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School receivesGood Ofstedreport

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Who we areTIM HAYWARD

Vicar

St Boniface, St Jude’s,

Calveley

t: 01829 261511e: [email protected]

VICKI RILEY - Parish Administrator

t: 01829 260579e: [email protected]

For pastoral visiting team, please callAmber Middlemiss on 01829 261437 oremail [email protected]

St BonifaceChurchwardens

David Cox 261349

Jill Robey 260081

Youth Worker

Abby Cooper 07852 162239

Secretary

Jenny Brooks 01829 730225

Organist

Andrew Dean 261222

Treasurer

John Mason 733971

Flowers

Margaret Bourne 260944

St Jude’sChurchwardens

Elizabeth Marren 01270 528556

Vacancy

Secretary

Jenny Brooks 01829 730225

Organist

Ann Badrock 260343

CalveleyChurchwardens

David Cox 261349

Jill Robey 260081

Secretary

Yvonne Wood 01270 528442

The LinkPlease contact us if you would like to

advertise your business or to send us

your news, views and pictures.

Advertising: [email protected]

Editorial: Joy Parker

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Graphic design: Jo Mason

You can also read The Link online at:www.stbonifacebunbury.org.uk

Community newsCongratulations to Ryan Short andEmma Gosnell, married at St Bonifaceon Saturday 30 January.

The new Bunbury Playground will belaunched on Easter Monday.Anne James, who has been ActingDeputy Head at Bunbury PrimarySchool, bade an emotional farewell toon 12 February, as they broke up forhalf term. We are delighted to reportthat she is returning as a governor.

On Wednesdays at 7.30pm duringLent Revd Mike Rogers is leading aseries of talks on the Lord’s Prayer—praying it, meaning it, living it. Eachsession lasts about 30 minutesconsisting of a 10 minute address, 10minutes of contemplative prayer thenending with Compline. You are mostwelcome to all or any of the sessions:

Wed 2 March Methodist Chapel:Thy kingdom come

Wed 9 March St Jude’s:Give us this day our daily bread

Wed 16 March Calveley:Forgive us our trespasses

Wed 23 March St Boniface:For thine is the kingdom

The Women at the Well are holding aLent course based on the film, TheTheory of Everything during Lent on 7March at 1 Orchard Close; on 14March at Gables Cottage, School Lane;on 21 March at Pemberton, SchoolLane. All welcome.

Bunbury School and church will beconstructing a multi-sensory experi-ence based on The Lord’s Prayer, inchurch from Monday 14 March toPalm Sunday.

The Agape meal and Communion is at7pm on MaundyThursday, 24 March, with a lively talkby Revd Canon Trevor Dennis, who iscurrently writing a book about foot-washing.

Bunbury Gardening Club will have atalk on “The History of Gardens” byAnne Beswick on Tuesday 15 March at8pm in the The Village Hall followed byCheese and Wine (bring your ownwine) Tickets £6 on the door. Newmembers are welcome.

Bunbury WI will have a demonstrationby Karen Van Hoff of a knitted silvernecklace, silk hats and other crafts on10 March.

On Saturday 23 April the ParishCouncil will hold a free Tea Party 4-6pm in the Village Hall for theQueen’s 90 birthday and also invite

Bunbury Primary School was delighted to receive its Ofsted report thisweek, rating the school Good on all measures. Some of the commentspraising the school were:

“Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary and their attitudes to learning areoutstanding. Relationships between pupils and their peers and teachers arecharacteristically warm and friendly.”

“The headteacher is scrupulous and gracious in her approach to others. Shehas united the staff behind her vision to further improve this good school.”

“The school’s work to promote pupils’ personal development and welfare isstrong. This ensures that pupils learn in a safe and secure environment.”

Congratulations and thanks to all concerned.

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Could Jesus haveavoided the cross?Could he have made a detouraround Golgotha and returned tothe quiet district of Galilee? Couldhe have avoided execution andsettled for a quiet existence by theshores of the northern lake?

It wasn’t Jesus who looked for thecross; it was those in authoritywho looked to the cross as a wayto eliminate him, and hisundermining way of being fullyhuman, and his threatening wayof love. It wasn’t the idea of theFather too: God the Father is not asadist who planned thedestruction of his beloved Son. Inletting go of his Son, the Fatherwas vulnerable to what wouldhappen to his Son at the hands ofothers. All parents take that riskwhen they let go of their children.

