WVN Nov_2019

November 2019 Volume 41 Issue 7

also visit the Whitley Village website at:- http://www.whitleyvillage.info This edition compiled by :
and follow the facebook page:- https://www.facebook.com/WhitleyVillageCheshire/ Deborah Walter

Autumn

Anon

We need to welcome Mr Russell David to Whitley.

Mr David teaches in Willow class for two days a week and is also the new Head of
School here at Whitley Village Primary School; he has been working here since Sep-
tember, 2019.
“Hi, we are the Year 6 pupils and we are here to interview you because you’re the
new Head of School here at Whitley.”
Why do you like teaching?

I like to make a difference in people’s lives and I enjoy working with children. They’re enthusiastic about learning and
they’ve got good personalities and they’re fun to be around and I take a lot of pleasure in people getting better and
learning to do new things and also, preparing those children to be tomorrow’s citizens and leaders who will be look-
ing after me when I’m old. That’s why I want them to do well and be kind and caring so that they will be kind and car-
ing to people like me as I get older.

Excerpt from the interview, hoping to see the full interview on the school and village websites!

Whitley Race Night
Thanks to all those who attended
our successful and entertaining Race night on
Saturday 21st September in the Village Hall. A
good time was had by adults and children alike,
with the last race attracting a record amount of
sponsorship! Your generosity meant almost
£1200 was raised, supporting Friends of Whit-
ley School and Whitley Community Pre-school.
Special thanks to our race night hosts, Gnash
and Teri, and also to Ian Merrell for his sterling
work sorting out the bar.

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Dates for the Diary

November 2019 Words From Whitley’s Police Community Support Officer
As we approach the darker evenings we should consider
7th our neighbours and their wellbeing. If you have elderly
• Whitley WI WVH 7.30pm neighbours close by please make sure that they are ok on
a regular basis.
Annual General Meeting Little things like putting their bins out or taking them in can
Making Xmas craft labels make all the difference. Maybe taking the time to get the
essentials for them (bread/milk).
8th

• Comedy Night WVH 7.30pm Always lock doors/windows when pottering around outside – it only takes a mi-
With a ‘Roger Pace’ Pie Supper nute for someone to enter your property. Leave gated properties locked at
10th night. If you have an alarm/CCTV please make sure that it is fully working.

• Remembrance Sunday Service If you see anything suspicious and have concerns please contact the Police on
101 (non- emergency) 999 (emergency).
St Luke’s Church 10:45am

13th If you would like to speak with me in person I hold regular Police surgeries
• Mothers Union WVH 2pm which can be found on the Marbury Police website. Surgeries are held at
Speaker: Barnton Library, Wincham Community Centre and Comberbach Post Office.

David Shimmering “The First Canal” Regards
(new members always welcome) Diana Wiggins 20322

14th Friends of Whitley School (FOWS) Fund Raising
Local Residents Please Help
• Mobile Library WVH 10.10-
10.40 Bag2School is a company that specialises in collecting good quality
second hand textiles that can be reused.
Please use this facility to keep it
coming to the village

• Friendly Club WVH 2-4pm Bag2School has worked in partnership with FOWS for a number of years, raising ap-
proximately £50 twice a year, which contribute to the purchase of books and other
Demonstration by Pat Sharpe, useful resources.

“Making Strudel” We would like to try to double this figure so please support us by filling a bag. It is a
perfect time to have a clear out ahead of Christmas and don’t forget - Every little
• Film Night WVH 7.30pm helps.

“Stan and Ollie” The next Bag2School collection from Whitley School is 29th November. They collect
the following items:
16th

• Annual Leaf Blow 9am

St Luke’s Church • Good quality adults and children’s clothing (They do not accept duvets,
Refreshment and cake provided • Paired shoes pillows, cushions, school uni-
• Hats, belts, handbags and soft toys forms or work clothes)
18th • Bedding, curtains and towels
• Village Coffee Morning 10.30am
Specialist plastic bags available from the school office or feel free to use clean bin
Come for a natter bags for ease. Bags need to be dropped off at school by 9am on 29th November.
21st
Please just leave by the railings on the footpath. Many thanks in anticipation for your
• Friendly Club
support.

Visit to “Bents Garden Centre”, “We can collect bags on 27th / 28th please call Derry on
(new friends warmly welcomed) 07973 281124 or Beckie on 07809 206673”

28th Harvest Lunch Thank-you

• Friendly Club WVH 2-4pm A big thank-you from St Luke’s Church for
29th supporting our Harvest Lunch. An amazing
£800 was raised from the lunch, raffle and
• Bag2School School 9am produce sale.
The flowers in the Church looked beauti-
Save the Date ful, thank-you as well to all those who do
the flowers all year. Thank-you to Liz for the beau-
7th December - Over 60’s Party tiful Harvest Bread and thanks to everyone who
18th December - Pre-School provided the food
Christmas Concert Thank-you to Rose Queen, Laura Buckley, and
Harvey Townsend for attending and drawing the
Don’t forget to send in your raffle.

