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Mike: It's cheaper to impose hosepipe bans than fix leaks or invest in water storage facilities as it is cheaper to dump raw sewage in rivers rather than dispose of it safely and hygienically. Of course, you lose customer goodwill but water companies don't care about that. Profit is all.

Hi Nessa,
We can thoroughly recommend Martin of Haycocks Chimney Sweeps. He installed our wood burner and looks after the chimney too.
Lovely family firm and Martin knows what he is talking about.
His numbers are:
01948 820006 and mobile 07966 175658
Hope you get sorted.
Nigel.

https://www.hetas.co.uk/business/david-fradley-building-contractors-ltd/

Can anyone recommend a local wood burning stove installer?

Hi
If your looking for help with cleaning your home then I could possibly help you..Whether it be weekly, fortnightly or monthly I would be willing to accommodate.. I'm local to Audlem friendly and trustworthy.. Please give me a call on 07794141859..

Hi Terry
Thanks for the reply my number is 07983521782 if yo want to txt me and can have a chat .
Think it will be where we are
Thanks
Simon

Could anyone recommend someone for either or both of the above jobs. Hedges need trimming asap. S. Buerton.

With hose pipe bans imminent, am I the only one unsurprised by United Utilities sluggish response to the Green Lane water feature which after several days is now cutting up the road?

The filter feature in the chatbox used to be handy. Any chance of bringing it back?

I too would fully endorse Anthony Jess, has done work for me in the past and very happy with his workmanship and prompt service / reply.

Apart from my embarrassing typos the URL for a speed test service seems to have been deleted from my post – I think AOL doesn't like them. Just google "broadband speed test" to find loads of them. Also your Internet Service Provider probably offers a specific service too.

Of course you might also just have a lousy connection to your house – I had this a couple of years ago and Openreach came out and rewired the lot and cured the problem.

AudlemOnline is really good!! Thank you very much to all who replied to my call for website set up help. Not sure why I didn't think of this forum yonks ago. Apologies to anyone I haven't been in touch with, but I have found some appropriate help.

Hello everyone!
I hope you don't mind me posting on here :)
I am a wellbeing coordinator for Snow Angels, we offer a befriending service to those feeling lonely and isolated in their communities. We have 4 ladies and gents on our waiting list who reside in Audlem who are looking for someone to pop in and see them, and in one case someone who is looking for someone for befriending who could perhaps once a month take her out for a change of scenery for a potter round some shops. If anyone is interested and can offer up some of your time to befriending any of our lovely ladies and gents who are feeling isolated, we'd adore to hear from you. Volunteering your time is a huge ask, but rewarding, fun and flexible. We don't have set days or times for the befriending, you and your befriendee are free to arrange whatever works for you best. Typically the befriending is popping round for social chatter and a cup of tea, however we do have the lady above looking specifically for someone to take her out from time to time.

All our volunteers are DBS checked, we you can access free of charge. For more information such as a role description and an application form, please drop me a message at shammie@snowangels.org.uk.

Thank you so much!

Hi Simon. There's two issues here – one is what speed are yoi getting from your ISP to your router and the second is what is your router pushing out to your devices, and on what waveband. I'm pretty sure all of the Audlem area can now get fibre to the cabinet so you should be able to get at least 25-35mbits/sec – I get 35 but could get more if I wanted to pay more. If your on an ols ADSL feed then your speed can be substantially less and the cause of the problem. Anyway you can measure your speed accurately by connecting your laptop directly to your router with a network cable and running when of the many available online speed tests eg http://www.broadbandperformance.co.uk/ . Depending on what you're paying for you should get an accurate measure
The speed delivered from your router to your devices over wifi depends on a number of things, the quality/age of router itself (there are numerous evolving protocols each faster that the previous) and you might also have interference within your house or from neighbours which can be avoided by switching from the default channel. Also the thickness and construction of internal walls can attenuate the wifi signal. Boosters or repeaters certainly work as does Powerline Networking which utilises the ring main in your house. Modern Smart TVs will likely be on the latest protocols and work best with a modern router though.
Happy to pop round and help if I can – leave your number on Chatbox and I'll ring you.

I would like, on behalf of Audlem's Bridge and Duplicate Bridge Clubs, to fully endorse Bob's comments re Geoff Stretch. Over the years he has provided a sterling service for us in a hall that always looks immaculate. A heart felt thanks from us all Geoff. You will be a very hard act to follow.

I endorse Anthony Jess, have used him this year and he did an excellent and prompt job. Would certainly use again.
Christine Towers

The service that Geoff and Olive have given to the Public Hall and to the community in general over the last few decades has been exceptional and deserve high praise and grateful thanks. They will be a very hard act to follow and have put in thousands of hours of unpaid work on our behalf. Certainly worth the occasional 'bawling out' from Olive, if she ever caught you dragging a chair across the pristine, mirrored surface of the immaculately polished hall floor! So many thanks, Geoff and Olive for all your long years of hard work on our behalf and although I am not on the Hall Committee these days, I am sure that goes for the committee as a whole.

Why not just use weedkiller to eradicate the ragwort from Turnpike field and then there won't be any need for 'hand pulling' in the future?

Hi Carol and thank you from ASET for your post.
The winning number of the raffle and a photo of the winner will be posted on AoL very soon.
It took Olive and Geoff to do a little detective work to track the winner down in the end!
We are happy that you enjoyed the day and the weather ended up being kind to Audlem.
Nigel.

Hi,
I would like to echo the sentiments and suggestion from Bob.
Geoff and his wife Olive looked after the Town Hall for more than 20 years – for nothing.
The care that was given to looking after the building was second to none and this, and also looking after the bookings will be very hard to replace indeed.
So here is another big thanks from me now as well as Bob.
Nigel.

Hi Michael,
I can thoroughly recommend Anthony Jess.
He is very experienced especially with old materials and techniques and likes things done properly. He is based in Shavington. His mobile number is 07913 533 859
Nice bloke too and interesting to talk to.
Hope you get sorted out.
Nigel.

BT provide a 4G internet service. I have gone from 5Mbs to up to 60Mbs. Have had it for 7 months now and very pleased.

Does this mean the voluntary services of Geof Stretch are no longer required? If this is so can the committee at least express a vote of thanks to Geof What a stint he has put in for god knows how many years On behalf of the old whist players and dancers etc I thank you most sincerely Bob Mc

We had a lovely day on Sunday at the Festival of Transport. A big thank you to the supporters and volunteers who made the event such a success. Re raffle tickets purchased on the day – have they been drawn yet? We understood that winning numbers would be published here on Audlem on Line.

Hi Carrie. My father lives in Audlem and shared your post with me. I am a Virtual Assistant, so I help companies with their admin. I have created my own website, so would be happy to help. If you know what you want and have the content ready, it will be straightforward and relatively quick. My website is www.clairestock.co.uk and my contact details are on there if you would like to discuss this further.