The Summer of 2014

Today, we continue our review of a busy 2014 by focussing on July and August:

July 2014

• Road signs changed in Audlem reflecting de-priming of A525
• Audlem Drawing the Street prints of Audlem go on sale at Williams' newsagents
• George Clark's Amazing Spaces on Channel 4 features Dave Lowe who is a VW specialist on Wood Orchard Lane did the refurb and Julian Adair who did the respray of a camper van
• Packed Party on the Park organised by ASET enjoys fabulous night of music and dancing
• BCBM Boat Share Ltd gives their village centre premises a face lift
• Sizzling Sausage competition launched as Oxtail & Trotter celebrates its 2nd birthday
• The van driver who died in a collision with a milk tanker on the A529 has been named locally as 34-year-old Ben Murphy
• Packed Public Meeting to discuss Neighbourhood Plan
• Post-16 student transport costs a major local issue
• New Audlem FC strip launched, sponsored by The Lord Combermere
• Donna Louise Garden Party, shortly after the untimely death of joint organiser May Hunter, raises £900 despite appalling weather
• Audlem school's roving reporters produce an end of year school newspaper
• Air ambulance in village to attend to an injured boater
• Sisters Emma and Tricia Boffey from Burleydam organised a '30k for 30 years' event in memory of their brother, Will, on Saturday 19th July
• Audlem Parish Council's Planning Sub-Committee met to discuss the way forward in preparing a 'Residents' First' Neighbourhood Plan voted for by themselves and the public
• Perplexing foul smell affecting Buerton traced
• Over forty historic narrow boats fot The Gathering on the canal organised by Audlem Mill
• A record turn out of vintage cars, bicycles, motorbikes, commercial vehicles and farm tractors for Audlem Transport Festival
• Geoff Farr's aerial photos save a life – a newly born calf in distress spotted as he took off to film the Transport Festival
• Webteam release film of the Transport Festival and Historic Boat gathering of the previous weekend

August 2014

• New Audlem Traders leaflet published
• 4th August, 100 years from the Britain's declaration of war in 1914, sees a WW1 commemoration at St James' Church
• Janice Spibey announces she raised £1,305 for St Luke's at the Midnight Walk, her 10th walk
• Audlem Public Hall granted a sum of £4,500 from Cheshire East's Community Grants Scheme towards the cost of renovating the stage
• Fancy dress party in all three pubs on Saturday 16th August to raise funds for local resident Chrissie's breast cancer charity
• Gardeners' World presenter Carol Klein films locally last visiting Martin and Janet Blow's National Collections of Heleniums in Hankelow
• Audlem W. I. held their annual garden party at a garden in Hatherton in glorious sunshine
• Audlem Methodist Church Treasure Hunt and BBQ
• GoFundMe website for Mend our Mum first announced leading to the Amazing Grace video later in the year
• Audlem Beer Festival over Bank Holiday weekend sees wide range of beers and ciders (and music) on offer
• News that Audlem tennis courts are to be resurfaced
• Break-in at Audlem's co-op store on 25th August
• ADAS' Young Citizen of the Year, Laura Bentley, reports on her work in Tanzania teaching First Aid
• Towpath Task Force report on wide range of Canal works in Audlem planned and completed
• Idea of Audlem Arts Group first floated by Christine Johnson, later launched successfully in October

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