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HOLIDAYS

Monday, 25th Oct. Sandown, Marina Bay Hotel, HB - 5 days.............................. £215.00 Friday, 29th Oct. Blackpool Illuminations Week-end, Silversands Hotel, HB - 4 days................................................................................. £139.00 Friday, 5th Nov. Llandudno Holly and Mistletoe, St. Kilda Hotel, HB - 4 days................................................................................. £197.00 Saturday, 13th Nov. Lincoln and York Week-end, Forest Pines Hotel, HB - 2 days................................................................................... £79.00 Monday, 15th Nov. Sandown Holly and Mistletoe, Marina Bay, HB - 5 days .... £199.00 Wednesday, 17th Nov. Thursford Christmas Spectacular, Ramada, Norwich Hotel, HB - 3 days................................................................................. £199.00 Monday, 22nd Nov. Heart of England Tour, Stonebridge Manor Hotel, HB - 4 days................................................................................. £169.00 Saturday, 27th Nov. York St. Nicholas and Leeds Christkindel Market, Jury's Inn, Bradford, HB - 2 days ............................................... £72.00 Monday, 29th Nov. Northumberland Explorer, Percy Arms Hotel, HB - 5 days................................................................................. £195.00

Sunday, 13th Nov.

Featured Holidays

Lincoln and York Week-end – Enjoy two fabulous and historic cities over this week-end while staying in the superb 4* Forest Pines luxury hotel on a HB basis ................... £79.00

Our full holiday programme is available at www.bakersholidays.com

AWAYDAYS

Book and pay for your day trip two or more weeks in advance and receive a 10% discount from the coach fare. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer, Theatre or Madness trips. Saturday, 16th October Blackpool Illuminations inc. max 2hr. through the lights ......... £14.50 Sunday, 17th October Liverpool Albert Dock or City Centre.........................................£11.00 Thursday, 21st October Lancashire Mills - Oswaldtwistle and Boundary Mills ..............£11.50 Saturday, 23rd October York....................................................................... 2 for £29.00.. £15.50 Sunday, 24th October **Trafford Centre or Legoland Discovery Centre ..................... £10.00 Monday, 25th October **Drayton Manor Theme Park ................................................... £12.00

Featured Awayday

Saturday, 16th October *'Oklahoma' at the Palace Theatre, evening performance....... £55.00 Sunday, 19th December *Halle Christmas Carol Concert, evening performance Bridgewater Hall, Manchester..................................................... £41.00

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Tel. 01260 272466. www.churchhousecongleton.co.uk THIS SATURDAY, 16th OCTOBER

ELVIS TRIBUTE

SATURDAY, 30th OCTOBER

COMEDY NIGHT

WITH TONY ROSCOE

(Liverpool Comedian) WITH PIE AND PEA SUPPER £5.00

PENSIONERS’ LUNCH Monday - Friday, 2 courses £4.95 WE SERVE HOME-MADE FOOD. ROAST DINNERS ALWAYS AVAILABLE

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CONGLETON CHORAL SOCIETY

President: Sir Bernard Lovells, F.R.S. Musical Director - Nick Concannon Hodges

Registered Charity No. 515851

Do you enjoy singing? Would you like to join our choir

We are friendly and enthusiastic and welcome all new members,

especially Tenor and Bass.

Some basic music reading ability will be an advantage.

We perform an exciting choral repertoire

Three major concerts a year. We are holding OPEN REHEARSALS on

Monday 18th and 25th October, 2010, rehearsing our Christmas music.

Trinity Church, Wagg Street, Congleton, 7.30 to 9.45 p.m.

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DAY TRIPS

Sat. 23rd October Liverpool One Shopping and Albert Dock ...... £10.50 Tues. 26th October Manchester Shopper or Lowry Centre Shopper...................................... £8.00 Thurs. 28th October Llandudno via Llangollen and Betwys Coed .. £13.50 Tues. 9th November Fleetwood, Cleveleys and Blackpool.............. £12.50

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HOLIDAYS 2010

22nd - 25th October Llandudno ..................................................... £164.00 22nd - 26th NovemberSt. Annes Turkey and Tinsel ......................... £236.00 23rd - 27th December Christmas at Kensington, Llandudno............ £340.00 27th - 30th December Twixmas at Kensington, Llandudno.............. £150.00

Please telephone Stoke-on-Trent (01782) 512209 or after hours

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Auction of 20th Century British Pottery

SUNDAY, 17th OCTOBER

at 2.00 p.m.

