Disley Online Welcome to Disley Parish Council

At the recent Cheshire Community Action Awards evening Disley Parish Council was presented with Cheshire Constabulary’s Community Safety Award for 2010 by Chief Constable David Whatton.

“Disley has displayed the following excellent initiatives and work to make
it this year’s winner of the Cheshire Constabulary Village Community Safety
Award.

·    Excellent maintenance of memorials.
·    Well kept gardens
·    Well kept shop frontage and window displays
·    Well kept street signs and notices.
·    Well kept public areas, railway stations, bus stops, car parks, telephone kiosks and public toilets.
·    Well kept commercial frontage.
·    Well kept religious buildings and grounds.
·    Well maintained public areas.
·    Well maintained floral displays.
·    Absence of litter and graffiti.
·    Adequate provision of litter receptacles.
·    Evidence of awareness of crime reduction and community safety, e.g.
Home Watch, street notices, CCTV, lighting of public areas and
traffic calming measures.
·    Low levels of Anti- Social Behaviour.

Disley has demonstrated that it takes pride in its community and is keen to
maintain its current high standards.
Disley should be congratulated for its commitment to making the parish a
safe and attractive place for people to live, work and visit.”
Cllr. Diana Thompson, Chairman of Disley Parish Council is pictured here being congratulated on the award by David Rutley M.P. at the recent Civic Sunday event.

The Disley PRIDE group has been awarded the ‘Little Gem’ award by Cheshire Community Action for its Woddland Garden Project at St. Mary’s Church.

A triangle of land adjacent to St.Mary’s Church in Disley had become completely overgrown with brambles and nettles. Cheshire County Council announced in 2008 that this would be Cheshire Year of the Garden and the Disley Pride group were granted £250 for making the area into a woodland garden.

When work commenced it was found that soil on the site was solid clay, the brambles had to be ‘grubbed out’ and there were serious drainage problems. Lyme Park’s estates department came to the rescue for the drainage by laying a new pipe and repairing a drain supplying the well.  Stonework surrounding the well (which once supplied water to Disley Fountain) was restored by a volunteer.  Pride funded more cash for strimming the area and removing some dead trees and shrubs and then work commenced on planting. A request was then made for donations and over 50 people have given a tree or shrub or bulbs in memory of a loved one.

These dedications will be written in a special book in St.Mary’s and everyone will be given a plan of the site showing the trees and shrubs planted with a numbered tag.

A beautiful teak seat has been made by Stockport probation team and has been donated by Jane Rogers in memory of her parents John and Joan Turner.

Pride is very grateful to everyone who has played a part in this ambitious project and hope that Disley’s Little Gem will give pleasure for many years.

Disley Primary School Circa 1960

This picture (please click link above) was sent to Disley Parish Parish Council by James Fox who used to live at 98 Buxton Old Road. He has lived in Australia since 1970 but still keeps up to date with what’s happening in Disley and he has asked if anyone can put names to the faces in this Disley School picture from 1970.

James would be delighted to hear from anyone who may remember him or can give him details of his classmates. He can be contacted on arcelia@optusnet.com.au

Cyclist Hannah Walker, 18, of Hollinwood Road, has won gold in the Women’s Madison – a two person relay -at the  British National Track Championships held at the Manchester Velodrome  beating off competition from sportswomen who are competing in the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Hannah, (pictured on the left) who raced with team mate Hannah Barnes, 17, from Northampton, said: “I am really, really happy we won.

And Hannah was in good company for her first national title with Olympic champions Victoria Pendleton and Sir Chris Hoy also storming to victory on the first day of the competition.

The ex-Poynton High School student added: “It was a really good atmosphere, there was a big crowd and you got a big cheer when you were speeding for the finish. You could hear them all clapping and banging their boards – when you hear all that you just want to do even better.”

A former Disley Primary School pupil, Hannah became a serious contender for the track after she sustained an injury to her knees and was forced to stop running with Stockport Harriers.

She lives in Disley with her mum Christine, dad Eric, and younger brother Thomas, 15, and goes cycling around Cheshire for three hours, six days a week.

She has just finished studying sport and English literature at Cheadle and Marple College and wants to be a full time athlete, with her sights firmly set on the Olympic and world champion titles.

She said: “I just really enjoy getting out on the bike.

“I think I’ll be a bit young to go to the Oympics in 2012 but hopefully I will be able to go along to the 2016, that’s my aim.”

Hannah has been able to train thank to the support of her parents and the Youth Opportunities Fund, and is now looking for a sponsor.

If you can help, contact her on 07709 807519.

Disley Film Society’s next screening on Thursday 28th October is director Tim Burton’s magical and imaginative version of ‘Alice in Wonderland’

Doors open at Disley Methodist Church Community Hall at 7pm for a 7.30 showing and refreshments will be available.

Tickets are only £3!

As part of Cheshire Open Studios four artists will be exhibiting and selling their work on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th September from 10 a.m. till 5p.m. at Homestead Farm, Jacksons Edge Road (adjacent to the Amalgamated Club). Sylvia Glover and Miriam Evans make fine ceramics
whilst Christine Emck and Andy Hill are sculptors. Christine’s work is often based on animals and birds of the modern era whilst Andy makes
steel dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes. Work is on sale at a range of prices and there will be a pot-throwing demonstration.
Refreshments will be served to raise money for Disley Friends of Cancer Research U.K.
See www.cheshireopenstudios.org.uk for more details of this event and other Open Studios countrywide.

The Society will be holding the 37th Exhibition at St. Mary’s Schoolrooms from Friday 1st October until Sunday 3rd October. Paintings by local artists will be on display and you will have the opportunity to purchase. See Calendar of Events for opening times.

Cheshire East Council is hosting free monthly Business Hub events aimed at supporting small to medium size enterprises and anyone considering starting their own business. They will also provide information, advice and support to people trying to return to the workplace.
Learn more about the range of publicly funded business support available to you, and hear about the services and solutions on offer to meet real business needs.
For further information about the Business Hub or to book an appointment call 01270 685911 or e-mail jacqueline.wilson@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Disley Film Society will be launched on Thursday 23rd September at Disley Methodist Church with a free screening of ‘Up’. It will also be your opportunity to tell the Society what sort of films you would like to see in the future. Doors open at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm showing and refreshments will be available.

This free event has been made possible by a start-up donation from Disley Parish Council.

On Saturday 7th August 2010 ex Royal Navy seaman Bernard Goodwin celebrated his 85th birthday party in the White Horse. . Twenty seven of his friends sat down for a meal with wine, all paid for by Bernard. His only request was that everyone donated £5 per head to his chosen charity, Help for Heroes. A good night was had by all and  £372.54 was raised for Help for Heroes.