Welcome to Gawsworth Village.
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VILLAGE DIARY & BROADBAND REPORT The mild January weather has encouraged the early spring plants; the wild crocuses that appeared in our gardens a few years ago and the common snowdrops are already popping up in sheltered corners. Even on the so called Blue Monday the sun shone and the lengthening daylight hours were apparent. The pantomime rehearsals are proceeding with much laughter and enjoyment and we are all looking forward to the public performances next week. Much time and commitment have gone into its preparation and I feel proud of our community that we can bring together such talents to so enjoyable an end. The responses to the broadband survey showed co-operative spirit too. By the first week in January over half of the forms had been filled in and returned and, before he went abroad, Alex Price had prepared a presentation to illustrate the data received. This was sent to Cheshire East and me with much appreciation. A meeting was held at Henbury organised the Countryside Alliance for people who are concerned about the poor provision of broadband width outside the mostly BT enabled areas in towns. It is clear that the money available from the government for improving broadband speeds to Cheshire rural areas is only about a third of that estimated. G4 would be a viable alternative to fibre optics but its development is being held up as the necessary band widths are not being auctioned off in the near future; in fact for the date for this to happen has been held up for several years. Rural communities were advised that in the shorter term, one way to improve speeds would be to organise a service through mast and wireless connection. This, of course, involves communities agreeing to co-operate in the raising of instalment costs and committing to one private firm as provider. Technology is moving very quickly in this area and much thought needs to be given to the best route to take. If any of our readers have practical information to contribute, the Better Broadband Group would be pleased to receive it. We hope to have a public meeting for those concerned in a few months' time. |
GAWSWORTH VILLAGE JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS Saturday and Sunday 2 nd and 3 rd June 2012 Plans are in hand to organise a Jubilee Celebration in the Village Park/Parish Hall/Scout Hal l Possible events include: Fun Day Tea Party in the Park BBQ Dance/Disco Service of Celebration with Salvation Army Band Watch Notice Boards and Parish News for further information Any queries please contact Ros Price DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS Old Photos of Gawsworth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conductor ~ Keith Yearsley MBE welcome you to An Evening of Glorious Music featuring both Choral and Orchestral works including Choruses from the Russian Orthodox Church and ‘Judex' from Gounod's Mors et Vita £10 7.30pm
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