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WEB WARNING Police alert Sandbach youngsters to online dangers SANDBACH Police are warning young people about the dangers of using social media. Cheshire Police has received a number of reports of Facebook profiles, being created by individuals pretending to be a young person and befriending children online. PC Helen Harrison, of the Sandbach Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “What they are doing is firstly establishing a “friendship� or connection with a young person through Facebook and then sending
them sexually explicit images through the messenger services. “It is children who are seeing images and we are urging parents and carers to pay close attention to their child’s use of social media and provide them with advice and guidance to ensure they remain safe online. “Sharing our personal lives with friends and loved ones on social media can be fun and rewarding. However, if we don’t pay attention to the security of our social media profiles, it allows strangers to also have
the exact same access. “This is a criminal offence and any such reported incidents will be fully investigated.� Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner, David Keane (pictured), said: “Incidents like
this are incredibly serious. “It is important we raise awareness of this issue and provide advice and guidance to parents and carers. “This can help to protect young people in our communities and prevent them from putting themselves at risk when they use social media.� If you or anyone you know has been a victim of inappropriate messages received online please contact Cheshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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GRAND SALE! £500,000 STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DISPOSAL A unique range of quality lounge, dining, bedroom & occasional furniture & accessories from Serene, Seconique, Harrison Bros, Birlea, Ultra, Heritage Furniture, Highgate Beds, IFD International, Flair Rugs, Julian Bowen, Ancient Mariner, Fedland, Rainbow Upholstery, PF Furniture, Heaven Sends Giftware, Vida Living, Annaghmore, Ambers International, Headboards 4 U, West Midland Upholstery etc., etc.. It’s been a privilege to serve so many special customers like you, and all the people of the area, over the years and we’d like to thank you for your valued custom. Now, due to a serious illness within the family I have decided to retire from the retail furniture business to concentrate on my new priorities, and we will therefore close down our Sandbach showroom. We must clear the entire stock without delay and so will hold the greatest furniture sale ever seen in the area. The showrooms are presently closed to reduce prices and prepare for the launch of our £500,000 CLOSING DOWN FOREVER SALE!
MASSIVE 3 DAY PUBLIC SALE! STARTS FRIDAY 24th JUNE at 10 AM PRICES WILL BE DRASTICALLY REDUCED! THIS IS OUR BIGGEST SALE EVER! ALL GOODS WILL BE CLEARLY MARKED FOR SALE ON A FIRST CLAIM BASIS. EVERYTHING .. INCLUDING NEW FACTORY ORDERS ..WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU WITH BIGGER SAVINGS THAN EVER IN OUR HISTORY! We must urgently sell off all of our stock including: Suites (fabric & leather), sofas, armchairs, recliners, (tradit ional & modern), chairs, dining sets, sideboards, bookcases, desks, wardrobes, chests, beds, mattresses, mattress protectors, headboards, sofa beds, bunks, coffee tables, nests, TV/HiFi units, rugs, cushions, pictures, mirrors, clocks, giftware etc, etc... Absolutely Everything Must Be Sold Out a.s.a.p! SPECIAL EVENT HOURS
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Fire probe POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a series of small fires in Sandbach. Several fires were started on Abbey Road and Middlewich Road in the early hours of Monday June 6. A Cheshire Police spokesman said: “Several small fires were started on Abbey Road and Middlewich Road in Sandbach between 2.30 and 4.30am. “Cheshire Police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen something. “If you have any information
please contact Cheshire Police on the non – emergency telephone number 101 and quote number CC16165778.” A spokeswoman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue confirmed one fire engine from Sandbach had been called to a fire on Middlewich Road at 3.48am that morning. The spokeswoman said: “A hose reel jet was used by firefighters to put out a small fire involving refuse. “It’s possible that the fire was started deliberately.”
