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Thanks for the praise but Lucy McFarlane who was a member of Shropshire's Rights of Way team, did a lot of the hard work.
I like the idea of a group walk but I have worries about the reactions of the Smale family at Pool Farm. The path goes very close to inhabited buildings. One lady living there sees the isolation as protection from upset for her son. I think they are all taken aback by the intrusion into their privacy. So a group walk needs to be carefully managed and take place not too soon. The Smales have a few weeks to seek a review from the High Court but this could only be on a point of law and could be very expensive. I don't see them going down this route.

Hi Louise.

Audlem has a very active walking group that caters for all levels of walkers – from Snowdon to the Shropshire Union canal!!

If you'd like to contact us on audlemramblers@hotmail.co.uk, we can provide you with more details.

Hello, I'm looking to do some walking in the Shropshire area, as I'm fairly new to Woore and wondered if there are any groups or anything like that please. I've looked at walking around Church Stretton, as it's somewhere that I haven't been to previously.
Best wishes
Louise

Hello Everybody and Happy New Year to you all. Would anybody know if there are any zumba classes on in the Audlem/Woore area please. I'm fairly new to Woore and keen to have a go at zumba.
Best Wishe
Louise

I agree with Nigel 100%, Anthony Jess is a top roofer in all aspects, I would never use anyone else.

Hi Christine,
We have always used Anthony Jess from Shavington.
Very good work and reliable and reasonable charges.
His number is: 07913 533859
Best wishes,
Nigel.

Try Emertons of Nantwich 01270 625141
www.emertonroofing.co.uk

Been very pleased with them over the years do a quality job.

Laughed out loud at Colin's contribution! Can't you tell he's a pantomime writer? Should send it to Cheshire East.

Can anyone recommend a reliable roofing company, my flat roofed garage has developed a leak
Thanks Christine Towers

It's really good to see this. I've been a keen user of the public footpaths over the years and could never understand why these seemed to end abruptly. Well done Peter.
The paths also seem to be showing on OSM already – I wonder how long OS will take to update?

Colin, you didn't happen to get a pun thesaurus for Xmas did you?

I was reluctant to wade into this issue any further re Normans argie bargey with the authorities at Swanbach but I believe that the council are now knee-deep in correspondence after being flooded with complaints and can no longer duck the issue. Having previously claimed that their coffers were drained and they couldn't a ford to attend to the problem it is now believed that they will splash the cash and about March time a specialist company from Leek will come and look into the problem, on reflection I ponder river this could have been done sooner. They say that the repairs are to be streamed online, I'm going to take a punt and say it's much more likely that the council will take an early bath and pull the plug on this ferry contentious project, I don't know why I think that, I just have this titanic sinking feeling,,,,,, or am I going around the bend?

Well done Peter – this success required a lot of effort and tenacity. I really like Geraint's suggestion of a group walk to celebrate the result!!!

Hi,

Are the scouts planning a Christmas Tree collection this year?

Thanks

What a super, interesting article by Judy on the history of the shop from its origins 160 years ago. Congratulations Judy on the anniversary of the founding of Williams' wonderful village amenity.

I would also like to thank Peter for his tenacity in finding the evidence and pursuing the case to a successful conclusion. It used to be a lovely circular walk from Bagley lane and back along the canal.

To whoever is responsible for taking the goody bag of sweets that I left out for our grey bin collectors (on Shropshire Street) – you are the garbage of life. I feel sad that your parents did such a rubbish job of bringing you up Shame on you.

Many congratulations to Peter Kay in achieving the official recognition of the Adderley footpath after so many years of effort. As one who was a member of the Ramblers 'Association for many years, I salute the incredible patience and perseverance that he has dedicated to this project over so many years. To celebrate this achievement, do you think a 'mass' rally in the Spring of all the local Ramblers Associations along the length of the path past Pool House would be a good way to celebrate it?

On behalf of our dogs and cat I would like to thank the people in swanbach for the magnificent fireworks display around 2300 last night, they have not been so frighted since November. I hope you enjoyed them.

Support for Action on Swanbach Flooding Noted from Minutes of Adderley Parish Council meeting on 8th December 2021

Highways & Environmental Health – The Council discussed the problems with flooding on the A529 between
Adderley and Audlem at Swanbach which is in Audlem's parish and comes under Cheshire East. There are a lot
of residents from Adderley who use this road daily and the Council have safety concerns for smaller, and
sometimes bigger, cars as the flooding is extensive and the depth cannot be judged. It was agreed that the
Clerk will liaise with the Audlem Clerk to offer any support Adderley Parish Council can in trying to resolve this
matter.

Hopefully the more support the better to resolve this issue.

From what I hear the problem is that the council can't get access to the land adjacent to the road to effect whatever repairs are necessary and there's a stalemate over it. Don't expect anything to change anytime soon.

Well said Joe. At the risk of going slightly 'off topic' but staying in a similar vein; If the head of The Environment Agency lived in my house, I bet he/she wouldn't put up with the constant flooding I get here year after year and more than once a year. Back on topic; I hope the flooding at the Bridge gets sorted. It's been like that for far too long now.

What is happening AOL, puzzles have been down all day and no response to my message this morning!

I'm getting withdrawal symptoms already, I just love the Snake!

Anyone know what happened to the grey bin collection today? Has the Cheshire-East Highways Department taken over refuse collection?

I quite agree Joe, things would have happened by now. Is filling the cutting in again and resurfacing an option as no doubt it was dug out originally by the railways in the first place creating this problem, then Norman could have his lifebuoy back. I believe there could be plenty of hardcore available from the Houses of Parliament soon as it is falling apart more than originally thought.
This would then save on the ongoing costs of safety inspections and repairs on the existing brickwork of the bridge.