The Jesuit George McCauleywrites: “He did not die, we mustkeep repeating ourselves. He waskilled, put to death, done in. Hisdeath was not something to beembraced with some subtle joy.His death, like ours, remains thestinking, grief-ridden, crushingthing that all death is.”

Jesus could have avoided going toJerusalem; he could have takenthe advice of the disciples whowarned him about the fate thatwould surely befall him there. But

instead, Jesus enters Jerusalem -publicly and loudly. He doesn’tdisguise himself and slip through aquiet gate; he leads a parade.Jesus confronts the power that isset against him. And like all peoplewho confront oppression, hemakes suffering visible.

The story of Jesus is dominated bythe cross, when Jesus was at hismost vulnerable. It is by hiswounds that we are healed - notby his cleverness or ability orpower. By his wounds. We arehealed not by the strength ofJesus but by his brokenness. Thecross stands at the centre of theChristian story as a sign of thelengths love will go to in itspassion for others; a sign thatsomeone thought we were worthall the pain and suffering; a sign toshow us that in spite of all ourstupidities and madness, Godloves us.

Love did not demand the cross,but in the life of Jesus love endsup on the cross. That is, often,what happens to self-sacrificiallove. Love chooses not to avoidthe suffering that emerges fromits commitment.

parishioners over 90 years of age.Bunbury WI have been invited toprepare the Tea Party, and wouldwelcome helpers - please contact CllrLeila Potter, Press Officer ParishCouncil, 01829 260357.

The barn dance was very successful andraised £1,360 shared equally betweenSt Boniface and Bunbury Scouts.Bunbury Church Fête will be onMonday 2 May and the theme will be ARight Royal Garden Party (see p5 formore details).

Bunbury Village Day will be onSaturday 25 June, so please save thedate!

On 17 July there will be a Service ofConfirmation at St Boniface. If youwould like to find out more aboutconfirmation, please contact Tim. Timwill be running confirmation classes inthe spring for those who are interested.

Friday at Tilly’s meets every Fridaymorning 10-00-11.30 at Tilly’s. If youknow anyone who might like to come,but isn’t mobile, phone Amber on261437 – lifts can be arranged. If youare able to offer transport, please letAmber know.

The latest on Bunbury’s High SpeedBroadband: a new system will have tobe put in, delaying arrival for anothereight months.

Did Jesushave to dieon thecross?

TIM HAYWARD

Your Vicar

** April Link deadline changes**Copy deadline: Monday 14 March.Links in church: Friday 1 April.

Our prayers for March

We pray for all who are ill especially ErnestCroley and Walter Davies. We pray for aspeedy recovery for Beth Tweddlefollowing her injury. We also pray for allwho are mourning a loved one especiallythe families of Peter Wynne, GeoffWilson, David Townshend, Ken Fearnall,David Mulligan and Peggy Watson.

A big thank you toBarbara Croley, whohas organised theprayer rota in churchfor the last 12 yearsand is taking a well-earned retirement.

Thank you, Barbara!


Eric WallingtonReader Emeritus

Mystery

The emblems of Wales are cheerful daffodils or pungent leeks.

On St David's day, 1st. March, if you wear a leek it celebrateswinning a battle against the Saxons in a field of leeks. Lucky itwasn't a field of cows!

St. David, Dewi Sant, was a monk and bishop in the sixthcentury. He was highly regarded for his kindness andcompassion to others, particularly the poor and the sick. He isbelieved to have founded the monastery at Menevia.

St. David's cathedral still stands on its original site.

He was supposed to have been very gentle and physically strongand tall despite eating a frugal diet. He believed in hard work,abstinence from alcohol and a refraining from unnecessaryspeech.

When David died he told his devoted followers to: "Be cheerfuland keep your faith and belief, and do the little things that youhave heard and seen through me."

Lord, help us to cheerfully do thelittle things,Small acts of kindness.May we listen moreAnd talk less.Grant us the vision to reach outbeyond ourselves,to increase our sense of purposeto be aware where we can help.Give us grace to take a joke against ourselves,And laugh even in the face of trouble.May we all grow togetherIn awareness of your love,That our lives may reflectYour brightness and your goodness.

