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Title: Incredible Indian Moments
Location: Alstonefield Memorial Hall
Description: Sights and stories of the Rajasthani sunshine, with Brian’s photos and Rob’s anecdotes.

Tickets £5 each, include some tasty treats, from Carrie 310009 or Meg 310488
Date: 2014-01-21

The ‘Forum’ on this website has been little used over the past 12 months and after recent inappropriate user registrations from outside the UK and subsequent posts, the Parish Council is reviewing its usefulness to the community. Please make your views known by posting or commenting here. If the Forum continues to be under-utilised, it will be removed from the website at the end of 2013. However,  should anyone wish to volunteer to manage and/or promote this facility, please get in touch with Cathy Reavy or ‘contact us’

Thank you to all those involved who helped to organise and create a truly lovely Wakes weekend.  It was great to see people come together to celebrate not only the Christian festival of the Wakes but also the family type community in which we live.  Like  all families, we need time to laugh, banter and be together in joint camaraderie so as to grow a strong sense of belonging. It is communities like Alstonefield which, if maintained by its citizens, will carry on old traditions (however quirky) into the next generation.  Time old events, like marching behind a brass band and singing hymns, will not be lost to our ever decreasing  cultural identity but be an upheld occasion to be proud of if, we join together and not shy away in front of a T.V screen. Days soon pass and blur into another without special occasions to mark them.  So with this in mind I would like to say how much  I appreciate the time and effort it takes from a team of dedicated people to make these events work so well, you keep our community and our heritage strong.  The memories of these days will last a lifetime and I’m sure my children will also remember these childhood days with a great fondness.

The Farming Life Centre http://www.thefarminglifecentre.org.uk/ is running a series of free drop in clinics for farmers during Spring 2013, whose aim will be to show farmers the benefits of online services and provide an overview of how to use them. Sessions will be one-to-one or one to a few and places must be booked by phoning the Centre on 01298 85162 or Jonathan Charlesworth, Farm Business Development Officer on 07410 550616.

Also, for more information about agriculture online, see the Farming Online page

Message from Neighbourhood Watch:

Between 10am and 3pm on Sunday 3rd February a Citroen Zsara parked on a car park off Lode Lane in Alstonfield was entered by smashing a rear nearside window. Stolen was a black leather shoulder bag containing spectacles and store cards. Please be aware that this may be the start of further vehicle crime on car parks at Moorlands beauty spots. The police at Cheadle and Leek ask that you keep a watching brief when in these areas for any suspicious person or vehicle in and around parked vehicles and report it immediately.

Regards,
Ken Rickard
Neighbourhood Watch Manager
Neighbourhood Watch
Email: joseph.rickard@staffordshire.pnn.police.uk
Tel: 01785 232938

From Neighbourhood Watch:

House burglary in Wetton
Dear Watch Member,

Wetton 76593
Between 6am and 8pm on Wednesday 26th December a burglary was committed at a dwelling in Wetton. Entry was gained through an insecure rear door. Stolen were cash and a HDMI lead for a T.V. Please make your neighbours aware remind them to be extra vigilant and security conscious and to report any suspicious person or incident to the police immediately.