There are a number of significant sporting events taking place this weekend, and the Parish Council have been pre-warned that resourcing the train operations is proving a challenge as well as the ongoing ordinary issues with train crew availability. In addition, there are some pre-planned engineering works on the West Coast Main Line which alter West Midlands and other operators timetables.

West Midlands Railway are planning to run as many trains as they can, protecting last services from the major towns and cities that they serve such as London, Liverpool and Birmingham. They will also have standby rail replacement bus services available at locations across routes to step in if necessary.

The message to passengers is please check before you travel.

The War Memorial standing outside St Mary’s Church, Weaverham was dedicated and unveiled on 24^th July 1921.  Weaverham Parish Council is arranging a service to commemorate the centenary of the memorial on Saturday, 24^th July 2021 at 11:00am.

As Acton Bridge is within the ecclesiastical parish of Weaverham there are some Acton Bridge residents named on the memorial.

Weaverham Parish Council would, therefore, like to extend an invitation to Acton Bridge Parish Council and any residents of Acton Bridge who may wish to do so, to attend the service, which will be held next to the Memorial.  There will be light refreshments in the Church Hall after the service.

Locations and dates for the walk-in roving NHS vaccination clinic:

1842 – Vaccination Clinics w/c 5 July

Meetings of the Parish Council were suspended in June and July because of the spike in Covid infections in the locality.  The Parish Council business has, in this period, been monitored by the team initially established at the outset of the pandemic (before Zoom) consisting of Chairman (Bob Holt) Vice-Chairman (Trevor Brocklebank) and Clerk (Carole Robinson).  Full consultation was maintained with all Council Members by email. Residents could also contact the Clerk by email if they wished (clerk@actonbridgeparishcouncil.org).

Prior to this latest re-arrangement, the Parish Council business had been successfully managed using ‘Zoom’ during the restrictions imposed to combat the virus.  When further meetings by ‘Zoom’ were prohibited, as decided by the High Court judgement in May, arrangements had been made for face-to-face Parish Council meetings to resume in June. A risk assessment and a strategy for attendance had been completed but these actions were negated by the surge in infections. It is now anticipated that the next meeting of the Parish Council will be face-to-face in September, all being well. August has been set as the ‘holiday month’ of the Parish Council for many years.

The Parish Council AGM was held on Tuesday 4^th May at 7-30pm, by Zoom but before the High Court judgement came into force.  Minutes of AGM and the May meeting are on the web site.