Pat Edgley EllisReader

Daffodils and leeks

In the days when few people could read the Bible, they were encouraged to act it. In some churches,on Good Friday the priests would carry the communion bread, representing the dead body of Jesus,to a part of the church made to look like a tomb, from where it would be brought out on Easter Day.

And so drama, which began in the Greek temples but had died out, was resurrected in the liturgicaldramas of the Christian Church. The next step was to take it out into the streets. Different parts of theBible story were acted out on carts or temporary platforms in different parts of the town by membersof the trade guilds. These were called mystery plays and the texts of the medieval cycles of plays arepreserved in York and Coventry and elsewhere in England, where in recent years they have beenregularly performed.

St Paul wrote about the mystery of the gospel, which was the revelation of God's love, for the whole world to see. So when we come acrossthat word 'mystery' in the bible,it doesn't refer to something mysterious and hard to understand, but rather to something which had beensecret but is now revealed as an 'open secret' and as an open secret that Jesus wants everybody to know.

Church diary for MarchWednesday 2March

10.00am Holy Communion St Boniface

Friday 4 March11.30am Women’s World Dayof Prayer service

St Boniface

Sunday 6March

MotheringSunday

8.00am Holy Communion9.30am Family Communion &Sunday School10.30am Family Worship11.00am Holy Communion

St BonifaceSt Jude’s

St BonifaceCalveley

Wednesday 9March


Sunday 13March

9.30am Holy Communion10.30am Family Communion

St Jude’sSt Boniface

Wednesday 16March


Sunday 20March

8.00am Holy Communion9.30am Morning Prayer10.30am Family Worship11.00am Family Service6.00pm Evensong

St BonifaceSt Jude’sSt BonifaceCalveleySt Boniface

Wednesday23 March


Sunday 27MarchEasterSunday

9.30am Family Communion10.30am Family Communion6.30pm Holy Communion

St Jude'sSt BonifaceCalveley

Wednesday30 March


Sunday 6April

8.00am Holy Communion9.30am Family Communion &Sunday School10.30am Family Worship11.00am Holy Communion

St BonifaceSt Jude’s

St BonifaceCalveley

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Beeston Castle Fete will be taking place once again inthe early summer, rather than August, and anyonewho was there last year will remember what a greatday it was.

Every year the Fete Committee comes up with a newtheme and new attractions to enjoy. This year'stheme is, not surprisingly, a Right Royal Tea Party, inhonour of the Queen's 90th birthday. Since some ofHer Majesty's well-known interests are racing andcountry pursuits, you'll be able to enjoy some similarfun alongside our much-loved dog show (bring yourcorgi!) and traditional games. Look out for ourexciting race circuit with surprise four-legged steeds,for the high-tech clay pigeon shooting, and for someextra-special guests come to join the fun.

We need Link readers to help us before the event too.We would like to invite all local 90 year olds to join

us as special guests to enjoy a right Royal birthday teaand the theatrical entertainments planned for the teatent. Please contact us on the number below withyour nomination of anyone you know in their nineties,so we can send their personal invitation.

We are also looking for teams of four to take part inthe clay pigeon shooting competition which will takeplace in the middle part of the day. For more detailson this please contact us.

The fete is St Boniface's biggest fundraiser, vital tohelp maintain our beautiful and ancient church forfuture generations. We really need your local support.Come along, join the fun, and whether it's your firstvisit or your 20th, we promise new attractions, and agreat day out.

Lucy Munro Tel: 01829 260487Fête Committee

A Right Royal Beeston Castle Fête

St Boniface's magnificent nave was once again full of the sound offiddles and stamping feet when the church's Beeston Fete Committeeand Bunbury Scouts jointly hosted an early spring barn dance on 5February.

Once the pews are moved, the central space is ideal for such agathering and this beautiful church, lit up at night, is a fantastic sight.

All tickets sold fast and 120 guests enjoyed the chance to get togetherwith friends,dance and eatSarahThompson'sdelicioussupper. Manythanks to all

who came along and generously supported our raffle. Profits of over£1,300 will be put to good use - there are plans afoot to improve thechurch's kitchen facilities, so look out for more events in the future.

