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HALL BLAZE Police arrest after fire hits historic local hall POLICE have arrested a man following a blaze at Haslington Hall and the theft of trailers. At 8.05am on Saturday March 24 firefighters were called to the fire at the large Grade I listed building in Holmshaw Lane in Haslington near Sandbach. Extensive damage has been caused to the building and the cause of the fire is being investigated jointly by Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service and Cheshire Police. On April 10 Cheshire Police arrested a 44-year-old man from
Haslington on suspicion of arson in connection with the incident. He has since been released under investigation pending further enquiries. Fire engines from Crewe, Nantwich, Alsager, Sandbach, Holmes Chapel and Lymm all attended the incident, along with an aeial platform. Jets were used along with a hydraulic platform which was used as a water tower along with three light portable pumps. Firefighters also used breathing apparatus and hose reel to
extinguish the fire. All persons were accounted for. Firefighters later damped
down hotspots in sections of the building after checking with thermal imaging cameras.
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Chris takes the heat by Stewart Green SANDBACH dentist Chris Harbour proved a hit in the kitchen in the popular TV show Masterchef. Chris, whose practice in Sandbach is on Crewe Road, made it through to the semi-finals of the competition. Chris, 56, particularly impressed judges Gregg Wallace and John Turode with his inventive take on the classic English breakfast. During his time on the show he was memorably described
by Gregg as a cross between Patrick Stewart and himself. One of the dishes he made during the series was the first meal he cooked for his wife at their new home. Chris apparently loves to try molecular methods of cooking and has a Heston Blumenthal book that he uses all the time. In his final appearance Chris experienced the pressures of a professional kitchen at ‘Sartoria’ in London’s Mayfair where he was put to work making a crab dish by chef Francesco Mazzei.
@sbachutdgirls Thank you to Sandbach Physiotherapy Clinic for sponsoring our Ladies 1st team, enabling them to buy a Defib! Thanks for your continued support. @SamWardRacing Best day of the year, sandbach transport festival @SandbachHandF Why not try a Saturday morning class at Sandbach Health and Fitness? A great way to start the weekend! Circuits 8.00-8.45am Spinning 9.00-9.45am @malkinsbankgolf We hosted Malkins Bank Seniors ‘V’ Sandbach Golf Club Seniors match Today, We are pleased to say that Malkins Bank won 5-3 It was a pleasure to play host to the Derby today!
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Warning after doorstep con POLICE are urging residents to be vigilant after a cold-caller tried to convince a woman in Sandbach to hand over a £2,000 deposit to have her drains unblocked. At around 8.55am on Friday March 23 a young man knocked on her front door and told her that the drains of her Middlewich Road home were blocked. He added that he had an expensive machine that could unblock the drains but would require a large deposit to carry out the work. He asked her to go to the bank to collect the money, and even though she refused he soon called back at her home with an older man. Police Constable Jemma Bingham said: “The men went away empty handed but this was a very distressing incident for the householder. “We are determined to trace the men and urge anyone who
saw them in the area around the time of the incident or thinks they know who the men are to get in touch.” Both men were white, around 5’ 10” to 6’ tall and were wearing dark clothing. The young man is estimated to be in his mid-20s and is described as being well-built with short, dark and thick hair and had a black woolly jumper on. The older man was slimmer, is estimated to be in his 30s or 40s and was wearing a dark cap. PC Bingham added: “If you recognise the descriptions of the men or have any other information that may help with our investigation please call Cheshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 17139, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. “I also want to take this opportunity to urge people to be vigilant and to call police if you become suspicious of anyone who comes to your door offering to carry out work.”
Pupils learn bushcraft SANDBACH youngsters have been learning about the great outdoors in a partnership with Reaseheath College in Nantwich. Pupils from St John’s Primary School have been taking part in birdwatching, bushcrafts and campfire cooking in a secial forest school run by Conservation and Wildlife Management students. The forest school project is the
latest phase in a continuing partnership with St John’s. The students have redeveloped woodland in the school grounds, creating habitat piles, improving paths, felling trees to let in more light and renovating a fire pit. They have also designed and built a bird screen which is regularly enjoyed by the pupils as they learn to identify their local bird species.
