Local Young Explorer To Take On Amazon Challenge!

Helsby High School student, Grace Boardman is one of only 52 students who have been selected from across the UK to participate in a once-in-a-lifetime adventurous conservation expedition to Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, a pristine area of incredible diversity deep in the Peruvian Amazon.

Saturday 21st February at Hoole Hall, Nr Chester.

The 9th Annual Small Business Awards is run by Business After Hours and organised by Conference & Events Ltd, based in Helsby.

The event celebrates the successes of Small Businesses. The evening consists of a delicious three course dinner which is followed by the Awards Ceremony and then Live Music and Dancing – last year was a sell out!

Tickets are £32.50 each, tables of 10 are available.

We still do have awards available should any company wish to purchase or even nominate a local company for any of the awards. Paula Bradley on 07713 130525 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (with ‘Awards 2009’ in the subject line)

Local residents, Mike Metcalf and Kevin Cochrane plan to take an expedition prepared vehicle totally off road across the top of the snow laden French Alps in the depth of winter! In aid of Cancer Research UK Ltd...

would like to formally thank the whole community for making the 1st fundraiser, (Hog Roast) such an enjoyable, memorable event. We raised almost £900!

Our charity is in need of volunteers for a range of tasks, if you are interested please call Ruth on 01928 724610 (aft. 7pm)

Our Hall & Kitchen (at the former Dunham Hill Primary School) are available for hourly rental - Tel. Ruth: 01928 724610 (aft. 7pm)

Helsby U12’s Football Team proudly show off their new football kit.

Kindly sponsored by Steve and Carole from The Helsby Arms.

Mrs Hazel Oughton MBE has kindly taken over the post as Poppy Appeal Organiser for Helsby. Mrs Oughton has been involved with the Poppy Appeal in Helsby for over 30 years and has been a dedicated collector, with her husband David and her daughter Sandra, for many years.

Former Primary School Now Community Facility

The community of Dunham on the Hill and Hapsford have managed to secure the use of the former primary school and have set up a registered charity in order to manage the facility.

We are delighted to be able to offer the hall and kitchen for hourly rental.

Our hall facility is 40ft x 23ft which opens on to a terrace taking in lovely views of Alvanley and Manley Hill.

We can offer a full catering kitchen for hire 13ft x 27ft.

Our venue is ideal for all types of functions/celebrations and can accommodate a marquee in our extensive grounds.

Interested parties please contact Ruth 01928 724610

Registered charity no: 1199223

The griffin trust is the name

Restoration is our aim... Interested?

The Griffin Trust is dependent on a group of self-motivated volunteers, giving their time freely on a regular basis.

For more details please contact

0151 327 4701 or 07745873491

Registered charity No. 702864

The public Inquiry into Peel Environmental (Ince) Ltd’s plans to build a Resource Recovery Park and a RDF Waste Incinerator on Ince Marshes ended on the 29th May with the completion of the Closing Statements from the four principle parties: Peel (the applicant), the County Council, the two local Borough Councils (joint), and RAIN.

The Inspector will over the next four months write his report and consider the recommendations he will make to the Secretary of State at the Department of Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (for the Incinerator application) and the Secretary of State at the Department of Communities and Local Government (for the Resource Recovery Park appeal).

Copies of the Closing Statements can be seen on RAIN’s web site.

Overall the opponents to this development put their case well. The well attended evening public session and representations from a number of local parish councils showed the Inspector the strength of local feeling. A decision from the Government is unlikely much before the end of the year.

Andrew Hayes, Equity Partner of Halifax Estate Agents in Frodsham presenting a cheque to Helsby Rugby Development Officer Stuart Wilkinson and Jason Chapman U7s team Manager at Alvanley and Manley Spring Fayre last week .The U7s had carried out a Tag display game for the attendees of the Fayre.

Are you expecting a baby or given birth in recent months and are not feeling full of the joys of spring? Is motherhood proving more difficult than you expected? Do you sit with others who all appear to be 'perfect' and you feel like a failure? Then perhaps you could be amongst the 1 in 6 mothers affected by antenatal or postnatal depression.

Local Community Woodland

'Friends of Harmers Wood', successfully purchased a wood on Helsby Hill last year, for public use. Find out more visit:

www.harmerswood.co.uk

Guests arriving at The Forest Hills Hotel in Frodsham are assured of a warm welcome following a luxurious new facelift for its reception area.

The hilltop hotel has taken the wraps off its stylish new entrance which forms part of a £1 million refurbishment investment at Forest Hills.

Ash-worth Time Bank is a community based charity and helps older people in 10 rural villages, as well as organising numerous social groups including Kingsley. Membership of the Time Bank is free as are all services - we organise lifts, companionship, gardening, computer skills etc.

We also organise a monthly holistic therapy afternoon for unpaid carers and people who has suffered a bereavement. Holistic Therapies help relieve stress and depression - we offer therapies such as Reiki, Reflexology, Indian Head Massage and Deep

Relaxation techniques as well as holistic facials. All our therapists are fully qualified and available for private treatment in peoples homes on request. - We encourage district nurses and doctors to use our free service - better than a prescription!'

For further information on our holistic services and Ash-worth Time Bank, please contact Susan or Caroline on 01829 751398
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www.ash-worthtimebank.org.uk