Brilliant barn dance

Bank Holiday 2 MAY - put the date in your diary NOW


It's now full speed ahead for Bunbury Village Day on Saturday 25 June!

The 2015 Village Day was a great success, with its vibrant TV and Film theme,dozens of attractions and the company of Jambusters author Julie Summers asour official opener. The team has been busy during the last few monthspreparing for another memorable event having held our AGM in November.We'd firstly like to thank Debby for all her hard work as Village Day Chair and arepleased to report that Linsey has now kindly volunteered to be at the helm thisyear - thank you Linsey!

In other team news, sadly Brian Blake has decided to step down and the VillageDay team would like to thank him for all of his contributions (Brian havingorganised the excellent classic car rally last year), but we welcome two new teammembers, which is greatly appreciated.

Bunbury Village Day really benefits from having a wide variety of stalls, so please contact us at [email protected] if youare interested in booking a stall in advance. There is additional information in the Village Day section of the Bunbury Villagewebsite too: www.bunburyvillage.info

Likewise, the Village Day would not take place if it were not for the many volunteers who help on and around the day itself, so ifyou are interested in lending your support please let us know. We'll be in touch soon with more information about the big day andto confirm the theme, although one or two clues might be bobbing around here...

The Village Day Team

Bunbury Village Day is on the horizon!

Laura grew up inSomerset and Devon andmoved to Haughton in2007 with her husbandRobin. Laura lives withRobin, Evie (8), Imogen (5and a very important 3/4)and Charlie the welshspringer. We think thereare two welsh springersin the village - the otherbeing Stan who wesometimes meet on awalk in the hills. Laura isa coach and trainer and

delivers coaching skills programmes at the Successfactory,Burwardsley and runs 'Business in Bunbury' a free networkingevent hosted by the Yew Tree once a quarter. She works with16-19 year olds voluntarily to assist with career choice. In herspare time she loves running with friends, spending time withher family and enjoying the lovely pubs in the area.

It's a celebrity beer call - who would you like to invite?

Daenerys Targaryen - will she ever get the iron throne? And thebeer would be Leffe Blonde.

What would you call your autobiography?

'Get it done' - a mantra drilled into me by my Mum which hasserved me well. It would stay in the library shelf gathering dustthough.

What was your first job?

Dartmouth Golf and Country Club - waitress.

What would you change about Bunbury?

I would like it to stay the same. I am concerned it might change.

What is the best book you have read to date?

As a member of the Bunbury book club it should be one we haveread. It isn't though - we need to work harder at finding a goodone. I love the 'Magic Faraway Tree' by Enid Blyton. Sometimesthe feeling you have as a child when reading is more magical thananything since.

What is your biggest regret?

I wish I had chosen with my heart rather than followed wellmeant, but misguided advice when it came to degree choices.Accountancy was not for me. And to have had the courage tomake a change when I realised the error. I love what I do now andI think I knew that Psychology would have been the right choiceeven then.

If you were granted one wish what would it be?

I would love to be invisible for the day and spend it in year oneand year three at Bunbury school.

What is the one thing people would be surprised to know aboutyou?

My family and I were keen worm charmers - a Devon traditionaccompanied by cider and sun-shine.

What would you like to achieve most over the next 12 months?

The Chester half marathon in under 2 hours. Tough mudder. Andfor my business to keep growing whilst still allowing me time tospend with Robin, Evie and Imogen.

What is your favourite place and why?

Raw Head - where I go for headspace and peace of mind. Aspiritual retreat almost.

How would you spend your ideal weekend?

That's easy. A run on Saturday morning in the hills, lunch at Tilly’s,Yew Tree with the children. Sunday papers, lunch with family,walk with Charlie, then the garden in the summer or the fire inthe winter tucked in at home. Simple loveliness.

Give us Two Minutes… Laura Hothersall

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The Lord's Prayer is the focus of our next multi - sensoryworship experience at St Boniface. Building upon our workwith Bunbury Aldersey CoE Primary School, and the success ofthe Fruits of the Spirit and Easter Experience projects, we willbe creating similar prayer stations or reflective areas in thechurch during Holy Week this year.

The Lord's Prayer is all about relationships. It comes from Jesusand his friends talking together, and gives us a form of wordsto talk with our Father God together - because it is a 'together'prayer: 'Our father... give us...'. Adults and children, newChristians and old, Christians from all traditions, we can allpray this prayer together with faith and hope and love.