Local soldier in major exercise LANCE Corporal Samuel Pitt, serving with 23 Amphibious Engineer Troop, has been participating in a major training exercise in Poland. The exercise saw them create a record by constructing the longest M3 amphibious bridge. Exercise Anakonda 2016 is a Polish led multinational exercise involving over 30,000 soldiers from 24 participating countries and is one of the biggest
exercises undertaken in Europe since the end of the Cold War. The 23 year-old from Sandbach, who is based in Minden Germany, said: “it has been really good working with the other nations, a great experience.“
Birthday picnic in the park by STEWART GREEN
THE Queen’s 90th birthday was celebrated by a Giant Picnic in the Park in Sandbach. The event was organised by Sandbach Town Council and attracted over 200 people for
an afternoon of champagne, tea, coffee and cake, Entertainment was provided by Sandbach High School’s choir and Out of the Blues, an easy listening band formed by former Sandbach pupils
School’s history boys THE heritage of Sandbach School is being preserved by two A-level history students. Their aim is to promote a history that has long been hidden from public view in time for the next School Commemoration Day. Tom Wade and Will Murphy have been assembling a memorial to the school’s past, with the help of ‘old’ Sandbachians. They have rummaged through
archives, uncovered long forgotten treasures and located all kinds of fascinating items hidden away in some cases for hundreds of years. Highlights include cricket blazers, blueprints, trophies dating back to the 1830s and the headmaster’s desk from the original building in 1677. The treasures are to go on show in a new museum display in the School’s chapel.
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Park party SANDBACH residents are being invited to celebrate the summer in style with a proms-style concert. People are urged to take a picnic, rug and chairs for the Party in the Park event on July 2, featuring Foden’s Band. The gates at Sandbach Park open at 5.30pm for everyone to lay out their picnics. Sandbach School Big Band will play easy listening favourites from 6.30pm and Foden’s will perform musical theatre classics from 8pm. Mike Benson, chairman of Sandbach Town Council’s Events Group, which organises the annual event, said: “This is a fantastic way to start the summer. “At the end of the concert the evening is rounded off with a sing-along to Jerusalem, Land of Hope and Glory and Rule Britannia in a ‘last night of the proms’ style finale and topped off by a spectacular burst of fireworks at 10.15pm.” Tickets are £10 per adult, with accompanied children free, available from Sandbach Town Hall and the Sandbach Town Council office.
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Dates For Your Diary Wed June 29 - Live Concert St Mary’s Church, 7pm Sandbach Concert Series presents guitarist Craig Ogden, with a spotlight on local young musicians and an art exhibition Tickets £8.50 adults, £3 children, from Bramwells Opticians or on the door Sat July 2 - Music Festival
Sandbach Rugby Club, 12.30pm - 11pm Sandbach Fake Festival featuring tributes to supergroups Queen, U2 and the Stone Roses, along with local bands and artists. Advance tickets £21 adults, £11 children from www.fakefestivals. co.uk Sat July 2 - Party in the Park Sandbach Park, gates open at 5.30pm, fireworks at 10.15pm
Fodens Band performs Musical Theatre Classics, supported by the Sandbach School Big Band Bring a picnic and rug to enjoy this annual al fresco concert Features a ‘Last Night of the Proms’ style singalong finale and spectacular burst of fireworks Licensed bar and snacks available Tickets £10, with accompanied children free, from Bramwell’s, and Sandbach Town Hall Sun July 3 - Civic Parade Starting at Scotch Common at 1.45pm, followed by church service at St Mary’s and the granting of the freedom of the town to Dennis Robinson at the town hall at 3.30pm Tues July 5 - Band Concert Sandbach School, 7pm - 9pm Fodens Band will perform the second half of a school concert featuring soloists from Sandbach School Sat July 9 - Maker’s Market The Cobbles, 9am - 3pm Market stalls with something different
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ELWORTH Cricket Club is to get a share of £9 million of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Inspired Facilities fund. The club will receive £36,792 of National Lottery funding towards replacing existing net practice facilities. The new 3-bay nets will be sited on additional land already purchased. The new location will remove current restrictions on the
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