YOUR Community Information - Wednesday 28 June 2010
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(1) YOUR
Community News - Next Deadline for news, stories and events - TOMORROW
- Thursday 1st July
(2) Harassment
of an elderly lady in Loggerheads
(3) Queen's Birthday Honours
List 2010 - Congratulations to Mr John W Rose of Hook Gate
(4) SHOWSTOPPERS
Saturday 10th July at Broughton Parish Rooms
(5) Open-air Pet/Animal Service
Broughton St Peter's Church Sunday 11 July
(6) HALES
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE - JUNE - MEETING REPORT
(7) SUMMER
SUPPER IN THE MARQUEE - Monday 23rd August 2010
(8) Volunteer Staffordshire - what can you do?
(9) Space Hop Needs You - Summer reading Challenge
- Loggerheads Library - Saturday July 10 – Saturday September 11
(10) Festival Drayton Centre What's On July 2010
(11) Aspire Housing are offering
a new choice based letting scheme - weekly information sheets (every Monday)
listing all social housing in Loggerheads Library
(12)Campstock
2010 - An evening of music with Cara Dillon - Sat 17 July
(13) Loggerheads Library - Coming
soon
(14) Loggerheads Local Community
Police - June newsletter
(15A) SCAM ALERT-
an email supposedly from a wealthy lady living abroad
(15B) SCAM ALERT
- the old water board one about checking your water supply because of
a serious leak nearby.
(16) Ashley Memorial Hall What's
ON - June 2010
(17) SUMMER FAIR at MUCKLESTONE
SCHOOL on Saturday JULY 17th
(18) WOULD YOU LIKE A STALL AT THE
PARISH FESTIVAL SATURDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2010?
(19) Cream Tea in aid of the Severn
Hospice - Sunday 18 July
(20) Market Drayton
Carnival Parade and fun Day Sunday 4 July
(21) Newcastle under Lyme
50+ Forum Consultation Forum Thursday 15 July 7 to 9pm
(22) Hales Hall Fete - this Saturday
3rd July from 6pm
(23) RSPB - Roofs For Wildlife
Information for "weekly" email to - info@loggerheads.eu
Items for hard copy of "Community News" due out in February, April, June, August, October & December to info@loggerheads.eu
Next Deadline - Thursday 1st July 2010 for August and September issue
Police non emergency number 0300 123 44 55
Harassment of an elderly lady in Loggerheads
An unsolicited visit from two representatives of your company,
Compass Mobility Consultants Ltd.,
on Monday 14th June to my mother at Loggerheads has caused her considerable
anxiety and distress. She still feels the effects today, both physically
and mentally.
My mother is 88, disabled by arthritis, severely visually impaired and
very hard of hearing.
The appointment was made by telephone in a rapid manner so that she had difficulty in following what was being said.
Your office’s initial approach was misleading. No mention of sales was made. Your company was not identified clearly so she was led to believe this would be an assessment of her needs following her recent grant of attendance allowance.
The appointment was made for Friday 11th June. Thus both my time and hers was wasted in futile waiting. The time of the appointment, 1pm, was most inconvenient. This is the time most elderly people have their main meal of the day. As your representatives stayed for three hours, my mother had to delay her lunch until 4.30pm.
Queen's Birthday Honours List 2010 - Congratulations to Mr John W Rose of Hook Gate
One of our local residents is included in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Our old friend Mr John W Rose of Hook Gate, who is a dentist, has been awarded an MBE “for services to the National Health Service”. The announcement was in The Daily Telegraph and the Shropshire Star last Saturday, on Radio Shropshire evidently and also on line.
John has been recognised for his long service to Dentistry,
most recently working as a local Consultant, but before that, many local
patients will hvae visited his former surgery in King St Newcastle just
by the Traffic Lights .
Outside work, he is a former National Chairman of Round Table and it is
understand has been Chairman recently of his former Table's (Newcastle
Mainwaring) 41 Club for ex-Tablers, which includes as Members many local
residents.