When we pray the Lord's prayer, we can look through Jesus'eyes for a moment. It gives us Jesus' snapshot of God theFather, the loving parent who longs to provide us with what weneed, to help us in good times and bad and to work with us tomake our world a better place and see his kingdom of love andpeace in all the world.

Research suggests fewer and fewer schools are praying thisprayer regularly. Fewer and fewer children are growing upknowing it by heart. I'm delighted our children at Bunburyschool are focusing on the Lord's Prayer in their roundaboutassemblies this term. We've got to pass this prayer on to thenext generation. Some will pray it regularly and come to own itas our own. Others may need it as a first aid kit, for when theyfeel lost and lonely in a dark world, or others when their heartsare bursting with joy, may need a form, a set of holy words richwith the resonance of goodness and wholeness, to express to

God how they feel, when other words fail them. Just as soldiersin the World Wars prayed the Lord's Prayer as a default settingwhen they were too exhausted to find their own words, so weneed to give our children this fall-back prayer for all seasons.

My hope and prayer is that through the roundaboutassemblies at school and our multi-sensory worship at church,children and parents/grandparents will explore the Lord'sPrayer and own it for themselves. The prayer stations /reflective areas will hopefully be fun and creative, so thatthrough the sights, sounds, smells and tastes, we mayexperience God with all our senses, our intellect and ourhearts.

Four days,three nights,92 miles andan interviewwith RadioStoke!

Firstly, Iwould like tosay a hugethank you toeveryonewhofinancially

sponsored me and helped me complete The Two Saints Way fromLitchfield to Chester, during the Christmas period. For those of youwho haven't seen my previous article in The Link, the walk istraditionally a Christian Pilgrimage between the two cathedralcities, which passes through Bunbury. I chose MIND - a charity thatprovides advice and direction to anyone experiencing mental healthproblems. My wish was not only to support the charity but also, toraise the awareness of mental health issues, so it becomes moreacceptable for our friends and relatives to discuss their problemsand access appropriate services.

Very special thanks go to Roger Morris, from our village, who leadthe 'back up team'. At Roger's well planned rendezvous points he

and my family ensured I had plenty of cups of tea and sandwiches. Iam going to be honest and say that walking, approximately 23 milesper day, for four consecutive days was not easy, or pleasurable attimes!

Despite this challenge the people I met made it a wonderfulexperience. Lilas and Angela, from Litchfield, who set me on myway with breakfast 'on the hoof' gave me an insight into thecomradeship of people sharing a common goal. Reverend SallySmith and Robert Mountford met me at Stoke Minster and gavefurther history into the relevance of walk, and lots ofencouragement. It was especially amazing to meet a couple whosaw me on my first day, with the route guide, and recognised myvoice from the radio interview and ran back with a donation…..Idon't know your names but 'thank you' and if you ever get to readthis please get back in touch with me via our church . You all keptme going at times when I was tired!

Lastly, I must thank David Pott, who wrote the guidebook. He wasinstrumental in linking up existing paths on the original route andwas fantastic in assisting me with contacts. I am grateful as withouthis help I could not have completed my challenge. I would definitelyrecommend his book to anyone who wishes to undertake the walk.

I had hoped to raise £3,000.00 but with generous support I have farexceeded this by an additional thousand.

What can I say, "Thank you for reading this and supporting MIND . Iam blessed not to be affected ….. but we all know someone who is".

Freya Harkon MacGregor says thank you


A group of 29 mostly young people, but including one or two brave mumsand dads, headed off to Battlefield Live, Knutsford for a really great dayout organised and led by Abby.

When we arrived at Battlefield everyone was kitted out in camouflage uniforms, had their faces painted, divided into twogroups - Alpha and Delta - and given our safety instructions. After lunch (burgers, chicken nuggets, pizza or sausages!) it wasoff to the woods where there were dens, tents, hideouts, the sound of enemy aircraft overhead and a lot of mud! Everyonewas given a laser rifle equipped with thousands of rounds of 'ammunition' and taught how to use it safely. Then the fun reallybegan! For the next two hours we played four great games Death Match, Capture the Flag, Domination and The Bomb (whichseemed to be the favourite). There was a lot of running, hiding, shooting shouting and slipping over in the mud, resulting in anhonourable draw! At the end of a really fun time everyone returned to Base Camp hot, happy and muddy and a shouting,'Three Cheers for Abby - when can we come back again?'

