The Save Sandiway Surgery Action Group, with the full support of Cuddington Parish Council, have produced the attached note to help make residents of other parishes aware of the potential impact on GP surgeries of the closure of Sandiway Surgery.

Weaverham, Cuddington and Acton Bridge Cemetery Committee are looking to appoint a grounds person for an average of 5 hours per week  at Gorstage Cemetery. The grounds person will oversee the maintenance of the land and buildings at Gorstage Cemetery, to ensure they are fit for purpose in the role of a Cemetery and enable visitors to pay their respects in a calm and peaceful environment. For further information and a job description please contact Carole Robinson, Clerk to W, C and A.B. Cemetery Committee on 07594 297691 or email gorstagecemetery@outlook.com.

As part of the process and procedure in considering development of the Maypole Inn, the owners have to establish if there is demand for use of the building as a Community Facility.  The Parish Council has decided to assist the Agent representing the owners of the Maypole Inn by displaying the following notice :

The Parish Council Annual General meeting will be held by Videoconferencing on Monday 6^th July 2020 at 7.30pm

All Acton Bridge residents are invited to attend – please email clerk@actonbridgeparishcouncil.org for an invite and meeting instructions.

Cheshire West and Chester Council are reopening some of their Household Waste Recycling Centres on Tuesday 12 May  2020 for STRICTLY ESSENTIAL USE ONLY.

Residents should only visit the recycling centre if their journey is absolutely necessary.  This means that if the items stored at home cause a health and safety risk such as injury, illness or harm to the household then the trip is essential. Otherwise, please store your waste at home until normal services resume.

Please seriously consider whether your visit is essential before you set out on your journey to your nearest site Visit Household Waste Recycling Centres for details of the sites that are opening

In order to comply with Government guidance on distancing, numbers of people together and especially for everybody to stay at home unless it is absolutely necessary, the scheduled Parish Council meetings will not take place until further notice.

To ensure that necessary Parish Council business is dealt with, a Pandemic Crisis Management Team has been established in accordance with a Pandemic Contingency Plan that has been approved by all Parish Councillors.  The Team consists of the Chairman (Bob Holt), Vice Chairman (Trevor Brocklebank) and the Clerk (Carole Robinson).

The abridged Parish Council meeting that has been arranged for 6th April 2020 is now cancelled and the published Agenda will be addressed by the Pandemic Crisis Management Team.  The Team will review the issues and a record of the proceedings will be published on the web site under the ‘Agendas and Minutes’ tab.  A copy of the abridged Agenda to be discussed by the Pandemic Crisis Management Team can also be found there.

If you have an item that you wish to raise with the Council, please email the Clerk – Carole Robinson at the following address, clerk@actonbridgeparishcouncil.org

Mrs. Carole Robinson, Clerk to Acton Bridge Parish Council