APPROX. 500 OF MAINLY UNRESERVED LOTS to include Royal Doulton Figures and Character Jugs, Animals, Bunnykins, Stoneware, etc. Beswick Animals, Horses, Birds, Beatrix Potters, etc. Also lots to include Wedgwood, Moorcroft, Wade, Royal Crown Derby, Coalport, Royal Albert, Kevin Francis, Royal Worcester, Spode, Aynsley, Minton, Burgess & Leigh, Bairstow Manor Pottery, etc. A large collection of Pendelfin including rare Fairy Shop Plaque, Figures, Houses, Displays, etc. Many tray lots of Dinner andTeaware, Glassware, Pottery, Brassware, etc.

Viewing Friday, 15th October, 10.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.

and on day of sale from 12.00 noon onwards

All lots pictured on our website: www.potteriesauctions.com

Potteries Specialist Auctions 271Waterloo Road, Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3HR. Tel. 01782 286622

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Congleton AppleWeek 16th - 24th October

Apple Extravaganza Astbury Mere Visitor Centre

2.00 - 4.00 p.m. Come and taste and buy 2010 Apple Juice.

Come and collect your free bottle if you’ve donated apples! P2310h

Religious Announcements

CONGLETON EDGE METHODIST CHAPEL

Closing Service17thOCTOBER

at 2.30 p.m. Preacher: Rev. Philip Berry

Organist: Gordon Ball with music from Trinity Choir Come and celebrate 177

years of worship Everyone Very Welcome

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Cloud Methodist Chapel

Harvest Festival Services

SUNDAY, 17th OCTOBER 2.30 p.m. Rev. John Fisher

6.30 p.m. Kath Ludlow Special Singing by the Children MONDAY, 18th OCTOBER

Harvest Tea from 4.30 p.m. Harvest Sale at 7.30 p.m.

Everyone Welcome

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THE BLEEDING WOLF

Scholar Green Tel. 01782 782272 FRIDAY, 15th OCTOBER

Great British Pub Tour Artiste

Frankie Martin (Sounds of Frank Sinatra,

Dean Martin, etc.) To help raise money for HELP THE HEROES

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SWETTENHAM CLUB Friday, 15th October

BINGO NIGHT

Starts 7.45 p.m. Children Welcome

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MORE PUBLIC NOTICES, ETC — PAGE SIX

www.danesidetheatre.co.uk

PLEASE NOTE: The Theatre Bar is open from 7.00 p.m.

FreeTicket Hot Mikado Offer! Congleton Musical Theatre is offering a buy-one-get-one-free voucher for any one of three performances of their forthcoming show “Hot Mikado”. A limited number of seats are being made available under this offer; when they’re gone, they’re gone, so cut out the voucher and make your booking today! CMT’s next show, “Hot Mikado”, promises to get audiences hot under the collar as they dance in their seats to the sounds of 1940s jazz, gospel and blues. The show brings to life American Jive, jitterbug

VOUCHER

and Lindy-hop dances alongside exciting and soulful music. The story of a 1940s jazz club, owned by the Mikado. “Hot Mikado” unfolds through its charismatic characters and their comic relationships. A modern adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado”, the show uses swing, jive and witty comic references to allow a traditional story to be appreciated via a modern, upbeat performance. CMT’s production of this exciting, energetic show has attracted cast members from across the north-west and has even drawn one ex-member back from London to take part. Director, Nicky Evans, is amazed at the commitment made by the cast in adapting to the new style. “Rehearsals have been full of energy and fun and everyone appreciates the challenges that the pace and syncopated rhythms of the work offer”. The show is vibrant, fast moving and upbeat from start to finish and is great fun for all ages. Plus, with this great offer, there’s no excuse to miss it!

icket

To obtain a free ticket for the Tuesday (19th Oct.), Wednesday 20th, or Thursday (21st Oct.) performance, cut out and present this voucher when buying your tickets. The award of a free ticket is conditional upon the purchase of at least one ticket. More than one voucher may be presented; photocopies of the voucher will not be accepted.