EMERGENCY services were called to the scene of a collision at Smithfield Lane this month. Two fire engines, along with police and paramedics, attended the incident at around
5.25pm on April 12. Firefighters worked to make the scene safe and assistance was given to one female casualty who was injured in the threevehicle collision.
Woman hurt in collision
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Transport festival hits the road by Stewart Green THE 28th Sandbach Transport Festival proved a huge hit this year. The weekend had everything from dinosaurs and pirates to a replica Spitfire. The family event also featured a fun fair, hog roast, live music and arts activities from co-organisers Spare Parts. The festival further included numerous vehicles from all over the country, along with locally produced products from Foden’s and ERF, and the Jimp.
Large crowds took advantage of the sunshine on the Saturday while Sunday saw Foden’s Band playing outside the Town Hall as visitors enjoyed the parade followed by the arrival of the St Luke’s motor bike riders. Spare Parts held their own procession through the town with local people taking part with a cheater on a bike and a tribute to mark the centenary of the female franchise. Both days ended with a procession of vehicles that had been on display on Scotch Common.
Tel 01270 730115 Tue May 1 - Live Music Market Tavern, 8.45pm Sandbach Folk Club presents Pete Ryder Free entry Sat May 5 - Warmingham Wakes At the farm opposite the chruch, from 2pm Annual fun day in Warmingham with the crowning of the May Queen and various stalls and entertainment. Car parking charge Tue May 8 - Movie Night Sandbach Town Hall, doors from 6.30pm, film from 7.30pm
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Sandbach Community Cinema presents The Shape of Water (15), tickets £5 from Bramwells Opticians Sat May 12 - Maker’s Market Cobbled Square, 10am - 3pm Market on the cobbles for stalls with something different For stalls contact Victoria Jackson on 07879 684184
Sat May 12 - Live Concert St Mary’s Church Hall, from 7.30pm Winterley Brass Band performs a Royal British Legion Concert. Tickets £7 Call 01270 765601 Sun May 13 - Charity
Trailer & minibus training, HGV C1 Lunch 12.30pm Closest test centre to Sandbach
Annual lunch in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support Contact Pauline Minshull on 01270 764100
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Sandbach Folk Club presents Sally Ironmonger. Free entry
Sun May 20 - Charity Bike Ride Starts from Sandbach Rugby Club, Bradwall Road Three Shires Bike Ride in aid of the RNLI with 6km family fun route, 37km intermediate route and 100km full distance route. For more details visit www.rnli. org.uk/3shirescycle Mon May 21 - Elworth Flower Club Bradwall Village Hall, from 7.30pm Demonstration ‘Once Upon a Time’ by Lorraine Simcox Tickets £5, contact Irene Preston on 01270 753302 Sat May 26 - Charity Market St Mary’s Church Hall, 10am 12noon Sandbach Animal Rescue charity market and coffee morning in aid of cattery and animal care Entry 50p, conctact 07717 386 505 Sat May 26 - Tribute Show Sandbach Town Hall, 8pm Performance by Abba tribute
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MP welcomes ivory ban SANDBACH MP Fiona Bruce has welcomed the Government’s confirmation of a ban on ivory sales. The UK is to ban ivory sales in plans to help protect elephants for future generations. The maximum available penalty for breaching the ban will be an unlimited fine of up to five years in jail. The number of elephants has declined by almost a third in the last decade and around 20,000 a year are still being slaughtered due to the global demand for ivory. Mrs Bruce said: “This is an issue of great significance and one that I have spoken of in
Parliament having been moved by the plight of these animals following a working trip to Tanzania. “This is a global issue which harms the poorest countries the most. “For example – by reducing the tourist trade on which many poor African families are dependent – as I was told in Tanzania, people who pay for safaris want to see elephants. “But especially tragic is the cruelty these majestic animals endure at the hands of brutal ivory poachers – around 55 African elephants are killed for their ivory a day, their tusks turned into carvings and trinkets.”
FIREFIGHTERS attended reports of a fire at an address in Sandbach on April 12 at 3.50pm. Officers were called out out after reports that the smoke alarm had activated at a house
in Bailey Crescent. They found that the alarms had activated due to a small fire in a waste paper basket. The crew extinguished the fire and ventilated the property.