An outstanding public speaker, he has over the years delighted many audiences
including when he was International Officer for Round Table GB, many Foreign
and International visitors.
SHOWSTOPPERS
Saturday 10th July at Broughton Parish Rooms
10am-2pm All 5-11 year olds very welcome
Open-air Pet/Animal Service Broughton St Peter's Church Sunday 11 July
HALES WOMEN'S INSTITUTE - JUNE - MEETING REPORT
Forensic archaeologist and anthropologist Sarah Doxey gave members a
fascinating insight into her profession at the meeting of Hales Women's
Institute in June. Sarah was fortunate enough to study at a Military university
and has also been on a Time Team Special at Gosport in Hampshire, excavating
the old Haslar Naval Hospital.
The identification aspects between male and female are generally obvious,
male bones usually being larger than the female. There is a set formula
to work out measurements of bones, which is done in millimetres. Sarah
made members laugh, telling them she once made a mistake by using centimetres,
in which the formula does not work, ending up with a ten foot giant, and
at first she could not think what had happened. Before getting down to
the fine details of analysis, much can be determined just by looking at
the bones, for example diseases, trauma and even lifestyle.
Pat Lovat from Aston and Willoughbridge W.I. represented the Rosamund Harris group, of which Hales is a part, at the A.G.M. in Cardiff. Pat voted on behalf of the group on this years resolution, the mandatory labeling of the country of origin of meat, poultry and fish. The resolution was passed by 99.3 in favour.
Ann Fair hosted a summer picnic in her lovely garden, at very short notice. It was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who attended. Thank you Ann, for your hospitality.
Hales members had another success at the County Show. Elizabeth Harrington gained a gold star for hand tied fishing flies. Silver stars went to Kath McClellan for her cheese and onion pasties and to Sylvia Boden for her sweet cicely fizz. Prim Heath and Pat Hall gained third prizes, Congratulations to all.
Hales W.I. always welcomes new members. The meetings are the second Thursday of the month at 7.30 p.m. at the Hales Club. Why not come and find out all about us and make new friends. We run a comprehensive programme throughout the year. Contact numbers are 01630 653 416 and 01630 657 737
The next meeting is an visit to gardens at Whitmore, leaving Tower Lawns at 6.30 p.m. Food will be available.
A.L.Gibbs.
SUMMER SUPPER IN THE MARQUEE - Monday 23rd August 2010
Spit roast pork, beef and turkey with trimmings
Delicious homemade puddings
Musical entertainment by Silken
Easy listening while we eat then the tempo rises as we get to our feet
In aid of Maer Hills Protection Group
and St Peter's Church, Maer
Download
full details
Volunteer Staffordshire - what can you do?
Space Hop Needs You - Summer reading Challenge - Loggerheads Library - Saturday July 10 – Saturday September 11
Take a giant leap into the final frontier at
Staffordshire’s Libraries this summer.
Join Space Hop for free at Your Library and complete three reading steps to collect stickers and complete the space hop mission to help the young crew of ‘Ex Libris’ set up the first library on the moon.
Festival Drayton Centre What's On July 2010
Aspire Housing are offering a new choice based letting scheme - weekly information sheets (every Monday) listing all social housing in Loggerheads Library
Aspire Housing are offering a new choice based letting scheme and will from next week provide all libraries in the district with weekly information sheets (every Monday) listing all social housing currently available for prospective tenants. Aspire have said that these will be delivered by Aspire staff in person. They will supply the weekly sheets but need to know how many requests for them you have so they don’t over/under supply. There is a tick sheet available for this attached.
There is also a new website, which will be launched next week on Tues (currently the site says it is under construction). They would like us to direct any customers to the site if asked. They will be promoting our PCs to access the online service.