“Hot Mikado” is showing at 7.30 p.m. each night from 18th to 23rd October. Have this voucher ready when you book your tickets with E. Ferriday (01260 276371) or Congletopn Tourist Information Centre (01260 271095)

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THE JEAN CLARKE SCHOOL OF DANCE

Presents

Featuring

The Little Matchgirl DANESIDE THEATRE, CONGLETON

NIGHTLY AT 7.30 p.m. ON FRIDAY 19th & SATURDAY 20th

NOVEMBER, 2010 AND MATINEE AT 2.30 p.m. ON SATURDAY, 20th NOVEMBER, 2010

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM CONGLETON INFORMATION CENTRE

TEL: 01260 271095

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Daneside Theatre, Park Road, Congleton

Tuesday 30th November - Saturday 4th December 2010 at 7.30pm

Saturday Matinee 2.30pm

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AN EVENING OF MEDIUMSHIP Michael Shelbourne Thursday, 21st October, 2010, at 7.30 p.m. CONGLETON SPIRITUALIST CHURCH

(Park Road, opp. the paddling pool) £5.00 donation on the door

This demonstration is a form of experiment: no claims are made and results cannot be guaranteed. You are not guaranteed a personal message.

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The Chronicle, Thursday, 14th October, 2010. www.chronicleseries.co.uk 5

By Chris Young Councillors clashed when a Cabinet member refused to disclose which organisations could have their funding cut under money-saving measures.

Coun David Brown told a meeting of Cheshire East Council’s Sustainable Communities Scrutiny Committee that it would e premature to reveal the list of groups currently receiving grants before the Cabinet had discussed the issue.

The committee, which met on Thursday, was told that over 150 organisations received grants, but giving out a list could imply they were all subject to cuts.

Partnerships manager Juliet Blackburn told the committee, meeting in Westfields in Sandbach, that the impact of cuts on different organisations would have to be taken into account before any decision was made.

The council has given over £3.5m a year in grants but some organisations must expect a funding reduction in the next round.

The discussion soon turned heated when Coun Howard Murray asked to see the list of 150 organisations being referred to.

He was initially told by Coun Brown that it was not possible but Coun Murray replied: “I think we can help refine the list for you. Why wouldn’t you use elected members of this? We need to see where the money has been going.

“I would like access to this info. Are you telling me I can’t have that info? That is not acceptable to me personally.”

Coun John Jones added: “I believe in open government.”

It’s time council was a fair trade authority: MP

Congleton MP Fiona Bruce has written to the chief executive of Cheshire East Council asking that consideration be given to the council becoming a fair trade authority.

The MP said: “As I have attended events across the Congleton constituency, from Alsager through Middlewich, Sandbach and to Congleton, at each place enthusiastic volunteers have been selling fair trade goods. There is clearly a groundswell of public support for Cheshire East to become a fair trade authority.

“Already Sandbach, Congleton Alsager and Macclesfield are fair trade towns, with Middlewich and Nantwich also working towards gaining the status, so it may not take a great leap further for Cheshire East to ecome a fair trade authority.

“Across Cheshire East a number of people have asked me to help make this happen, and as someone who uses fair trade products regularly and knows of their increasingly good quality and value, I am delighted to support this initiative.”

Margaret Keeling, chairman of the Alsager Fair Trade Town Steering Group, said: “We are pleased that Fiona Bruce has taken an interest in what the Cheshire East Fair Trade Steering Group wants to do and thank her for her support. Alsager has been a Fair Trade Town since 2007 and our membership was renewed this year. The new South Cheshire Methodist Circuit and the district which includes it are also aiming to become Fair Trade so it is a big issue locally.”