Special Occasions mentions

Whitley Members Night – October 2019

Speaker Rosie Lee from Weaver Dairy House Farm, gave a wonderfully ener-
getic and humorous talk, with a “woolly” theme, entitled ‘’The Reluctant Shep-
herdess”.
Rosie was challenged, by her mother, to take over the family dairy farm, a
slightly change from her previous career in banking.
This involved a four-year agricultural degree course in Countryside Manage-
ment at Reaseheath College and the purchase of 20 shearling Shropshire
sheep plus one ram. A good ram, she had heard, is worth paying a lot for; so
this she did. It has to have a good physique with good strong back legs and
apparently testicles with a circumference of 40cms would you believe! Over
the years her flock has increased and she never fails to be fascinated by the
personalities and behaviours of her sheep. She now wonders if her son will follow in her footsteps.
Rosie gives back to the community with students from Reaseheath visiting for work experience, where
they have built fences for her and groups of schoolchildren visiting the farm, which she thoroughly enjoys.
Next months meeting incudes the Annual General meeting, followed by making Xmas craft la-
bels under the tuition of Annette.
Our meetings are held at 7.30pm on the first Thursday of each month at Whitley Village Hall.
Guests and new members welcome see www.whitleywi.org.uk for further information

A Celebration lunch at Rookery Hall, Nant- Remembrance Sunday
wich was given to thank people who had 10th Nov 10.45
donated 100 times or more of blood or St Luke’s Church
platelets. Pat Gaskell and Jeff Cawley (also of Whitley) accompanied his
mother at the lunch. The boy at the front of the picture thanked us for Did you know - all parts of poppies
being part of saving his life. His mother also thanked us for our contri- can be recycled? After Remembrance
butions because without the donations he would not have survived. Sunday you can recycle your poppy at
The Blood and Transplant are always looking for people to donate. any Sainsbury’s supermarket.

Whitley Friendly Club
When was the last time you went to
Bents Garden Centre? On the 21st No-
vember we will be leaving Whitley Village
Hall at 11.30 and returning approx. 5pm.

New friends always welcome.

Mothers Union (MU)– October Meeting

Joan Colwell, the Action and Outreach co-ordinator for the diocese of Chester, gave a talk about how much
the Chester MU supports needy people within our county. These include:

• “Away from it All” holidays, enabling 15 families to enjoy a week’s caravan holiday at Presthaven.
• Young girls in local schools get valuable help with ‘Virtual Babies’ and a ‘Pink Box’ scheme.
• Christmas cards are distributed to prisoners in Style and Thorncross.
• Baby Boxes are made for prisoners in the Mothers and Baby unit.
• Release bags are filled for those leaving at the end of their sentences, who often have nowhere to go

Joan finished with a plea and patterns for us to knit for all sorts of good causes. Anyone wishing to help or join in is wel-
come.

Mothers Union is not just about tea, cake and a cosy chat, it is about making a difference.
Next meeting WVH, 13th November, 2pm. “The first Canal, a talk by David Shimmering about the Bridgewater Canal.

New Members always welcome

SERVICES AT ST LUKE'S CHURCH, Rose Queen, Over 60’s Party
LOWER WHITLEY Sat 7th December

November Services at St Luke's Invites should be out by early
Sunday 3 November Nov.
09:30 Holy Communion
18:30 At St Michael and All Angels, Little Leigh If you think you are eligible (i.e.
live in the parish of Whitley and
Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance for our loved ones. are over 60 yrs) and haven't re-
This is a joint service for the three churches in the parish. ceived an invitation then contact
Sunday 10 November me, Suzanne Faulkner - 01925
10:45 Remembrance Day service. 730797.
Sunday 17 November
09:30 Holy Communion Whitley Community
Sunday 24 November Preschool would love
09:30 Morning Prayer to extend an invite to
the children’s won-
Saturday morning workout with the Church! derful Christmas Con-
cert. We would like to welcome all
As autumn gets into full swing and the nights senior members of the village who
close in, the trees of our churchyard divest have attained the grand age of 55 or
themselves of their leaves, creating a pictur- over. Please join us for the perfor-
esque but impractical carpet that needs clearing mance, and then enjoy juice and
away. The Church Wardens extend an invitation mince pies served by the children on
to all willing and able-bodied Whitley villagers 18th December at 1.30pm. Spaces
to join us on Saturday morning 16th November are limited so please contact Alex
at 09:00 for the annual leaf blow and rake “party”, clearing the churchyard of its Swinden on 07785 610 600
fallen foliage in time for the Christmas services. or [email protected].

Coffee, tea, biscuits and fair warning, mince pies will be available to keep the ener- October Winners
gy levels up of those pressed into service in the morning cold. Please do join us
and help brighten our church ready for the coming season. 1st Peter Clayton
2nd. Charles Hatton
Darren Walter & Irene Peers 3rd. Rosemary Haslam
4th. Robert Brock
“Last few tickets remaining”