Battlefield Live field report

Mother’s Day Special

Columbus mother: "I don'tcare what you've discovered,Christopher. You could stillhave written!"

Mary's mother: "I'm not upsetthat your lamb followed you toschool, Mary, but I would liketo know how it got bettermarks than you."

Jonah's mother: "That's a nicestory, but now tell me whereyou've really been for the lastthree days."

Barney's mother: "I realisestrained plums are your

favourite, Barney, but you'restarting to look a little purple."

Michelangelo's mother:"Mike, can't you paint onwalls, like other children? Doyou have any idea how hard itis to get that stuff off theceiling?"

Little Miss Muffet's mother:"Well, all I've got to say is ifyou don't get off your tuffetand clean your room, there'llbe a lot more spiders aroundhere."

A four-year-old and a six-year-old presented their mum with ahouse plant. They had used theirown money and she was thrilled.The elder of them said, with asad face, "There was a bouquetthat we wanted to give you atthe flower shop. It was reallypretty, but it was too expensive.It had a ribbon on it that said,'Rest in Peace', and we thoughtit would be just perfect becauseyou are always asking for a littlepeace so you can rest."

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I have always known thatsummer was coming toan end by the annualemail from Wendy Slackchecking whether I hadwritten or adapted apantomime script readyfor the Young Christiansto start rehearsing inSeptember, writes TomCrotty. This year it willall be different as Wendy

has stepped down and we will all miss her leadership, calmefficiency and sense of fun.

Wendy has been at the heart of Bunbury Young Christians foralmost 20 years, initially working in tandem with Teri Williams.Most people will associate Wendy's time with the annualpantomime, which she drove with great enthusiasm each year.What they didn't see was her commitment to all the otherYoung Christian's activities from football tournaments toannual sleepovers in church. Throughout it all, she remainedeven tempered, cheerful and approachable to generations ofyoung people in our village who will, I am sure, remember herwith love and affection.

Wendy's commitment to ensure that the Young Christianswere able to perform in the annual pantomime was hugelyimpressive. Her appearance on the stage at the end of theSaturday's performance, to the accompaniment of 'God Savethe Queen' was the end of months of hard work each year.We would usually agree on the script for the following year'sperformance as soon as the curtain fell and I would then get afew kindly reminder emails to ensure that I had some form ofscript ready for rehearsal.

Meanwhile, Wendy would mobilise her annual army of helpersto ensure that we had costumes, staging, lights, music, sound,makeup, catering and front of house. She would then beginher annual marketing campaign to ensure that we would havea noisy and engaged audience each evening. Any job shecouldn't find a willing (or unwilling) helper for, she would doherself whether that involved a bit of last minute scenerypainting, finding a prop sword or treasure chest or evenclimbing into the back end of a cow costume.

So Wendy, on behalf of all of the YCs and on behalf of all of usolder helpers, thank you. It's been great fun. You have keptus all sane. It won't be the same without you but we'redetermined not to let all your good work slip and to carry onwith your oft repeated words ringing in our ears… "Don'tworry, it'll be all right on the night!"

Tom Crotty says 'Thank You' to Wendy Slack on behalf of all


'Celebration'

Celebrating the 90th birthday ofHer Majesty the Queen

Concert by The Grove Singers Saturday 7.30pm, tickets £6

Choral Evensong Sunday 6pm

Calveley School Painting Competition display

Street Party refreshments in the hall

The organising team is looking for ladies or gentlemenwith a passion for flower arranging.

If you would like to donate towards the displays in'Memory of a Loved One' the name of your loved one will

be displayed on our'In Loving Memory' board'.

Call Elizabeth Marren on 01270 528556 or Jenny Brooks on01829 730225 or email [email protected]

for more details.

St Jude's Flower, Art and Craft Festival

23-24 April

10am-4pm

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A referendum will be held in Bunbury on 10March to provide Bunbury residents withan opportunity to vote on the plan. Thequestion asked will be 'Do you wantCheshire East Council to use theNeighbourhood Plan for Bunbury to help itdecide planning applications in theNeighbourhood area?'

