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Are there any villages nearby that show movies in the village hall, or something similar? Could Audlem do this?

As James says, the purchase of the field, by the villagers, was to stop development.

I was a serving Cllr at the time of the field purchase and can confirm that the car park option was one of many ideas put forward during many village consultations. It was never, in the early stages, a given that it would go ahead. I have no idea what's involved in building a car park and even less idea as to whether 'we' can afford one.

You are entirely right James the purchase of the Turnpike land was to stop the field being developed as a housing estate and the Parish Council at the time made the right decision not to seek to purchase the land jointly with a developer who had offered to work with the PC. The land is well used by dog owners and I have really appreciated the regular reviews which Adrian Leighton has posted on this link.

The original proposal also included a GREEN car parking area and the PC is entirely right to take its time and come up with the right scheme. I hope the PC will take into effect light pollution and if lighting is required small stump lighting will be used.

I am pretty sure the majority of the voting was for car parking facility and this has not been progressed but rather large sums have been spent on other projects that are extraneous to the will of the parish.

I believe that James McGregor has it wrong. My recollection of the public meetings (which I attended) held to discuss the possible acquisition of Turnpike Field is that by far the major reason agreed by those present was to provide much needed additional parking, with recreation and nature being rather lower down the list of priorities. Of course, an obvious byproduct of the purchase of the field by the village for any purpose is that future development on the field is prevented. But this was very definitely not the main reason that the electorate agreed to the purchase, and to pay an increased rate precept for decades into the future. I would certainly not have voted to pay for the purchase of the field if it was just to prevent it being built on, a rather NIMBYistic and self-serving approach I feel. I voted for the money to be used for a variety of much more constructive public uses; the field is large enough to accommodate many disparate activities and interests.

More than three years have passed, far more time than is needed (even in the public sector) to plan, seek permission for, and construct a simple car parking area. Let's hope that there are no more delays, and that the car park is opened in time for next year's village events, and the tourist season on which most retail and catering businesses in Audlem rely so much.

Chris I'm pretty sure the main reason for the purchase of turnpike was first and foremost to stop development on the land. The car park is still being worked on however these things take time we would much rather make sure the job was done correctly and was good value for money this has obviously been exacerbated by the covid pandemic. We do have a few places available on the council if you feel you can help with the many things the council have to manage and plan please drop me a message

Feel very privileged to be able to use Turnpike for parking during the road closure. What about the original idea of using this as a permanent car park to help local businesses for more than 7 days. Thought this was the number one reason for purchasing the field in the first place not as some kind of nature reserve which the village is surrounded by anyway

Went to the Crewe recycling centre yesterday to get rid of a load of green waste plus a PVC window frame.
I had my trailer attached but have my CEC permits for the year.
Asked a worker there where the frame went and was directed to the non recyclable skip. Placed it in then went to put the two double glazed units tgat had been removed to allow the frame to be taken out. The centre opening window complete with glass was still in the frame when it went in the skip.
I was told by the workervthat the double glazed units had to go in the rubble skip at a cost of £3.50 each!
I said as I pay CEC enough in council tax I'll take them back home with me!
Why are they charging in the first place.
Can anyone explain the logic why a frame with a glazed window goes in the non recyclable skip but two loose panels can't?
They also tried to charge me £3.50 for a small bag of rubble but didn't push it.
Confused of Cheshire st..

Great idea of PC to open Turnpike field for car parking during duration of road closure.

Such a shame it is taking so long to permanently open the car park☹️

I am looking to rent a fully enclosed paddock in the Audlem/Buerton area. Please contact me on 07766201027 with details.

Thank you

Having read both posts from David higham and Lyn Hopkins It was obvious Lyn Hopkins was being helpful to David higham I find your comments totally unnecessary and unhelpful !!!

Rob Dickinson
If you care to read my post agin you will see I was replying to David Higham !
Two I never mentioned asking the village clerk I suggested he contacted Cheshire east as it is nothing to do with the village council . Hope that clarifies things .

Well said Mr Dickinson, I'm sure we can all see the Council is doing it's very best at the moment and perhaps needs our support rather than constant badgering

Found a lost dog poo outside ours on woore rd. Fear not I've left it there if it's owner is missing it and wants to collect it. Medium sized and light shade, pics on request.

