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What a fantastic show of community activity on the Turnpike Field yesterday – very well done to all the hardworking organisers – you totally smashed village fetes yesterday ! It's been a very long time since there has been a public event held there (I last remember a fairground being on there in the 1970s ?). Let's hope it's going to be a new annual occurrence.

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Stewart,
Get a life. The Music Festival was the best event we have had for Audlem for over three years.

Apologies for my typo – for gig read fig!! Damned autocorrect!!

I just wanted to say a BIG THANK YOU to all the people who had anything to do with the Audlem Fete.
I so nice to see so many people out supporting the event .

The peacocks, Honk and Mabel, have been strutting their stuff around Salford for a couple of weeks now and have taken to roosting in our Larch tree, probably to get first dibs to clear up under the bird feeder of a morning. One of them has a loud honk when calling Mabel to join him in his lofty perch. They are good fliers and no trouble-so far. If someone has released them then they are certainly preferable to the half dozen or so wild boar that were released Kidsgrove way back in the late winter. The police needed the services of a civilian marksman to deal with them.

Stewart Lawson would sure like to get a copy of this gig article. Must be very interesting to be better than the Audlem Festival which was an absolutely brilliant day out. The organisers worked tirelessly and all their time was given free. That said I do love a ripe gig with ricotta!!

Stuart- I'm sad that you feel that way! However the overwhelming feedback from the other 700 ish people would dispute your opinion!
If you have any positive comment on how it could have been better then the volunteer group would be glad take it on board for next year!
Nb I love figs

Great day at Audlem Festival. Disappointed to read Mr Lawton's comment. The event was well received by the 300/400 or so people that attended during the day. Great event to support the village and get younger groups involved. But some people are just happy moaning!!

Festival was about as well received and interesting as an article about figs

I think trying to be considerate of villagers feelings is one reason and possible litigation a smaller consideration.

Just want to say congratulations and well done to all those involved in the festival at the Marina yesterday. Thanks to all the volunteers , especially the bar staff who worked their socks off – good to see so many youngsters helping out.

From reading the contents of today's article. – a better title might have been "Brief Encounter".

Well done to Overwater and all the volunteers who made the music festival a success. Great bands and a lovely atmosphere that was enjoyed by many. Cheers!

I agree with you Peter (rather rare I know)
It's sadly become WOKElum online. What's happened to free speech?

Hi all we have had two peacocks appear in our field the last couple of days if anyone is missing some. Please give me a call on 07512 142399

I took the article as tongue-in-cheek but humour doesn't always seem obvious.

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I have been taught that if something is too good to be true, then it usually is!!
It could be a scam! I know the team at AOL are savvy about things like this, but PLEASE check it out very carefully before responding to it!

Right on both counts Peter. I've just had a post blocked, although the editor did have the courtesy to offer an explanation (with which I disagree – but never mind). It's all a bit capricious if you ask me, which you probably won't.
Will we all be able to come and sit around your smokeless fire come winter and hopefully roast our chestnuts? Maybe we could even stage some combative debate from regular chatbox protagonists for your entertainment.
On topic, it's worth remembering that the government allowed the Rough gas storage facility to close in 2017 following their decision not to subsidise the maintenance and upgrades needed to keep the site going. It provided 70 % of our gas storage capacity. We now have 4-5 days storage capacity. Critics at the time warned that the shutdown of the North Sea site would leave the UK exposed to the volatility of the global gas market, and forced to compete with other nations to attract imports with sky-high prices. And of course the writing was already on the wall about their ambitions with Russia's annexation of Crimea. There's no effective strategic planning, it's all about short term cost saving. Well we're paying for it now.

Britain, thanks to a lack of adequate potty training for previous PMs, now finds itself importing electricity via undersea cables from France (nuclear) and Norway (hydro) which is fine until a two year shortage of snow in Norway means that their dams are running low and that they may not be able to fulfil the contract, force majeure clause. Then the front runner to be our next Prime Minister, slighted President Macron last night in a public debate in Devon and one is forced to the conclusion that a dim PM will result in dim lights. Or have I got it wrong?

How sad that as soon as anything, even slightly controversial scrapes into Chatbox, the editorial team crush it, in the interests of what precisely? A neighbour recently commented, as our dogs examined their respective canine rears (better strike that Ed.) that Chatbox had become anodyne and uninteresting, whereas it had once been vibrant and sometimes even combative. Anyway, I have just ordered an early supply of smokeless fuel, having discovered it is far more efficient than coal, from our local coal dealer as the price goes up at month end. Stay warm this winter, otherwise you may not live long enough to witness the end of the world, global warming, or Putin!

The lights ain't working as of 12:00 Friday

Bob, your entry is worth 10 out of 10.

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