News in Congleton

Calling all Cheshire towns, Cheshire Together is a new group made up of admins from various town groups all over Cheshire, coming together to support our county.

We have Deborah Jupp, who runs Congleton Chats Back, we also have Rob Nicholson from the Bollington Group and Helen Meredith from We Love Northwich.

Congleton Nub News is delighted to announce the launch of our new obituaries section as part of our continued commitment to building strong ties with the local community.

As an online local newspaper sitting right at the heart of the town, we have partnered with Congleton's Three Shires Independent Funeral Services to offer this new service to their clients.

For a second time this year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged us all to 'stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives'.

A further national lockdown from today (Thursday) comes as new coronavirus cases recorded across England have seen a sharp rise.

Cheshire East Council has extended the community response and recovery fund so that it can continue to support local organisations through this pandemic with a grant up to the value of £20,000.

The original aim of the Covid-19 community response and recovery fund was to support not for profit organisations to adapt to new ways of offering support to communities, both during and following the coronavirus pandemic, as well as maintain and continue to offer services whilst government restrictions are in place.

The Tree of Light Christmas tree has been planted in the Community Garden in Lawton Street, ready to be dressed with lights and surrounded by stars with written personal messages in the final weeks before Christmas.

The five metre tall specimen tree will be dedicated to the memory of Rotarian Alan Parton, who sadly, passed away last month.

Pay your Respects and Remember at Home, that is the message from Congleton Town Council and the Congleton Branch of the Royal British Legion.

As the scaled-down plans for this year's Remembrance Sunday are reduced further following the announcement of the second lockdown.

Congleton Park has been awarded the Green Flag Award for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and now 2020 – Thirteen Consecutive-Years!

Green Flags are only awarded to the very best open spaces.

For many years now, the work they do in our community has become an integral part of Franklyn Financial Management.

They are delighted to be taking this one step further in launching their brand-new Community Partner Programme.

Congleton Rugby Union Football Club (CRUFC) aims to raise up to £20,000 this November to support the club through the current pandemic.

The club wants to protect its future, enabling it to continue to provide a safe, welcoming and enjoyable environment for players, families and visitors.

The chief constable of Cheshire Police has joined his counterparts in forces across the North West to issue a warning to residents who breach Coronavirus restrictions as we head into the second lockdown.

In an open letter to the public, Darren Martland and his fellow police chiefs said they would be taking a "firmer stance" when it comes to the enforcement of the rules.