NHA Choice-based letting scheme website
On this website:
Prospective tenants will be able to make an application for housing
Aspire Housing will advertise available homes
Prospective tenants will be able to express an interest in homes that
they would like to be considered for
Aspire Housing will provide feedback on homes that have been let, giving
you an idea of how long you might have to wait for a property in your
chosen area
For any further support needed for tenants or ourselves contact the NHA
· NHA Team on 01782 635200
· email on enquiries@newcastlehousingadvice.co.uk
· in person at Aspire Housing’s Merrial Street Newcastle office
Campstock 2010 - An evening of music with Cara Dillon - Sat 17 July
Loggerheads Library - Coming soon
David Baldacci - Deliver us from evil
Harlan Coben - Play dead
Jeffery Deaver - The burning wire
Katie Fforde - A perfect proposal
Tess Gerritsen - The killing place
Reginald Hill - The woodcutter
James Patterson - Don't blink
Ruth Rendell - Tigerlily's orchids
Gerald Seymour - The dealer and the dead
Karin Slaughter - Broken
Danielle Steel - Family ties
Marcia Willett - The summer house
Place your request - now for only 50p
Loggerheads Local Community Police - June newsletter
(A) SCAM ALERT - an email supposedly from a wealthy lady living abroad
A resident of Stoke on Trent has recently received an
email supposedly from a wealthy lady living abroad. According to the email,
she is dying of cancer and needs help to donate her wealth to various
charities, churches and to a nurse who has cared for her during her final
illness. The email asks that the recipient contacts the nurse, who lives
in the Ivory Coast, Africa, to arrange a bank transfer of some of the
funds into her account. If the recipient administers the money according
to the benefactor’s wishes, they would be able to retain 40% of
the funds for themselves.
(B) SCAM ALERT - the old water board one about checking your water supply because of a serious leak nearby.
Sadly one of the local PhoneLink clients has fallen victim to it and had a substantial amount of money stolen but what is worse they ‘stole’ her confidence and replaced it with fear and shame. She was sensible and said that the water board always phoned before they went and was told it was an emergency so they had not had time to phone! PhoneLink volunteers are, of course, supporting her through this very difficult time (she told one ‘you are good girls checking I’m alright’ but it is something that should never happen particularly to an 85 year old lady living alone.
Ashley Memorial Hall What's ON - June 2010
Download a full list of all regular activities and booking details
SUMMER FAIR at MUCKLESTONE SCHOOL on Saturday JULY 17th
Come and join in the fun of a SUMMER FAIR at MUCKLESTONE SCHOOL on Saturday JULY 17th. There will be a barbecue, a bouncy castle and lots of fun things to do. The school is next to the Church, in the centre of Mucklestone, admission is free and the gates open at 3pm.
WOULD YOU LIKE A STALL AT THE PARISH FESTIVAL SATURDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2010?
ARE YOU A LOCAL ORGANISATION / BUSINESS / INDIVIDUAL?
WOULD YOU LIKE A STALL AT THE PARISH FESTIVAL 2010?
SATURDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2010 BETWEEN 12 AND 4 AT THE LOGGERHEADS PUB
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE EITHER EMAIL OR PHONE
jessjenkinson@btinternet.com
01630 673426 / 07929923975
We are looking for as many local organisations to be involved – volunteer group pitches are free, business pitches are £10
PLEASE COME ALONG AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY!
Cream Tea in aid of the Severn Hospice - Sunday 18 July
Market Drayton Carnival Parade and fun Day Sunday 4 July
Newcastle under Lyme 50+ Forum Consultation Forum Thursday 15 July 7 to 9pm
Community Council of Staffordshire on behalf of Stafforsdhire LINK (Health Issues)
Hales Hall Fete - this Saturday 3rd July from 6pm
Free entry
Proceeds in aid of Hales Church
RSPB - Roofs For Wildlife
GARDENS ARE A HAVEN for birds and animals, but roof areas can also be important resources and refuges for wildlife.
By taking simple, practical steps, you can help to support nesting birds and bats, provide a source of nectar for insects and bring nature closer to home.