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After watching the BBC programme earlier this morning, which highlighted the termination of bus services in Audlem. It prompted the question what is happening re the APC?
According to their website, on 26 August it states a meeting is to be held Monday 7 October 7pm at AMC, no other information ie Agenda etc.
Is this meeting still going ahead?

Is there a Parish Council meeting tomorrow? I haven't seen any information about it.

As I sure that everyone is in opposition to this.

I have sent an objection by email.

However the restrictions on which objections can be made are so restrictive that I believe that most objections will be ruled out.

This order will be passed and we will all suffer. Audlem will suffer from casual visitors having to pay for parking. Nantwich will suffer from people going to pubs in the evenings. Nantwich players will suffer from parking charges. Users of the Civic Hall will also suffer from these charges. The general public will also suffer from people looking for free parking spaces.

This is a totally negative way to run Cheshire East for the benefit of the residents.

Any objection or other representation relating to the proposed Order must be made in writing. All objections or representations must specify the
grounds on which they are made. Objections and other representations should be sent, marked for the attention of the Parking Services Manager,
Cheshire East Council, Delamere House, Delamere Stre

Is there a Parish Council meeting this Monday 07/10/24 as I can't seem to find an agenda????

Hi I have found a purse on Windmill Drive
No ID let me know if you have lost one

Hi Chris
Astro Aerials in Crewe are brilliant – Tim, the owner, is highly recommended Tel : 07751041156.

Thank you Yvonne.

Can someone recommend a TV engineer as my aerial seems to be on the blink
Many thanks
Chris

Paul Walton 07771 631455 would be happy to give you a quote Sandra

Hi, the man with the dog called Stan, is called John.

Just wanted to say a big thank you to a man in Turnpike Field this afternoon. Unfortunately I do not know his name. I was walking back from a walk when I felt my diabetes start to affect me. I sat on a bench trying to get myself together but was feeling faint. This man came over to me as he could see I was struggling and asked if I was OK he sat with me for a good 10 mins then helped me off the field. All I know is his lovely dog was called Stan.

I would be very grateful if anyone could recommend a local builder to carry out some work in an outbuilding. Thank you.

William, WHS Roofing and Guttering Services, was doing a job for my sister in Audlem and she mentioned that I had leaking guttering.
William called on his way home, sent me a quote the next day and completed the job the day after.
He was polite, professional and did an excellent job.
I was extremely impressed with his efficiency and would highly recommend him.

Mike, the Parish Council actually own Turnpike on behalf of the residents of Audlem, who in turn are paying the loan off through the Precept payments that that are collected from the parishioners in their actual council tax bill. So yes the People of Audlem are paying for it whilst the Parish Council manage it and are the name on the ownership deeds.

I would leave any monitoring of parking until charges start for the public hall car park!

Williams contact number is 07526 563723�€�

Before we get all excited about the level of parking on Turnpike it would be nice to know how many days a year we are actually allowed to park on it??

It has been reported that Audlem PC owns Turnpike.
I thought that the people of Audlem were the owners since these were the purchasers.
Am I wrong?

AOL has several recommendations for William at WHS roofing & guttering. Does anyone have his contact details,please?

Geraint,
I suppose the obvious people to institute a proper monitoring exercise are the Audlem Parish Council. They do after all own the field. If they do not have sufficint resouces nor can attract volunteers they can put it out to companies who specialise in such actvity. But before and lasting decisions are made it is essential to actually be aware of the potential usage not some opinionated guess work
Chris

Chris Lewis' suggestion of having the use of Turnpike Field parking "monitored properly", rigorously noting which days it is most used and how different weather conditions may affect its use etc. seems to be a good idea. Such details would surely be useful in future decision making.
Does Chris have any suggestions of how this should be organised – and by whom?
Who does he have in mind to actually take it on?

It was good to see several cars parked on TPf this morning. One visitor from Market Drayton commented how convenient it was to browse the Charity shop and the ADAPT market. This leads me to wonder how many cars actually park on the field from 9 to 5 The odd count now and then cannt really give any indication,particularly as many will only park for a comparatively short time. To monitor its use properly the total number of different cars present on the field during the whiole day should be counted . To make this a real accurate monitoring exercise different days and weather conditions should be part of the exercise. This would provide a real indication of the potential usage of TPf as a car park. Probably too dificult to be undertaken so once again opinion rather than hard facts will decide its fate
Chris

Is it possible to update the APC website. ? Its still listing Councillors who have resigned and there is still no date yet announced for a Village meeting to discuss and agree or not the proposal that Cheshire East put to the Council early August regarding the Car Park. I know the Clerk too has resigned for personal reasons, and there are only four Councillors left, but the village should be updated as to what is happening.

Go too bus is far from a good option ,within the last week my son has had the time brought forward by an hour , had one leave without him for a dentist appt when the warning of 5 mins never arrived and it just messaged to say it was there and then left within 2 minutes , the return one also ran early (he was super early on that one ) and now cancelled at the very last minute this morning due to bus / driver shortages – absolutely hopeless service . We've phoned and complained twice and had money back . I really hope a scheduled service returns – this is not fit for purpose ! Appts get missed because it cannot be relied upon to do what it says !

APC Announcement.

Turnpike Field Parking.

Parking will be available this Friday (21st) and Saturday (22nd) September, on the area left of the main entrance off Green Lane, again on a trial basis.
APC are entitled to open the area for a set number of days per calendar year and feel, while the weather permits we use these days when suitable.
No overnight parking is permitted and when parking, all owners should be mindful of pedestrians and wildlfe.
Parking is at Owners Own Risk. APC bear no liability for any damages.

Thank You
Audlem Parish Council.