WVN_Sept_2020

September 2020
Volume 42 Issue 2

Compiled by Sean & Heather Moore

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The Whitley Village News
Committee hopes that
everyone is well.

Many readers have kindly
submitted beautiful photos and
accounts of their activities, taken
during lockdown, to share with
the Village.

Somewhere over the rainbow. By Dionne Fowler, taken from her garden

Well Done

Alice

During Lockdown Alice
Glennon (aged 14)
completed a 'Miles for
Makaton' fundraising
challenge where she had
to walk 13 miles
within the week. This was
a huge challenge for Alice
who finds walking difficult.
Distracted by her 'therapy
'dog' Harpo, Alice
completed the challenge raising over £500 for the Makaton
Charity in the process. Many of the walks were taken around
Whitley Village and the Nature Reserve. You can check out her
fundraiser here:
https://makaton.enthuse.com/pf/alice-d7657
Amanda Glennon (Alice's Mum)

The Underdown
family / Darah /
Scarlett / Matthew,
Evie, Amelie / the
Bratherton Family
enjoy VE Day 75th
Anniversary
Celebrations

The Children of Whitley & Whitley School were busy home schooling during lock
down but still found time to have fun and learn new skills.

From top left, clockwise: William Fowler ET
Go Home / Sasha learns to cook / Darah &
Tori complete Guides Badges / Mollie, Macy
& Macallie Up Up & Away / Matthew, Evie &
Amelie have super hero fun / Sophia &
Jessica dress up / Charlie & Freddy with Scar
& Simba / William Moore learns the drums /
Josh digs for victory

Thank you Easter Bunnies Thank you from FoWS Friends of Whitley

Street Lane Residents were School would like to thank all parents, staff and
delighted to receive Easter Eggs villagers who donated to Bag2School just before
from the Easter Bunny, played by lockdown. This raised £124, for Whitley School and
Richard & Rachael of Lyndale Pre-School. We work with this company regularly to
Street Lane, on Easter Sunday raise funds. Please watch out for future dates if you
Morning. What a very kind thought would like to help.
to cheer us all in lock down. Thank
You Richard & Rachael from all
your neighbours

Wild Life in Whitley I thought you might find

this of interest. I was recently given a trail camera – the
sort you leave unattended to capture photos or videos
of wildlife. I have been investigating wildlife in our
garden. I got video clips of rabbits and a stoat that I
knew were there but the attached was a surprise. I
think it is a mink. The picture is a screenshot from the
video and is poor quality because the creature moves
so quickly. On the video it has very fast sinuous motion.

Does anyone know of other Whitley minks?
Mike Vaughan Edwards

New Pre-School Play Area Whitley

Community Pre-school children have been busy
enjoying their new play area, which has been
financially supported by Shell, Cheshire West and
Chester, National Lottery Awards and many years of
fundraising by the pre-school staff, as well as past and
present pre-school parents and committee members.

Thanks to Pat Gaskell for securing funding from Shell,
Julia Cooper, who approached our councillors Gibbon,
Marshall and Wright who provided funding for our
green shed which houses our new sand and water
tables and interactive paint panel, leaving the newly
resurfaced area free for other community and family
activities. Whitley Village Hall Management
committee secured Lottery funding towards our new
lookout cabin and colourful double-sided climbing
wall.

Our new play area is a long awaited, welcome

improvement to our community pre-school where we

hope to build numbers over the coming months. The

committee, staff, parents and children would like to

thank all involved for their support. Enquiries for

information should be directed to:

[email protected]. Paula Helm

Coffee & Chat Village Hall 17th Sept It was lovely

to open the doors for our first Coffee and Chat since February
and meet up with familiar faces and some new ones! With chairs
and tables suitably distanced, delicious refreshments were served
to 24 who all enjoyed the opportunity to catch up and have a
good old natter.

We hope to hold our next meeting in half-term on Monday
October 26th when the main hall is available again.
Melanie Barber

WI On August 19th President Chris Jones welcomed 25 Whitley WI

members to our first meeting since March. Poor weather necessitated a

meeting inside the Village Hall with face masks. We had an enjoyable hour

catching up with people we hadn’t seen for a while. WI subgroups have

been busy keeping in touch by email and sharing photos of completed

crafts, beautifully tended flower borders and nature in abundance

captured on local walks. Several members have joined in the Cheshire

Federation meetings held on Zoom - one had over 170 members join to

listen to a speaker Peter McCleave who had started his own

charity 10000donors.com to raise awareness of stem cell donations.

As we move into autumn the committee will continue to find innovative

ways of keeping the WI family in touch and adapt to different ways of

meeting. Melanie Barber & Jenny Roberts

Message from your local September Services Happy 90th Birthday
PCSO Diana Wiggins I hope
at St Lukes Jane Johnson would like to thank
this newsletter finds you all in good 6th Communion 9:30am
health. The last few months have 13th Morning Prayer 11am everyone for their kind birthday
been strange to say the least, I think 20thCommunion 9:30am
by now we all understand the 27thMorning Prayer 9:30am wishes and cards she received for
seriousness of social distancing. Legislation requires worshippers to
wear face coverings Collette her 90th birthday in June. She
As the dark nights start to draw in
please be more vigilant regarding Parish Council had a lovely day celebrating with
your neighbours who are elderly or
vulnerable. If you have any concerns Did you know that you can find all her family. She has since made a
please contact us on 101 (non- our latest and most current news
emergency 999 emergency). If on the Whitley Website? At miraculous recovery from
anyone has any issues or concerns www.whitleyvillage.info there are
they may have I can be contacted by dedicated pages for all the varied Coronavirus. Celebrations all
email clubs and societies as well as the
[email protected]. Parish Council. round! Rozy Barnes
uk.When on duty I will then reply to
you. Diana Wiggins 20322 Any issues for the PC should be Note from the Editor
addressed to Karen Moore PC Clerk
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Thank You Letters Over the lockdown period the locals
on Street Lane and we on Village Lane
Can I thank the ladies that put on the community coffee morning on Monday Aug have enjoyed some beautiful cakes
17th…? Well done Melanie Barber and Chris Jones and their helpers. So good to and a cream tea home made by Alice
see this return with full social distancing and waitress service just like the old days and Joseph from Chetwode Mews
in Manchester’s Meng and Ecker (Star Bucks of its day) sitting with 2 lovely (with a little help from mum Amanda
Mancunian ladies, having a catch up Fantastic. Glennon). They have very kindly
I know a great deal of us took advantage of the terrific offers and brilliant take dropped them off on our doorsteps
away service from the 2 pubs, Chetwode Arms and Birch and Bottle. I have been a which has been a lovely surprise. BIG
regular take away customer at the Chetwode all through the lock down, as have thank you from us all.
lots of my neighbours. Emma had a lovely birthday burger on horseback and was Over the Easter Period we were spoilt
made very welcome by Claudia and Richard... The Birch has also gained many more when we awoke to find out the Easter
converts to Thai cuisine! with Jan and her lovely staff keeping up with demand. bunny had been and left chocolate
Let’s not forget our pubs as we move into the new normal. We need each other… eggs on our doorsteps- how exciting.
to be there for entertainment, food, company and of course celebrations. Let’s Big thank you to the lovely Rachael
return once more to the Pub as the Hub, and Rick from Street Lane for this
The recently created Woodland Walk around the nature reserve has become a thoughtful gesture.
We’ve been spoilt and have very
great success over the last 5 months with visits from locals and lots of interest thoughtful neighbours.
Caroline Thompson
from our neighbouring village Antrobus !!! Its work in progress so be patient its

going to be terrific. Julia Cooper