Westminster Park Residents Association

Bringing our community alive

March 29, 2018
by Dave Craggs
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Spotting and avoid common scams, fraud and schemes online and offline

The internet is the most widely used communication network ever constructed. It’s used by millions of humans and machines every second of every day. There are good and bad things happening on the internet and one of the most prolific bad things are the ongoing attempts to scam innocent people out of their money or identities. We’ve written a series of articles dealing with various types of common internet scams and have rounded them all up together in this article. Each of these articles deals with the detection and avoidance of nefarious scams such as phishing, credit card scams, and tech support scams.

See full article here:

https://www.comparitech.com/vpn/avoiding-common-scams-schemes

 

 

March 21, 2018
by Dave Craggs
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AGM TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY 11TH APRIL 2018

NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS OF WESTMINSTER PARK RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION 

AGM TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY 11TH APRIL 2018 AT 8PM IN WESTMINSTER PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE 

 The above AGM is to be held to report on the Association’s activities in the past year, make any amendments to the Constitution and elect Committee Officers and members.

 There will also be an update on the Wrexham Road housing development and Kings School parking.

 If you wish to raise any matters or propose anyone to join the Committee please let the Secretary, Penny White, know by Wednesday 21st March 2018 by email: pennywhite@sky.com or

c/o WPRA postbox, S J Bebbington, Westminster Park shops.

March 21, 2018
by Dave Craggs
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PICTURE QUIZ NIGHT WITH SUPPER

 

SATURDAY 7th April 2018 AT WESTMINSTER PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE, 7.30 for 8.00p.m.

Due to the popularity of this event last year we are holding another Picture Quiz night on 7th April.  It will include a Sausage and Mash Supper, with onion gravy of course.  The sausages will be provided by Stuart Bebbington, so quality is assured.  There will also be a vegetarian sausage option. This will be followed by apple pie and custard.

Tickets are priced at £7.00 and will be available from 7th March from Sandra Magilton (677373), Stuart Bebbington (butchers) or any committee member.  This was a sell-out event last year, so to avoid disappointment get your tickets early.

Sandra Magilton

March 13, 2018
by Dave Craggs
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Road Closures

Overnight road closures are taking place later this month to allow Cheshire West and Chester Council to carry out resurfacing works on a major route.

Affected will be the A483 Grosvenor Road and Overleigh roundabout with contractors operating between 8pm and 6am from Sunday, March 18 until Sunday, March 25.

The routes will re-open to all users during the daytime and pedestrian routes will be maintained at all times.

To ensure the safety of both the workforce and the travelling public a full road closure is needed. However access will be maintained for emergency services.

The two schemes are part of the council’s highway maintenance programme but have been programmed together to minimise disruption.

More here:

 

 

March 6, 2018
by Dave Craggs
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EVERGREEN – next meeting Thursday 15th March

WESTMINSTER PARK RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION

‘EVERGREEN’

The next meeting at the Community Centre is on Thursday 15th March 2.00 – 3.30p.m

Our speaker at this session is Colin Barber from the Rhydymwyn History Society, who is going to enlighten us on ‘The Secret Valley’ – Rhydymwyn Tunnels once a WW2 top secret network used to manufacture and stores chemical weapons.

This promises to be a very interesting session and we are sure will be very well attended.

Complimentary tea/coffee/biscuits will be available as usual.

Membership forms will be available for your completion.  New members are always welcome.  If you would like to come along and have a ‘taster’ session at a charge of £2, we would be pleased to welcome you as a guest.

 

Sandra Magilton

Committee Member

February 12, 2018
by Dave Craggs
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Geoff Nelder Talk

Advance notice of a talk Geoff Nelder is giving at the Lache Library on June 21st 2018 at 2:30pm. My talk is why I wrote the historical fantasy novel Xaghra’s Revenge, which was published in the summer of 2017. I’ll be revealing secrets I found on the gorgeous Mediterranean island of Gozo. Don’t worry there’s no compulsory purchase.

Fact: in 1551 pirates abducted over 5,000 people from Gozo and sold them as slaves. Those souls need revenge and Nelder gives it to them in his historical fantasy Xaghra’s Revenge.

January 17, 2018
by Mary Pole
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Gardening Club programme 2018

Winter and spring

Friday, 9 March 2018.

An Evening with Anne Swithinbank

The Burton & Rossett Horticultural Society is pleased to welcome horticulturist, broadcaster and writer, Anne Swithinbank as the special guest for March 2018. Anne is perhaps best known for her regular appearances on Gardeners’ Question Time, as well as presenting television programmes including The Gardens of the Caribbean and The Chelsea Flower Show on the BBC.

Anne will be giving her popular talk, “Grow Something Different — unusual plants to ring the changes and raise eyebrows, both edible and ornamental“. This will be followed by cheese and wine, and a Q&A session.

Tickets £15. Please book your tickets online this year: https://www.brhs.org.uk/anne/

 

Wednesday, 25 April at 8 pm. Spring Talk.

Edible Landscaping

Our speaker is Richard Smedley.

Richard is a social entrepreneur, currently helping charities and community groups with sustainable IT solutions. He is a certificated permaculture designer, former Garden Organic advisor, Prince 2 project manager, and trained in horticulture at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Community Centre. Tickets: £4 at the door.

Bar, light refreshments, plant and seed swap.

All WP residents welcome.

Summer

Wednesday, 16 May. Garden Visit.*

Bodnant Gardens

Bodnant Rd, Tal-y-cafn, Colwyn Bay LL28 5RE

With its hillside setting the garden’s 32 hectares (80 acres) drop dramatically from manicured lawns and grand, flower-filled terraces, through buzzing wildflower meadows and shrub-filled glades, into awe-inspiring dells of water gardens and towering trees.

Meet in the coffee shop by the main car park at

11 am. Entrance free for NT members, £13.20 for non members.

 

Tuesday, 24 July. Garden Visit.*

Bodrhyddan Hall

Dyserth Road, Clwyd LL18 5SB

Bodrhyddan Hall is a Grade I listed building and has been the home of Lord Langford and his family for over 500 years. Set in several acres of stunning formal gardens and reclaimed woodland, the house is one of the few remaining family-owned stately homes in Wales.

Meet at Bodrhyddan Hall at 2 pm for the audio guided tour of the gardens. Unfortunately the grounds have limited disabled access.

Cost: £4; £7 for combined Hall and Garden tour. Refreshments are available from the tea rooms.

 

Saturday, 11 August. Garden visit.*

Shrewsbury Flower Show
Quarry Lodge, Shrewsbury, SY1 1RN

The show is one of the country’s premier Flower Show events, attracting top exhibitors from all over the country.

Further details will be circulated in due course.

Advance tickets from £23 and available from

https://shrewsburyflowershow.org.uk

Autumn

Wednesday, 10 October, 8 pm.

Autumn Talk.

Making the most of your garden space

Our speaker is Jane Allison. Jane is a former teacher who has exchanged teenagers for plants. She is a trained horticulturist who specialises in cottage garden perennials.

Community Centre. Tickets: £4 at the door.

Bar, light refreshments, plant and seed swap.

All WP residents welcome.

Bulb planting programme.

The Gardening Club will continue its programme of bulb planting throughout Westminster Park estate.

To date we have planted many thousands of daffodil bulbs and some 600 crocus corms throughout the Westminster Park estate. If you know of an area that would benefit from some spring colour, please let us know.

We will be looking for volunteers to help plant the bulbs during October.