Do you know someone who has made a significant or outstanding contribution to the community? With your help Alsager Town Council would like to say thank you.
They are looking for nominations of individuals and groups who have made significant or outstanding contributions to Alsager. Alsager Town Council will be holding Civic Awards on Sunday, 23 March 2025 at Alsager Civic at 17:00 to 18:00. Awards will be given in the following categories:
This years event is going to be a special one as it’s the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the event.
Alsager Round Table and the Rotary Club of Alsager finance and organise this annual event,with John Grint MBE acting as MC.
Up to 200 pensioners attend the show which is held at the Radway Social Club with those needing transport collected from their homes. They are treated to afternoon tea, and then entertained to a two hour variety show before being transported home if required – all completely free.
This year the event will be held on the 1st and 2nd of March, application forms are available from the Library, Post Office and many shops in Alsager, completed forms should be returned to the Library or Post Office.
Cheshire East Council has consulted on revised proposals for library services across the borough after listening to feedback about how essential savings can be made over the next four years.
The council is proposing to reduce the current opening hours of libraries across the borough so that all sites are closed for at least 1.5 days during the week. This will mean libraries such as Alsager that are not currently closed in the week will close for a day and a half.
The consultation, which has now finished, follows the approval of the council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) in February, which includes proposals for how the council will balance its budget for the next four years.
[Read more…]In April, the Town Council will be introducing a new Town Ranger service to Alsager. The purpose is to help keep our town and environment clean, tidy and maintained. Across our neighbouring Councils, this service has proven to be a great success.
Initially the service will be introduced on a small scale. Over the next few months, the Town Council will be working with Cheshire East Council, community groups, businesses and residents to build up a programme of works.
The types of work that could typically be undertaken by the Town Ranger service:
· Representing the Town Council in the day-to-day community, and at school and community events.·
· Attending classes to assist with planting, wildlife initiatives.
· Reporting of Cheshire East Council issues.
· Painting of railings, bollards, bins.
On Wednesday 5 April 2023 the majority of our outdoor market stalls will be moving 50m into Alsager Civic.
Cheshire East Council has officially launched a ‘Warm PlaCEs’ scheme to help with the cost-of-living crisis.
‘Warm PlaCEs’ are spaces where people can go, free of charge, to spend time to keep warm if they are struggling to heat or keep their homes warm. As a result of increasing energy prices there is concern that many households may be unable to heat their homes sufficiently this winter.
The council has invited voluntary, community and social enterprise groups to join the ‘Warm PlaCEs’ programme. Organisations can apply for a grant of £250 or £1000 to help set up or improve an existing warm space for their community this winter. Businesses can also register their interest in supporting the ‘Warm PlaCEs’ scheme.
Councillor Sam Corcoran, leader of Cheshire East Council, said: “The ongoing cost-of-living crisis is having significant impacts nationally and the council anticipates seeing increasing financial pressure on residents, businesses, and community organisations across Cheshire East.
Who doesn’t love getting cosy with a hot chocolate, wearing their fave Christmas jumper, and watching a festive film?!
On Sunday 18th December we’re ticking all these boxes at our special Civic Cinema showing of ‘Arthur Christmas’, with extra surprises too!
Doors open at 2pm, film starts at 3pm. Family tickets £35, individual tickets £10. Tickets are available from the civic Box office Monday – Thursday 9.30am-3pm.
Kids will receive a fully loaded hot chocolate and a surprise!
For more information, call Alsager Civic on 01270 879711 or email enquiries@alsagercivic.org.uk
Alsager in Bloom has received a gold award in the Royal Horticultural Society’s Britain in Bloom North West contest in the large town category.
Chair of Alsager in Bloom, Cllr June Buckley, said she was delighted the group had won the coveted award. She said, “It reflects just the amazing work done by this community group and others in the town.”
She continued, “The judges were impressed with all the work being done in Alsager and the fact we’re moving away from just gardening.”
[Read more…]Alsager Station is to be included in East Midlands Railway (EMR) plans to install CCTV at four stations across its Regional network at a cost of more than £120,000.
The stations at Alsager will benefit from the new cameras which will be installed by Spring and help improve the station environment.
EMR has worked closely with station adoption teams and local community groups to identify areas at each station that require camera coverage – helping to address any anti-social behaviour, vandalism and graffiti, as well as providing reassurance to customers.
The project is part of EMR’s Stations Social and Commercial Development Plan which allows station adoption teams and local community groups to highlight, promote and suggest improvements to stations. The train operator at Willington Station, CrossCountry, has also contributed £15,000 towards the improvements.
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