MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PEACEFUL NEW YEAR

On Tuesday 17th December I hosted a thank you party for our library group and community speedwatch volunteers. I was delighted to acknowledge the work of these local residents in helping to keep our library open when it was threatened with closure over 12 months ago, as well as our other volunteers who help to keep our roads a little bit safer. Over 30 volunteers came together to enjoy a cup of mulled wine and mince pies.

Thanks to our dedicated group of volunteers, who have been helping to keep the library open on Tuesday afternoons, the number of people visiting and using this important community resource has increased this year for the first time in several years. I would like to thank each and every one of them for helping to make this possible. As a result of their efforts, a number of new groups have been set up this year, including a craft club, a book reading group and a poetry reading circle.

I would also like to thank the members of our Community Speedwatch team, who regularly stand at the kerbside in all kinds of weather to record speeding vehicles. Margaret, our Speedwatch Co-ordinator then takes the details of each vehicle to Wilmslow Police Station, where they are matched up with the Police National Computer Database and the driver then receives a letter or visit from a police officer.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers who make such an important contribution to the life of our village, across these and other community groups. I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a peaceful New Year.