Success for Willaston (From Crewe Guardian)

Success for Willaston

11:16am Thursday 3rd November 2011 in Letters

Dear Sir, I am delighted that Willaston has recently won three awards.

In the 'Small Town' category of the North West Britain in Bloom competition Willaston was successful again and was presented with the Silver award.

Also Willaston has received two awards in this year's Cheshire Community Pride Competition, organised by Cheshire Community Action, which was entered last March by Willaston Community Opportunities Group – COG.

Willaston was a joint winner, with Willaston Reach magazine, of the award for the Best Community Newsletter.

The Christmas edition of the magazine had been funded by the Parish Plan Implementation Grant.

Willaston also received Highly Commended for Community Spirit which is awarded to the most active communities with a population of under 5000.

A group of fourteen enthusiastic residents had met Judges in July to talk of their involvement in many aspects of village life.

This was an exciting result in a first attempt for many years and in the face of stiff competition.

There is a wonderful community spirit in Willaston and these awards are fully justified.

I pay tribute to all those many volunteers and the Parish Council who ensure that a wide range of local groups flourish and make the village such an excellent, beautiful and friendly place to live.

This year I presented a cheque for £440 to Willaston in Bloom from the money I raised at a celebration at the Willaston Social Club of my 35 years as a councillor.

I am pleased that I have been able to help in a small way in the continuing success of Willaston in Bloom.

The money was raised in memory of Mike Heywood, the former chairman of the Parish Council. I am sure he would be delighted with the recent successes of the village he loved.

Yours faithfully Brian Silvester Willaston and Rope Ward Councillor