Don’t lose your voice – check you are registered to vote!

voteLocal Councils are calling on people to act now – so they don’t lose their voice in upcoming elections.

And the message is: If you can’t vote, you haven’t got a voice.

If you are not registered, you could miss out on being able to vote in the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) election on May 5.

There will also be a national referendum on June 23, on whether or not the United Kingdom should remain in the European Union.

Polling cards have been posted to adult residents, if you have not received your polling card you should contact the Council to ensure you are registered to vote.

Alternatively, you can also register to vote via the government’s Gov.UK website at:

www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

East Midlands Trains invites passengers to see plans for Kidsgrove Station

Kidsgrove station april 2015adPassengers and residents invited to view latest plans at Kidsgrove Station.

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Kidsgrove in the running

runnersA running course for beginners and intermediates in Kidsgrove has been organised with Mow Cop Running Club. [Read more…]

Tesco Kidsgrove helping combat isolation in the community

tesco event feb 2016Tesco Kidsgrove held a party for Aspire residents from their sheltered schemes to bring residents together to help combat local isolation issues that some of them may be having. [Read more…]

Celebrate Staffordshire Day

Staffs DayThe first ever Staffordshire Day will take place on Sunday 1st May, and Staffs County Council want you to get involved!

While many other counties have their own official celebrations, Staffordshire have never had one until now, so this is a chance to shout about the greatness of Staffordshire! [Read more…]

Extra time for Kidsgrove Sports Centre?

Sports CentreNewcastle Borough Council are to seek an extension to the current agreement for the running of Kidsgrove Sports Centre, which runs out in March, despite the facility being well past its ‘best by date’. [Read more…]

Chink in Borough’s plans

Chinky Park 3 copy low resNewcastle Borough Council’s Asset Policy Commmittee have reviewed and recommended a number of sites for disposal in the Borough – including land at Newchapel Road/Pennyfields Road – also known as ‘Chinky Park’.

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Kidsgrove Station regeneration

Kidsgrove station april 2015adThanks to a determined partnership bid, backed by outstanding support from the Kidsgrove community, Kidsgrove was one of only two community rail stations to be awarded ‘Access for All’ funding by the Department for Transport (DfT).

Access for All will fund a £multi-million new station footbridge project that will make access to the station easier for everyone, particularly people with reduced mobility. Since the good news was announced, the Kidsgrove station regeneration team has been busy working to add value to the footbridge project and secure additional funding to completely regenerate Kidsgrove through: New transport interchange : New, larger car park : Improved station facilities. [Read more…]

Tesco in the community

Tesco com champs dec 2015 3Rich Stephenson Evans, Community Officer at Tesco Kidsgrove, was approached by the committee of Butt Lane Petanque club for help in refurbishing Congleton Road Community Centre, where they are based, as part of Tesco’s policy of supporting the community.

Following an inspection of the centre it was found to be in need of extensive redecorating internally to sort out cracks and holes in walls. With a team of local Tesco maintenance staff from Crewe and Stoke Trent Vale stores, and from residents George Bunn and Dave Blunt, it has now been transformed to its former glory. Congleton Road Communnity Centre is used by a number of groups who will now benefit from the refurbishment. [Read more…]

Tesco memorial tree

 

Tescotreedec2013Tesco Kidsgrove have again put up a memorial Christmas tree at the entrance to the store where customers can leave messages for loved ones no longer here to celebrate Christmas with them.

The messages are written on a star which is then hung on the tree. Every year the tree gets more popular and last year 1558 star messages were left on the tree which were taken to a local church on Christmas eve to be blessed. A small donation can be made when leaving stars with the money collected going to Diabetes UK and the British Heart Foundation, last year £1013 was raised.