Deborah Darnes, a Sandbach Fair Trade volunteer, said:

“Sandbach has been a Fair Trade Town since July 1998. The steering group is made up of councillors and others from voluntary organisations or businesses in the community. We are all keen to promote fair trade and also link this to support for local produce and businesses. There was some concern about support for local produce and best value but I feel this is not an issue. Fair trade goes well with support for local produce as it tends to be things we cannot produce in Cheshire or, indeed, the UK. It is not always more expensive these days.”

To qualify the council would have to promote fair trade, have a number of café, retail outlets and businesses selling fair trade of using/supporting and use fair trade produce wherever possible at meetings.

COURT APPEARANCES

Canoeist Jane will be ‘sorely missed’

Coun Brown, portfolio holder responsible for performance and capacity, was attending the meeting as a guest. He said no funding decisions had yet been made by the Cabinet and so opening the list up to debate would be counter productive.

He added: “This information has been pulled together and has not been seen in this way before; it hasn’t even been seen by the Cabinet.”

Acknowledging that talk of a grant review could lead to panic among certain groups reliant on funding, he added: “It might be that some of these groups end up getting twice as much as they are getting now as we find we rely on them a lot more.”

Coun Murray replied: “We are supposed to have access to information. We just want to look at this list. You can’t use the excuse of ‘it’s going to Cabinet’ as an excuse to not take things to scrutiny committees.

“If we ask for something it should be ‘how do you want it?’”

Although Coun Brown initially refused to let the committee see the list, he later said he would email it to the committee members, provided it remained confidential.

● Scrutiny committees are made up of non-Cabinet councillors who discuss issues and refine decisions before they are adopted.

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The following cases have been heard at South Cheshire Magistrates Court, in Crewe.

Two Stoke-on-Trent men have een sentenced for stealing coper piping from a derelict pub in Congleton.

Leonard Ian Moult, (29), of West Courts, Middleport has een ordered to carry out unpaid work while John Peter Holtom, (26), from Uttoxeter Road in Longton was subjected to a curfew.

They both admitted taking the metal from the Forrester’s Arms on Chapel Street on 11th May.

Moult will have to complete 70 hours’ unpaid work, pay £100 to the owner and another £200 in court costs.

Holtom was given a six-week curfew requiring him to remain at an address in Bentilee between 7am and 7pm and pay the same costs and compensation as Moult.

Darren Pryor, (41), from Third Avenue, Sandbach has had 10 hours unpaid work added to his community order for failing to comply with it.

He was given the order on 15th June, but failed to attend npaid work on 5th September and an alcohol treatment class on 15th July.

Pr or was also ordered to a

£60 court costs.

Jeremy Paul Thomas Keating, (27), of Third Avenue, Sandbach, has been banned from driving for five years after failing to undertake a police breath test in Middlewich on 12th September.

He was also charged with obstructing a police officer in Crewe on the same day and driving a vehicle without third party insurance.

After pleading guilty, he was ordered to carry out 240 hours’ unpaid work and pay £85 court costs.

Katy Leanne Jennings, (28), of Tidnock Avenue, Congleton, has been fined £280 after failing to give police the identity of a driver alleged to have committed an offence at Winsford on 30th June.

She had originally pleaded not guilty, but changed her plea on the day of trial.

Jennings was issued with six penalty points on her licence with £85 costs and £15 victim surcharge.

Thembani Mpofu, (40), from Endwood Court Road, Birmingham, was given four penalty points for speeding on the M6 at Sandbach on 4th June.

Mpofu, also known as Matheus Tohana Nleya, was given a sixmonth conditional dischar e.

“Sorely missed”: Jane Halliday.

Tributes have been paid to a canoeist who drowned in the River Dane last weekend.

The body of Jane Halliday, (33), from Lowe Street in Macclesfield, was found at Gradbach, near Allgreave, last Sunday following an hour-long search by the emergency services.

This week her family issued a statement saying the Astrazeneca research scientist, who loved outdoor sports, would be “sorely missed”.

She had been kayaking on the river with friends.

An inquest into her death was opened and adjourned by Staffordshire Coroner’s Court on 6th October.

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