WHISTON NEWSLETTER

No. 45 - July/August 2015

St Mildred’s Church, Services and Events

Services 9:30am, except 3rd Sunday – 11am 5th Sunday Benefice Service is at a different adver-

tised church in the benefice. ———

Coffee Mornings in Church: -

Monday 6th July 10—12 and

Monday 3rd of August 10—12 We appreciate your support, our last coffee morning

raised £162.77. ————

Messy Church at St. Mildred’s from 4 - 6 pm.

19th July - Theme - St. Mildred 23rd August - theme - Holidays & Holy Days

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SUMMER CELEBRATION – Saturday 11th July from 12 noon to 4-00pm. Come and enjoy BBQ lunch, stalls

with crafts, cakes, raffle, plants, children's games & competitions, cream teas.

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Messy Church at St. Mildred’s for children 2 to 11 with an accompanied adult.

Sunday 26th July 4 to 6 pm.

Sunday 23rd August 4 to 6 pm.

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Contacts: -

Revd Carol Richardson – 372082.

For details of events etc. contact church wardens Joy Prince on 702261 or Michael Harrison on 266233.

Chapel Services & Events

Services – 6:30pm

3rd Sunday – Informal Family Service

Fellowship Group

Meet at the Chapel 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7.30 pm

Please join us for all or any of these services

Contact for details, prayer needs etc.

Charlie Cotton –Tel 266591.

Whiston Walkers

Join us for some exercise AND pleasant views with good company.

Next walk on Sunday 12th July meet at 11 am. in Ross Road.

Ecumenical Prayer Group

Tuesdays 10:00 Open Prayer Meeting St. Mildred’s Church.

All welcome

Contact Jacquie Heaward on 750083 or

Mauveen on 266591

HELP

If anybody could spare up to an hour every

other month to distribute copies of the

newsletter please let Susan or Gerry know.

Susan Tel 260033, Gerry 266448

Whiston Village Hall

Having a celebration or a party? Why not book the Village Hall for your event. Good facilities & rates. Village Hall Booking Sec – John Russell - Tel 266711

Regular Events – Monday - 10.15 – 11.15 Table Tennis – Ivan Kent Tel 266011; Badminton Evening - James Tel 266508. Tuesday - Bowls afternoon – John Steele Tel 266142; Wednesday - Fitness Class 7.00pm.— Thursday – 10.00-12.00 Over 50’s exercise - Mauveen Tel 266591.

NEW! village website www.whistonvillagehall.co.uk set up by the Village Hall Committee.

Meetings are held in the village hall on the second

Thursday of each month at 7.30 pm.

Visitors and new members are always welcome. If you are local and have a transport problem we may be able to help.

News flash we have new President Diane Sharman who lives in the village and is a past Treasurer.

Regular activities include swimming, walking and a choir. Each year we take a group of members away for a few days. This year we went to Valkenburg.

Every month we have a speaker or someone to teach us a new craft. In addition we are going Bell Boating on the 20th August and planning a trip Bowling and to the Theatre later in the year.

We have recently welcomed three new mem-bers – so come and give us a try

For more information and programme details please ring Diane on 266385

Articles for next edition: - September – October by 15th August please to

Gerry Tel. 266448 or e mail gerrybailey524@tinternet.com

and /or

Susan Coates Tel. 260033 or e mail

susan@coateshaimes.com

WHISTON ACTION GROUP – for full details see the website at :-

www.whiston-action-group.co.uk You can contact WAG via:

e-mail info@whiston-action-group.co.uk.

or

Tel Paul Housiaux on 01538 266385 or

Nick Cresswell on 07850 336587

Restoration of the Village Pinfold

The parish council continues to explore the possibility of restoring the village pinfold at the junction of the A52 and Black Lane on the north side of the village. Since the last update the soil samples have been analysed and the results are encouraging in that there are no significant levels of contaminants pre-sent. Now that the contaminants issue has been eliminated, and prior to a planning application being submitted, the Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Planning Consultant has authorised a slit trench exploratory excavation be undertaken to check whether or not additional engineering support is required to the Black Lane carriageway. On Monday 22nd June a slit trench exploratory excavation was undertaken which confirmed that no additional engineering support is required for the Black Lane carriageway. The exploratory excavation has been backfilled and a planning application is now being submitted. If you want to know more about the project then visit the new village website, set up by the Village Hall Committee, at www.whistonvillagehall.co.uk and click on “Links”.