Over the past week we have been reviewing 2014 in Audlem, featuring two months a day.
Today we look back on November and December, a time when Audlem hit headlines in Britain, across Europe and even further afield:
November 2014
- The annual F.A.S.A Spooky Disco
- News that Audlem NSPCC Support Group's Stapeley House lunch made a profit of around £1,300
- Parish Council votes to acquire from Cheshire East the Playing field, Children's play area, Tennis courts and Car Park subject to further due diligence
- Shroppie Fly starts new Sunday carvery
- Exhibition to commemorate the start of WW1 by Audlem District History Society shows display of fascinating memorabilia in St. James's Church
- ADAS AGM makes awards for Citizen and Young Citizen of the Year and for best gardens
- Huge turnout for ASET Fireworks a& Bonfire on 8th November
- ARS visit Audlem raised Giles Meadows' brewery at Wincle after its November walk
- Buerton Parish Council proceeds with a neighbourhood plan
- Glorious Colour weaving exhibition at Audlem Mill
- A525 to Woore re-opens after four week closure for (brilliant) resurfacing on Shropshire side of the border
- Planning setback for Cheshire East's as its housing supply is questioned by Planning Inspectorate
- Volunteer Lock-Keeper Best-Practice day in Audlem very well attended
- Newly designed Audlem tea towel, by local artist Ronnie Cruwys of drawingthestreet available from Williams of Audlem depicting various local village scenes
- APHAx (the Public Hall Annexe Committee) hears its bid for Big Lottery funding has passed successfully through the first stage of the process
- Daystar Theatre's newest play 'A Bad Penny' at Scout & Guide Hall on 22nd November
- Uplifting family comedy 'What We Did On Our Holiday'Audlem's in film season at Public Hall
- Ritchie Kay featured in European Space Agency's comet landing
- Audlem Medical Practice attracts excellent ratings in official surveys
- History Society meeting sees Audlem's old railway line from Geoff Farr's aerial view
- JA's coffee shop opens for business from Thursday 27th November, replacing The Pinfold
- ADAPT's Homemade Christmas stall attracts much interest
- Keep Monks Lane safe campaign following a planning application that make parts of the lane busier with HGVs
- Packed village for Santa's arrival on Audlem Lass and The Big Switch On of the big tree in the Square and over fifty other trees
- 29th November sees a big turnout for the singing on the church mound of Amazing Grace
- Audlem Lass laying up supper
- Festive Craft & Vintage Fair in the Public Hall
December 2014
- Santa visits the children of Audlem St James' school by helicopter to huge excitement
- Neighbourhood Plan website goes live
- Residents hold silent protest as Cheshire East Planning Committee visits the Hockenhull development site at Heathfield Road/Mill
- Doctors Thornton, father and son, honoured with plaque at Emberton Place on the site of they old Thornton House
- Heathfield Road planning application for 26 new homes approved by Cheshire East on 10th December
- Amazing Grace DVD launched live on BBC's North West Tonight
- Audlem Bowling Club presents First Responders with £600 cheque
- Audlem featured on BBC Breakfast Show and ITV national news singing Amazing Grace
- Sold out Audlem Voices concert with Cheshire Constabulary Band and Corps of Drums
- Glory of Christmas production plays to two packed houses at Methodist Church
- Charity Quiz at Lord Combermere raises £5,300 for Mend our Mum
- Carols around the Big Tree attracts large crowds
- New fibre-optic network now becoming available in parts of Audlem
- Mend Our Mum's Amazing Grace tops Religious & Gospel chart
- Cheshire East freezes council tax
- Audlem featured on Canadian TV national news singing Amazing Grace
- Audlem FC win first match but have their points deducted as their opponents resign from league
- Mend our Mum fund raising passes £85,000 out of £100,000 target
- Audlem Public Hall annexe plans submitted for planning permission
- Neighbourhood Plan children's competition winners announced
- AudlemOnline attracts 100,000 readers in a month for the first time
- Macy starts in a special night at The Lord Combermere of live music including many of the Amazing Grace musicians including Steve Overland of FM
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