News in Frodsham

Frodsham Nub News would like to join local residents in celebrating the kind individuals who have been giving up their time to pick up rubbish from various locations around the town.

Over the weekend, Jane Williams, Vivien Shaw, Fiona Barry, Paul Honeyfield set about tidying Frodsham Caves.

As we mark this National Day of Reflection, Frodsham's churches are joining with residents in their remembrance of the past year.

St Laurence's bell will be tolling during the minute's silence at 12pm. The church is open for private prayer until 3pm today for anyone who wishes to sit and reflect. Please wear a face mask and maintain social distancing while inside.

It is the 'where were you' moment of the 2020s.

Exactly one year ago today, Boris Johnson announced that the UK would be heading for the first of its Covid-19 lockdowns, with strict limits on social contact placed on the population for the first time.

Helsby Parish Council is to co-opt a new councillor for the village's North Ward following the resignation of Cllr John Kimpton.

Cllr Kimpton stepped down in February following a 'stalwart and long-serving input to the Council'.

Cheshire West Integrated Care Partnership (CWICP) is in the process of establishing nine Care Communities across the borough, including in the Frodsham area.

Integrated Care Communities involve an informal gathering of local health and care workers, voluntary organisations, Healthwatch groups, interested individuals and representatives from the local authority, who will work with communities to deliver better healthcare outcomes for residents.

Kingsley WI are now inviting entries for their Summer Scarecrow Competition, which will take place on August Bank Holiday weekend (28-30 August).

The theme for this year is 'characters, fact or fiction', which provides a lot of scope for some really imaginative creations.

The organisers of Forest Live have announced that Doves and Keane will no longer be performing this summer at Delamere Forest, as all events are put back to 2022.

Keane were due to appear at the Forest on Saturday 18 June, with Doves following on the Sunday.

Take a look through some of the beautiful and varied work currently on display at Castle Park Arts Centre by clicking through the gallery above!

The artwork includes pieces from Disappearing World by Gillian Robertson, Flora by Textiles in the Park, an exhibition by artist collective Hub Studios and Trio: Three Seasons, Three Styles by Maggie Hilditch.

As the first anniversary of the initial COVID lockdown approaches, plans are being developed in west Cheshire to commemorate those who have lost their lives and everyone who has been impacted by the virus.

Tuesday 23 March has been chosen as a National Day of Reflection by charity Marie Curie, who is asking people to 'take a minute to reflect and a moment to connect' by joining in with minute's silence at 12 noon, shining a light at 8pm or reflecting on the last year in their own way.

More than two in five Cheshire NHS staff felt ill due to work-related stress as the coronavirus pandemic took hold last year, according to a health service survey.

The annual NHS staff survey has revealed that 44 per cent at Warrington and Halton Hospitals, 44 per cent of workers at the Countess of Chester Trust, and 41 per cent of those with the Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Trust said they had felt unwell in the past 12 months as a result of work-related stress.