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Welcome to the 31st edition of the Rixton-with-Glazebrook’s ‘in the know’ newsletter produced by the Hamilton Davies Trust and kindly delivered to your door by local volunteers. Congratulations to Jen, our front cover designer for the past ten years, on the birth of her baby girl Lily. To focus on motherhood, Jen has handed over the design of this and future editions to Brian. The Community Hall surveys have now been collected and the results analysed - these have been posted on our community website - address below. Copies are available in the Hall and Village Shop. For community events taking place see pages 14-17 for dates and times. For further information about facilities, groups and their events visit: rixtonwithglazebrook.net Mandy <strong>CONTENTS</strong> Introduction 2 News and Announcements 3 - 4 Achievements, Highlights, Successes 5 - 7 Parish Plan updates 8 Community Involvement 9 Youth Group Activities 10 Sports Clubs 11 Group Social Activities 12 Monthly Group Social Activities 13 Diary - March / April / May / June 14 - 17 Village Amenities (including opening times) 18 Getting Around / Road Safety 19 Pet Owners / Dog Fouling / Horse Riding 20 Rixton Claypits / Outdoor Pursuits 21 Parish Council / Public Services / Libraries 22 - 23 WBC / East Warrington Area Manager 24 Police / Important Contacts / Homewatch 25 Facilities Information / Venues for Hire 26 - 29 Contact Directory 30 - 31 2
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Hollins Green Community Shop celebrated n its 2nd birthday recently with great success so far and sales continuing to grow. More volunteers are needed however - if interested, please call into the shop to leave your details or phone 0161 775 7022. See p.18 for address/opening times. This year’s community Garden Safari is planned for Saturday 3rd June - see p.17 for details. Anyone wishing to take part in this lovely community event by opening up their garden to the public can contact Mandy on 07767 075211. Rixton-with-Glazebrook Carnival 2017 will be held on Saturday 24th June 11am to 4pm - see p.17 for details. Updates of the event will be given on rixtonwithglazebrook.net. The Carnival Committee are encouraging all local groups to get involved. If you would like a stall, please contact Rebecca Medcalf on rebecca.medcalf@outlook.com or 07918 054855. Anyone wishing to help with manning an entrance for an hour on the day of the event please contact Neil Fairfax on 0161 777 6957 or at fairfaxfamily@talktalk.net Thank you to Sam Barker, our new Hollins Green Scouts leader, who is kindly taking over the role from Jonathan Ridge, who has been the Scout leader for many years - a big ‘Thank You’ from the parents and the hundreds of children Jonathan has supported. The Chrysanthemum Horticultural Society agreed at their AGM to once again put on the Village Show - to be held on Saturday 9th September 2017 at the Community Hall. Everyone is welcome to enter one or more of the categories which include flowers, plants, vegetables, baking, knitting and crafts - the more entries the better! If interested in entering or to find out more details, please contact Neil Trownson on 0161 775 0302. Also, if you are interested in lending a hand with setting up the Show, then Neil would love to hear from you. Following the Summer success Rixton Claypits are trialling Winter grazing in the meadows with 84 sheep from the Herdwick and Hebridean breeds. Amphibian and reptile conservation group workdays are lined up in February and March and the Newtopia project, funded by a Heritage Lottery scheme, is due to begin this Summer. A full news update from the Claypits can be viewed on rixtonwithglazebrook.net 3
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