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Kenneth (Ken) Rickards of Auckland New Zealand formerly of Audlem , Passed away peacefully on Tuesday 19th Jan @21 aged 94
Ken was much loved. A private cremation will be held 20th Jan 13:00 hrs.
Contact Tracy camp55@gmail.com

This is submitted to AOL by Geoff Farr on behalf of ken's sister Mrs Jean Thomas.

When flying my small aeroplane across the Channel as I have many times, my route for the crossing was Swanage........ Cherbourg........
Down the Cherbourg peninsular steering East along the coast and bypassing North of Bayeux.
The submerged Sections of the Mulberry harbors can still be seen submerged off shore.

Golf-Foxtrot, Alfa, Romeo,Romeo.

I've a non functioning NEC laptop I can donate if anyone is a wizard and can it working.

Thank you Michael – and thank you to everyone who has been so supportive of school and families already. It really makes a huge difference to all the staff and pupils to know that everyone in the village is doing their best to help.

Does anyone have any old working Tablets, Laptops or Computers?
If so Audlem St. James"s School would welcome any donations of the like.
With online schooling now taking place several pupils do not have the facilities to partake lessons online.
Any items donated to the school will be "cleaned" before being put into use.
I have dropped off an old laptop and it was gratefully received. There must be others out there which could find a new home.

Agree entirely with Nigel re caustic comments appearing. Post them on Farcebook or Twatter, that's where they belong!
Regarding masks outdoors: a very lucid Prof (part of the government advisory team) was interviewed yesterday on this.
He was against wearing them outdoors, PROVIDING distancing was broadly observed. His view was that the reduction in risk was so low as to be not worth trying to enforce it.
He also pointed out that in cold or wet weather outside, the masks get damp, and then become an aerosol generator, so actually make the situation worse if you're a virus carrier and don't realise it.
I'll stick to keeping as far away as practical from people outdoors, and save the mask for indoors.

Whoever posted that article beat me to it. I was walking in the woods near the Canal the other day and the rubbish left there is disgusting for the reasons the original poster says.
What I can't understand is; when the people take their stuff to what ever place they're going to consume it, it's heavier than when they've finished it so therefore easier to carry back to where they've come from! Still, me complaining about it isn't going to stop it happening because we're dealing with humans here...nowt so strange as them......

Ok well I seem to be getting lots of vitriol here so let's just take a minute shall we:
I had a baby in lockdown- alone! The care I received at Leighton was superb and I am in awe of those nurses and surgeons etc that took great care of me as there was a few complications. Front line NHS services however have been lacking in my opinion, not the medical care, that is great – aside from the lengthy IVR messeges asking people not to call, to stay away etc – nice!!!.
I had to trek to hospital 3 days after major surgery after having my baby for a simple heel prick test routinely done within GP practices however due to Covid I was forced to go once again to hospital some 25 minutes away still hardly able to walk with a baby during a pandemic. Not ideal! Elderly care was also shifted over to Nantwich so things like warfarin checks were done there rather than the surgery – again because of COVID – I have since been into the go practice 3 times for baby jabs which thankfully have now been moved back to GP practices and the surgery has been completely empty. It's been published in multiple press publications that GP practices were hiding behind Covid. Not saying that's what happened but it certainly seemed a bit like that.
Finally, the ONS has far more accurate data and believe it or not in stark contrast to what we see on the news – it can be found here:
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/causesofdeath/articles/deathsinvolvingcovid19interactivemap/2020-06-12
And for anyone scared and terrorized by our media reporting it's worth looking into – yes we are in a pandemic but the methods of reporting leave much to be desired.
Take care all and do try to question things don't just follow the government fed narrative.
And Wes – I can't believe me thinking and suggesting that GP surgery staff should perhaps phone vulnerable people regarding the vaccine makes me so bad! Funny how after I spoke to them 3 vulnerable elderly people known to me in our wonderful community were called.
They do have plenty of available resource to do this!

As someone in the Clinically Extremely Vulnerable group, I would just like to make a plea for people out walking to consider how fearful many of us in this group are. As someone who is on immuno suppressant therapy, I am all too aware that my chances of surviving Covid are slim to nil. Having been shielding since March, the only respite I get is my hour long walk each day. Please consider that when you meet other walkers, their anxiety levels may be quite high. The majority of people are considerate, however, a significant minority are not. If you are walking two abreast, please move to single file. I promise that if you let go of your partner's hand, they won't disappear. Equally, try to keep as much distance between yourself and others when you encounter them. I met a group of 4 on Moss Lane a couple of days ago who were walking 4 abreast and would not move aside to leave me space when I approached them. I'm sure my discomfort was obvious as I got onto the narrow verge and as close to the hedgerow as I could without climbing over it. I've been going out later recently to avoid this or going out when the weather is unpleasant as there are likely to be fewer people about. It isn't fair that some of us are placed at risk by the thoughtlessness of a minority.

