News in Frodsham

National Tree Week (28 November to 6 December 2020) is the UK's largest tree celebration, marking the start of the winter tree planting season. This year Frodsham Root Network wants to hear about your tree planting plans!

National Tree Week was initiated by The Tree Council in March 1975 to support national replanting of trees after the outbreak of Dutch elm disease.

Christmas in Frodsham have just launched their Reindeer Trail - the perfect activity for a winter weekend!

Follow the map around Frodsham and find Father Christmas' nine reindeer, who have escaped the stable. They need to be tracked down before Christmas so that Santa can deliver his presents!

At the end of October, Frodsham's KiddiCove nursery began appealing to local people and businesses for advent calendar donations, which were to be donated to Chester-based charity, Save the Family.

Following a flood of kind donations from members of the community and businesses, including a huge batch of advent calendars from Woodhouse Plumbing, KiddiCove have easily surpassed their initial target.

If you're keen to shop local this Christmas, and want to find special festive treats for your friends and family, there are several local businesses that might have just what you're looking for!

Whitmore and White

Whitmore and White have a range of different themed Christmas gift hampers and sets available this year. You can even create your own personalised gift box as a special present to a loved one or just a little treat for yourself!

Frodsham and Helsby have both been allocated a £1,000 grant by Cheshire Police, in an attempt to help residents address community safety issues in their area.

The fund was launched last week by Cheshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, David Keane, and is available for all of Cheshire's 122 policing communities.

Helsby's Spirit of the Herd Pony Sanctuary is one of eight community initiatives to benefit from a Community Fund established by Cheshire West and Chester Council company, Vivo Care Choices.

In this, the final round of the Community Fund grants, £11,000 was distributed to the different projects, which all deliver valuable services to people needing extra support in our borough.

Ho Ho Helsby may not be taking place as usual this year, but that doesn't mean that it can't wow you with its musical extravaganza!

The Ho Ho Helsby working group have been busy putting together a line up of musical acts, who will each be recording their own Christmas performance.

Got déjà vu? Cheshire will be back in tier 2 restrictions once again following the end of the national coronavirus lockdown on December 2.

Both Cheshire West and Cheshire East were also in tier 2 pre-lockdown, so there is a temptation to assume that we can return to the routines which we held at the end of October.

Cheshire West's leaders have reacted to today's government announcement, through which we learnt that the whole of our county will be placed in tier 2 when lockdown lifts.

Via Twitter, Frodsham's MP, Mike Amesbury, said: "I am pleased that through everybody's efforts infections are going down but, it is still tough for people, our public services and businesses. Keep looking out for each other."

Frodsham ward councillor, Lynn Riley, has recently been campaigning for better enforcement of fly-tipping laws on Frodsham Marshes.

At this week's Frodsham Town Council meeting, Cllr Riley said that she writes regularly to Cheshire West Council, Cheshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, David Keane, DEFRA and the Environment Agency, appealing for support in combating the issue.