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A TRIBUTE to pop supergoup ABBA comes to Sandbach on May 26. The show Abba-solutely Live promises to recreate all the hits at Sandbach Town Hall. It will feature arrangements of all the songs that made ABBA a worldwide phenomenon with
live vocals, guitars and keyboards, dazzling costumes and tightly choreographed dance routines. The hits include Dancing Queen, Waterloo, Mamma-Mia, Super Trouper and many more. Tickets are £10 from www. sandbach.gov.uk/buy.
A CONSULTATION has been launched to find a site for a skate park and BMX track in Sandbach. Local Councillor Sam Corcoran said: “At the end of last year a consultation was held to determine whether there was any demand for such facilities in Sandbach. “Some 760 responses were received to the consultation, of which 60% would like to see a skatepark in Sandbach. “A similar percentage would
like to see a bmx track.” To take part in the consultation visit www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ FTBLLF8 or access it via www. ncla.co.uk. Any site selected for further consideration will then be evaluated in conjunction with Sandbach Town Council, Cheshire East Council and any relevant landowners. Cllr Corcoran added: “I look forward to seeing the results of the consultation which will be open until the end of May.”
A NEW church called Grace Church Sandbach was launched on Easter Sunday. It began with a morning worship at Sandbach High School, followed by a 4pm service at Sandbach Town Hall. This was followed by a Family Town Trail on the Saturday, which some 125 children and families attended. The morning worship service will continue to be held at 10.30 every Sunday at Sandbach
High School with a Sunday School and crèche, while the afternoon service at the Town Hall will be at 4pm on the first Sunday of each month. Starting on May 6 at will be the first of a series of discussions entitled Honest Questions about the Christian faith - with this first one pondering ‘the meaning of life and why we are here’. For details contact Pastor Paul Gibson on 01270 361904 or visit www.grace-sandbach.co.uk.
SANDBACH’S Foden’s Band is playing two concerts in tribute to a former band member. The group will perform at Sandbach School Theatre on Friday June 1 and Sunday June 3, from 7.30pm, to mark the centenary of the death of Edwin Firth. Edwin was a principal cornet with the band and was killed serving his country on June 1
1918, at the age of 29. The concerts will include a new commission from the pen of composer-in-residence Andy Scott to mark the occasion. As well as being a fantastic cornet player Edwin was also an accomplished composer and some of his works, including the famous march ‘Westwood Ho’, will also be performed. Tickets from 07740 354106.
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ELWORTH CC has raised funds for a defibrillator and outdoor container for its storage. The efforts of Penny Stephenson and Kev Roberts, who were sponsored to run 10km, made the greatest contribution. The defibrillator is not solely for the use of cricket club members or those using its facilities but will also be accessible to all members of the community in case of emergency. On the field Russ Ballard will once again lead the 1st XI as they begin their first Premier Division campaign since 2013 and Yasir Ali will return for his ninth season as club professional. Yasir has just finished one of his most successful first class
seasons in Pakistan. Raj Kumar, who has been coaching in India during the winter, returns to Elworth adding his wealth of experience. Right arm medium fast bowler Adnan Ghaus, who joined the club in the winter, has also been playing first class cricket in Pakistan. Opening bat Matthew Yardley arrives from Derbyshire County League club Clifton and Dan Roberts, a medium pace bowler, has moved from Sandyford. The latter is a teacher at Sandbach School and has played against Elworth several times including in the 2012 Talbot Cup Final, which the Foxes won.
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Sandbach fall prey to last gasp winner SANDBACH will feel they dropped points after losing out in the dying moments away at Bournville. They lost out 35-30 in the last league game of the season, finishing in a respectable seventh position in the Midlands Premier League. Sandbach should have had the game sewn up well before the end when two late converted tries from the chocolate men’s scrum half Will Hardwick stole victory at the death. The game was Bournville’s last at their temporary home at the University of Birmingham pitch and the new artificial grass surface meant for a fast and open game. Sandbach came flying out of the blocks with Benny Elliot scoring a penalty in two minutes. Sandbach’s early dominance
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WING PLAY: Benny Elliot gets caught as he tries to break
try to put the score at 21-23. Sandbach looked to have regained the initiative as they were awarded a penalty try. They just needed to see the game out but a couple of mistakes proved crucial and Harding sneaked over for the
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