Wes, that was so very well put; thank you.
Maybe when this is all over, there could be a communication skills course held in the village which would maybe help prevent one or two posters on Chatbox in coming over so caustic and offensive with duff information.

Just back from Nantwich having had my vaccination.What brilliant organisation-very efficient and friendly.My time was10.40 and I had my jab at 10.39 ! Could I nominate the organiser for a job?...?!,

I'm intrigued as to why Hannah believes the BBC is hysterical in their coverage and how going directly to the ONS website gives an altered perspective? Has she not seen that some hospitals are now so overwhelmed by COVID patients that they are having to cancel elective surgery, in some cases urgent cancer surgery. My partner recently had an operation cancelled as COVID patients were taking up all the available beds and staff are on their knees and exhausted. As for wearing masks outdoors, both the BMA and WHO recommend it. In my opinion it should be mandatory, as in some other countries, but as usual we seem to be a day late and a dollar short – possibly contributing to the fact we have one of the worst rates of western countries. Remember that you have to keep 2 metres distance from other people, which simply can't be done on the narrow pavements in Audlem. The risk of transmission is indeed much lower outdoors, but it's still there. You could unwittingly kill someone if you are asymptomatic and they breathe in virus laden air that you exhale.

My mum who is 83 received a phone call from the surgery to arrange her vaccine (she's not on the internet either) so perhaps they are working their way through them.

Sorry Hannah, my mistake, when I read both your earlier posts I rather thought when you said "a proactive post or release of info" I didn't realise that you actually meant that the surgery should be devoting their scarce resources to phoning people to tell them what has been actively publicised through print and broadcast media, i.e. wait and you will be contacted (as lots of people seem to have been). I sort of assumed that you meant a "proactive post or message" on AudlemOnline like the one on Dec 30th that maybe internet savvy neighbours or carers could pass. Silly me!

In response to Terry, I see what you're saying however perhaps re-read my post. My blind 82 year old neighbour surprisingly isn't online so missed this online post (with her being blind) My point was, the surgery could be actively calling vulnerable residents namely those who perhaps are not likely to be online/internet savvy and checking posts. If you see my following post I stated that I called went through the lengthy IVR basically telling me to not call and speak to them and sought out the relevant information. They were helpful and I'm grateful for that however maybe good old fashioned phone calls where the elderly and vulnerable are concerned that would be more beneficial to such residents.

Perhaps a re-post of this will be helpful.
https://www.audlem.org/news/cheshire-roll-out-of-covid-19-vaccine.html

Hannah. Before criticising the surgery, I suggest you look at the very clear information they posted on AudlemOnline on 30th December. We have had excellent service from the Doctors and other staff there over the years, and even more so in the last 18 months since I became a carer. I have nothing but praise for them. It must be demoralising for them to read this sort of stuff when I know they are working so hard, and when people haven't apparently bothered to read the information they have posted. Also, you can find information on the ADCA service for transport, which has also been posted recently on here. Finally, if it hasn't already been done, I suggest you explore whether your neighbour has registered with the surgery for the "Gold Framework" as it sounds like she would qualify, and any carers should also have their status flagged on their own records.

Thank you to the surgery – due to the IVR messages asking people not to call my neighbour didn't dare call however I did and they were indeed helpful however I think a messege or post with some tangible information would be great. If it's any help to anyone – in due course they confirmed that they will be actively calling vulnerable patients. Again though a proactive post or release of info would be well received I feel rather than the IVR messages

Hannah,
Try ADCA they are operating a taxi service from Audlem to Nantwich for the elderly and infirm.

Hannah I suggest you phone the ladies surgery . If it is Audlem you will receive excellent service and information

Why are you exporting British Jobs and more to the point, exporting British data to the USA? Keep the USA out of our affairs!

Can someone tell me whether they have heard from the GP surgery in Audlem about the vaccine and what to do?
I have an 83 year old neighbour who has heard nothing at all and has obviously not had the vaccine but has no transport, recently had a fall and is registered blind. Naturally she is scared out of her wits to let someone take her to have the vaccine? Would be nice to know or was she supposed to be psychic and magically get herself to Nantwich to have it with no indication of times etc or could she simply go to her local doctors surgery where she is a registered patient and have it there? I suppose that would be common sense though so unlikely. Anyway with my rant over any helpful information would be marvelous – thank you

Think some people need to look at the ONS rather than the BBC and calm down a bit.
Whilst I wear a mask in shops etc I will not be wearing one outside – there is no requirement to do so. Yes there is a virus but the hysteria is beggars belief. Sadly the media are controlling the narrative here and people are scared. I would urge anyone scared out of their wits to look at the ONS website with actual facts and have a nice cup of tea.

Hello Louise, thanks for raising this. The last notification for closure I received was before Christmas and related to drainage. I have emailed Cheshire East Council following your post to ask for detail.

Longhill Lane is CLOSED. It has been all day. Around 2.50 the workers disappeared leaving the road closed. Residents have not been told why. Does anyone know what this is about?