks that were going on in the County and decided that if he couldnʼt find what he was looking for – he had better create it! www.walkingincheshire.co.uk gives you all the information you need for the best walking in the County. Details of more than 130 walks to download and print free. So visit the website and get walking!

Walk On The Wildside!

Keep Fitness - New SessionsFor details of new "Keep Fitness" - Stretch & Tone sessions & gentle Pilates for people aged 50-80 or a Chair Based Exercise to Music Classheld Mondays in the Wesley Centre please ring Lynne on 01270 663958All ages and abilities welcome.

If you are interested in joining the Sandbach in Bloom volunteer team please contact

Mrs Sandra Sutton on 764673

Mrs Aileen Thompson will be leading a walk round the Town centre on Tuesday 13 October starting from outside the library at 2pm. The walk will last about 2 hours. There is no charge but donations to St Luke's Hospice would be appreciated. For further information phone Mrs Thompson on 01270 760810.

Sandbach Walk & Talk

Sandbach in Bloom Volunteers

Foden’s Band New Partnerships...Local Police Officers and staff are working hard to tackle the issues with ʻpurse dippingʼ in Sandbach. In recent months a trend of purse thefts have occurred on Market Day, when the Town is at its busiest. To help raise awareness and offer advice, Officers were on hand in the Town on 10 September; to support this initiative Sandbach Town Council contributed to the purchase of purse and bag alarms, which were given out on the day.

Speeding vehicles remain a problem within the Town. In an effort to address this problem a ʻDriver Engagement Dayʼ was recently held, in partnership with Cheshire Fire and Resuce to educate motorists in understanding the possible consequences of breaking speed limits and driving without due care. During a three hour session 17 motorists were stopped and agreed to watch an educational video and several fixed penalty notices were given. Sandbach Town Council supports police concerns and actively engages in the local Speedwatch initiative, should you be interested in becoming involved inSpeedwatch please contact the Town Clerk on 759959.

Following reports of ʻBogus Callersʼ in Cheshire East, Sandbach Police are looking for residents to become Homewatch or Neighbourhood watch co-ordinators. If your street doesnʼt have this scheme and you are interested in joining please contact Sandbach Police Station.

Finally, on 15 October the Police drop-insurgeries move from Union Street to the ʻThursday Teasʼ Cafe in St Maryʼs Church Hall. Officers will be available for a chat with anyone who has any issues they want to talk over from 11.00am - 12.00 noon every Thursday.

willing to donate from £50. For your donation you receive public acknowledgement of your support and either tickets to the concert where your piece is first performed or a CD once your music is recorded. For larger donations, from £500, you can have your own influence on the music composed, with a chance to meet Andy and discuss featuring your favourite soloist and perhaps even the title of the music. If you would like tosupport this project please send your donation to:New Music Project, Fodens Patrons Association, 7 Narbonne Avenue, Eccles, M30 9DL. Cheques payable to Fodenʼs Band. If you wish to discuss making a larger donation please contact Andrew Howard-Smith on 07710 410 5303.

Fodenʼs Band is proud to announce their latest Partnerships with Cheshire East Council and Flowcrete and would like to thank Councillors Knowles and Finlow for making this opportunity available. The band is indebted to Mark Greaves of Flowcrete who has not only become one of the bands Vice-Presidents but has helped enormously with the refurbishment of the band room.Fodenʼs Band is also excited about forthcoming projects, one of which will centre on music making in the regional schools. The other is a special opportunity for you to help compose the music of the future:The Band is working with talented musician Andy Scott, a resident of Sandbach and recent winner of a prestigious British Composer Award, to commission new music and is looking for a number of supporters

Sandbach Town Council is proud to sponsor Foden’s Band

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