Thank you David for raising this issue. It is totally wrong to remove disabled parking spaces from the nearest point to the surgery, and I expect that ADCA's medical transport team will agree. Although it would be possible to drop off patients nearer the surgery, this doesn't help patients who drive themselves but cannot walk far.
It may be that the previous 11 disabled spaces mentioned by Lynette are an excessive number, but reinstating the 3 by the surgery in addition to the newly marked 6 by the far end of the Public Hall seems to me to be the sensible solution.

Ah the redoubtable Mrs Tilling – you ask do I have "any idea just how much work goes into monitoring the Chatboxes and Articles" – the answer is I don't – I just judge by what I see and the old conkers myth has been debunked so many times I find it hard to believe it wasn't spotted. Of course, in the post-truth era people seem quite happy to believe and propagate any old rot they want as long as it suits their mind set, amplified as it is by repetition on social media. As to your "belief" that there was a ban in a school 2 decades ago, it's quite probable, but not because of any accident but because some schools bought into the "ban" nonsense, thought it was true and so implemented one. The only known accidents per se are from kids hurting themselves collecting them – climbing trees etc.
It did all provide a lot of fuel for the Tory Party propaganda machine at the time, however, who exploited it relentlessly and then when in power found there was zilch to actually change. It's a good job politicians don't do that sort of thing these days.

I think if Lyne Hopkins wants to know about the white lining and has issues with it she should ask the council herself, as I cant see it anything to do with the parish clerk. With the state of the village at the moment Im sure he has far more important things to attend to.

Have you, Mr. Lechley, any idea just how much work goes into monitoring the Chatboxes and Articles which appear on AudlemOnline. Also the ones which don't make the cut. Some of mine fall in the latter category as I do get somewhat heated about it. I dare say you are correct although I believe a couple of decades ago one school in Cheshire did ban confers in school when a pupil was hurt. Of course I could be wrong but if you point it out be less superior please. Personally I am much too depressed by climate and political considerations. However if anyone has a conker I will happily try to nurture it , my grandchildren may see it mature.

Would have been good if the editors hadn't chopped a chunk out of the middle of my post – I know not why they chose to do so. The account from the headteacher, Shaun Halfpenny, who made up the story "The conkers-with-goggles story was a myth. I know – I started it" is here https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/dec/09/conkers-goggles-myth-health-safety.

The link actually given is to a page on the HSE website where loads of similar nonsense myths are discounted. Unfortunately all too many of the tabloids love to propagate this nonsense – as they say "never let the truth get in the way of a good story"

In the past three weeks I have noticed small piles of conker shells dotted around my garden. A friend has also mentioned this to me at her place. I presumed it was squirrels eating them but in your article you suggest not. What else could it be I wonder? I have never noticed this before and presumed that it was to do with always having a dog until now chasing the sqirrels off

There are only 6 disabled marked bays in the car park and they are close to the hall

Yes Joy, you are more than welcome to come and collect as many conkers as you can carry. I have just filled yet another wheelie bin full of conkers. My garden is rich in horse manure (no pun intended)and is literally littered with hundreds of horse chestnut seedlings every year where I have failed to unearth the conkers from beneath shrubs. So No, I don't need to plant any , they do that themselves.

When we had the ducks we were regularly visited by mink. Rosie was a dab hand at setting traps for them, The result was more or less a balance between a few ducks and at least one mink per season. The best I did the year or so after she died was 3 youngsters over a period of about 3 weeks. A few days later a dead female was on the road, no doubt on its way to Billy's hens. Equally destructive were visits from polecats. In our experience mink kill to eat whilst polecats like foxes kill for fun. Sadly I lost all the ducks to duck hepatitis during the last year but have been rewarded by a magnificent Heron taking up residence
Chris

A better use for conkers ................. take a deep plant pot with soil, place the conker in it, water as and when necessary and in a year's time, with luck, you will have a baby horse chestnut tree. Transfer it to a larger pot in the second year, don't let it dry out and plant it in it's permanent home the third year. Chestnut trees do grow very large so choose the site carefully. A great project for children.

I thought it was most likely to be an Otter, there have been plenty of sightings along the canal and the Weaver and the brook would be a perfect corridor for them to follow. I understand Otter will also leave the remains of their meal on the canal bank especially if disturbed. Otter can out-fish mink and have also been known to kill them so one of the many benefits of their return is decreasing mink numbers.