W3 Safe – New Committee elected

WHALEY WATER WEEKEND ASSOCIATION/11-12-13 JUNE 2010

                                                       

Press release

 

New team takes

W3 helm with bright ideas for 2010

AFTER months of uncertainty about the 2010 Whaley Water Weekend (W3), the future of the town’s biggest community event has now been secured.  A new team will be in charge for the event on 11, 12 and 13 June, taking W3 into its second decade..

New officers and a committee were appointed at the annual general meeting: 

  • the chairman is Stuart Qualtrough;
  • the secretary  Barry Rudd; and
  • the treasurer Eveline Hughes.

Stuart, a 37 year old journalist, said:  “We are delighted to have the chance to take over such a successful event.  Building on ten years of Water Weekends, we are now working hard to make sure that the 2010 event will be the most successful ever.” Continue Reading →

NEW TOWN GUIDE _ INFORMATION APPEAL

Whaley Bridge’s new town guide, to be published in 2010, is being prepared
by a small group at the moment. Information of every sort is the key to a good guide book.

The group appeals to officials of local organisations to get in touch with full details of their group as soon as possible.

Please include email addresses as well as phone numbers.

Email to Stephanie Raybould, the town clerk, at whaleybridgetowncouncil@supanet.

Press release new ‘Vicar’

Press release from the Parish of Whaley Bridge

WHALEY Bridge is waiting to welcome its new ‘vicar’, the Rev Cheri Pinner, who has flown half way round the world from New Zealand to take up the post of priest in charge of the Church of England parish.

Cheri, will be licensed by the Bishop of Chester in Trinity Church, Buxton at 7.30pm next  Monday, 15 March. All are invited to the service, which will be followed by refreshments and a chance to meet Cheri.

Cheri, who is 71, is American.  It was formalities over a work permit which delayed her arrival here, although the announcement she had been offered the parish was first made three months ago.

The parish, which also includes St James at Taxal, has been without a priest for a year.  It had been hoped to have the licensing service in the very old St James, with the celebration refreshments in Trinity Church.  But a major problem with the heating at St James meant a switch to the larger church of Trinity. Continue Reading →

Whaley Bridge welcomes Rev Cheri from New Zealand

Whaley Bridge welcomes Rev Cheri from New Zealand

THE people of Whaley Bridge welcomed their new American born ‘vicar’, the Rev Cheri Pinner, as she was licensed to be priest in charge of the parish by Bishop Peter Foster of Chester

Cheri and her husband John, who is also ordained and will act as her curate, were applauded by a packed Holy Trinity Church. The parish also includes the ancient St James’s Church at Taxal.

Cheri and John, who originally met in Kenya – ‘a blessed British American alliance’ – have lived in New Zealand for 29 years.  Cheri is still a US citizen and getting her work permit delayed arriving in Whaley Bridge by nearly three months. Continue Reading →

Whaley Bridge Allotment & Gardeners’ Society visit to Oldroyd’s Rhubarb Farm on 6th March 2010

On a cool March morning, 30 members set off to visit the Oldroyd Rhubarb Sheds within the Wakefield Triangle, arriving in time for the start of  a very detailed and informative  talk given by Mrs. Oldroyd-Hume, who has been involved in the family business most of her life. Continue Reading →

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF WHALEY WATER WEEKEND

WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE MEETING ROOM AT THE MECHANIC’S INSTITUTE

ON TUESDAY 12 JANUARY 2010 STARTING AT 7.30PM.
The meeting will elect the new committee and consider the audited accounts for 2009

The 2010 event will now certainly go ahead and further volunteers are always needed.
For further details contact Chairman Barrie Walker – barrwalk@aol.com