In order for the plan to succeed andbecome what is known as a 'Made Plan,'over 50% of those voting must vote 'YES'

What's the plan for, what does it do? Theplan allows for small scale development onsuitable sites on the edge of the currentvillage boundary and it has already beenused to prevent large scale development inthe village. Some developers have changedtheir plans in order to comply with the plan,resulting in smaller developments beingproposed.

Why do we have to have any new houses atall? Cheshire East Council has allocated anumber of new houses to all its villages andthese must be built to comply with theCouncil's developing Local Plan. This is theonly way that house building can be

controlled and our Neighbourhood Planwould become an integral part of theprocess.

A group of Parish Councillors and residentsbegan work on the plan in July 2014.

Following lengthyconsultation with

Bunbury residents it wasadopted and approved bythe Parish Council inAugust 2015. It was then

sent to Cheshire East Council whoconducted a further period of consultationbefore sending it to an IndependentExaminer. The final version of the plan isnow on our website (www.bunburynpg.org)and on the Cheshire East website. Thisversion contains some amendments thatwere recommended by the Examiner and atable of these can also be foundon the plan website.

The referendum is the last stage

of the plan process and we needyour help to make it succeed. Ifyou are eligible to vote in localelections you will be able to voteat the Referendum. There are1076 electors in Bunbury andThe Parish Council and theNeighbourhood Plan Groupwould like to see every one ofthem turn out and vote 'YES.'

Our message throughout all thestages of developing the planhas always been positive but itwould be remiss if we didn'tpoint out what would happen if

the plan does not receive thesupport of voters. If the planfails it will immediately cease tohave any effect on planning anddevelopers will be able to apply

to build where, when and how manyhouses they choose. Don't let this happen

to Bunbury. You can cast your vote at thePolling Station, at Jubilee Playing FieldsPavilion between 7am and 10pm.

PLEASE TURN OUT ON REFERENDUM DAY,THURSDAY 10 MARCH AND VOTE 'YES'

The Neighbourhood Plan Group: RonPulford (Chairman) - Mike Bourne - TonyGreco - Bob Harris Miranda Hewish - EricLord - Jo Mundell - Lucy Munro - AndrewThomson (Planning Consultant) MargaretEllis (Administrator)

However unlikely it is that youmay need them, here are thedetails of your local policeofficers to keep on file:PC NICKY BERRY [email protected]

PCSO SHARON JONES [email protected]

PCSO STEVE METCALFE [email protected]

Who are your police?


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Ken was born 2 September 1947, and he was the fourth of five children. Ken had ahappy childhood with all his siblings. He went to school locally, first at the oldschool on College Lane, then Bunbury School at the age of seven and finally on toTarporley for his secondary school years.

After school, Ken threw himself enthusiastically into farm life - it was full on sevendays a week. He would be up at four in the morning ready for milking. Ken couldidentify every one of the cows, which all had names. Often he would be helped byMr Wright's dog, Ted, to bring the cows up from the fields for milking. Ken enjoyedsimple routines around the farm - he was most happy chopping logs, and loved tokeep the fire going.

Ken was very close to his brothers and they would eat together every day. Theyenjoyed simple things; beans on toast was Ken's favourite along with his favouritetipple, dandelion and burdock.

Ken was a big fan of Manchester United throughout his life. In the early days hewent to see them play at Stoke and had the delight of watching George Best - happydays. Later on he continued to support them watching their matches on TV.

In the last few years Ken had struggled with health problems, but it was a terribleshock when he died suddenly in hospital and he will be sadly missed by his brothersand sister Robert, Margaret, Edward and Stanley.

Ken Fearnall The Parish Council met on 11February. Planning applicationswere discussed. The Referendumon the Village Plan will be heldon 10 March, in the Pavilion 7-10pm, to vote on theNeighbourhood Plan. This is amost important date! The countyis to employ 53 more police. TheQueens 90th Birthday will becelebrated with a FREE tea party,4-6pm held in the Village Hall,Saturday 23 April and everyone isinvited, particularly those over 90years. Borough Cllr Michael Jonesannounced that "CheshireCounty has been declared the'Happiest County in theCountry'!"… so keep smiling.

Cllr Leila Potter Parish CouncilPress Reporter

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