tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657300270445306982024-03-05T19:36:30.728+00:00KAFKAKAFKAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10416206126263818723noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565730027044530698.post-22164830265247727912015-02-04T22:13:00.001+00:002015-02-04T22:13:46.441+00:00KAFKA: Have you signed the Petition yet? It is to keep our local health and care open, and in public hands<a href="http://knutsfordareaforknutsfordaction.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/have-you-signed-petition-yet-it-is-to.html">KAFKA: Have you signed the Petition yet? It is to keep our local health and care open, and in public hands</a>KAFKAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10416206126263818723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565730027044530698.post-10060052315734562842015-02-04T22:11:00.005+00:002015-02-04T22:12:07.212+00:00Have you signed the Petition yet? It is to keep our local health and care open, and in public hands<div class="MsoNormal">
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In agreement with the current petition to keep our local health and social care services. We need to look after those who have worked all their lives and have paid into the Welfare State.<br />
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Yet Cheshire East Council seems to be determinedly closing those Day, Respite and Assessment facilities on which we rely, and over which the council has a legal 'duty of care'.<br />
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Coupled with that East Cheshire NHS Trust, having closed our Knutsford Tatton Intermediate Care Ward (18 beds - very well thought of) four years ago, has been so overcrowded in its Macclesfield Hospital Langley Ward, that it has taken a range of Intermediate Care beds in what might otherwise be respite bed spaces, at Hollins View, (15 beds) and Prestbury House and Belong Village, Macclesfield. That further reduces the number of full time and/or respite beds available to family carers.<br />
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With the advent of <b><a href="http://caringtogether.info/caring-together">Caring Together</a></b> within Eastern Cheshire, and the government awarded<b> <a href="https://platform-ccg-live-eu-2.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/attachments/2479/original/Cheshire_Pioneer_Bulletin_Issue_3.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ3TZGA3TUZPPHIWQ&Expires=1423087219&Signature=O0Fh%2BA%2BjKuD5ClLhXzOq9lCsZwQ%3D"><span style="color: blue;">'Pioneer' status</span></a> </b>across the whole of Cheshire, this is the ideal time to get our services together and working for the good of the public whose money paid for these mangled services. That is the stated aim of both Caring Together and the Pioneer status.<br />
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So let us give it our backing. Get the signatures coming in, to support the CCGs to provide services which the caring public actually needs, rather than acting in response to the direction of spin of the political football.<br />
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But it is really important that this happens before every local useful supportive caring service has been sent to commercial organisations - or charities - leaving us all as beggars, within a system for which we have paid.</div>
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We must provide adequate day care and respite care so that our family carers are not too overburdened, leaving them with no life at all of their own. That will help to keep the disabled, ill and old at home, where they belong. Respite must come in the form of safe and good quality overnight and 24 hour care, as a right.<br />
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Family Carers need rights! Not charity or lack of certainty.</div>
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If family carers are turned into beggars, they will lose heart and far more readily give up their work, leaving the system which is already creaking at the seams, to finally collapse. It must not come to that.</div>
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We do not have anywhere near enough full time care or nursing placements in this area. Our day and respite care places are currently being decimated as a deliberate act, by Cheshire East Council. No commercial enterprise would have the same 'duty of care' as that of the Local Authority. </div>
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So we must ensure that the Local Authority retains that 'duty of care', rather than allowing it to be frittered away as it shuts down our social care places. </div>
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No commercial enterprise is obliged to provide 24 hour care, nor day care. It is far cheaper for them to concentrate only on full time care. Family carers need day and respite care.</div>
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Please sign the petition and encourage others to also sign. Pass it round and ask that everyone else also passes it round.</div>
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The National Health Service is by its name - National. The Local Authority social care is also a part of our National care network. Therefore anyone, anywhere in the UK can sign this petition. I urge you to do so.. and pass it round. </div>
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<a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/81622554/Paper%20Petition.pdf" style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: blue;">Paper version of the petition which you can take around your groups and organisations:</span></a></div>
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Print it off yourself and return it to the address shown by<b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">23 April 2015.. which is St George's Day</span></b></div>
KAFKAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10416206126263818723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565730027044530698.post-46432330539785545652012-05-21T15:16:00.000+01:002012-05-21T15:16:47.822+01:00Serfs!? Threaten then!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">F<span class="179510819-20052012">rom: Charlotte Peters Rock - 0156 572 2738 - 07050 183 417 - <a href="mailto:charlottepetersrock@tiscali.co.uk" title="blocked::mailto:charlottepetersrock@tiscali.co.uk">charlottepetersrock@tiscali.co.uk</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">To: Press sources</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Attachments: 2 - Please note the content of my public speaking is available on YouTube - <u>at the links shown</u> in the email to George Walton (17May2012) - as also is the poem which was especially written for the Mayor.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">************************************************************</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><u><b><span class="179510819-20052012">Newly enrobed</span> Cheshire East Mayor <span class="179510819-20052012">sets bouncers on</span> p<span class="179510819-20052012">ensioner</span> during Question Time</b></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span class="179510819-20052012"> </span><a href="http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/civic_roles/mayor.aspx">Cllr George Walton,</a> newly enrobed Mayor of Cheshire East, called in his <span class="179510819-20052012">bouncers</span> to prevent further objections about his Council’s treatment of the ill, frail and demented older people.</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span class="179510819-20052012"> </span>He issued instructions to the two burly ex-police officers to slience Mrs C<span class="179510819-20052012">h</span>arlotte Peters Rock o<span class="179510819-20052012">f</span> Knutsford Area for Knutsford Action, as she spoke in the Tenant’s Hall of Tatton Park on Wednesday 16 May 2012.</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><br />
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</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span class="179510819-20052012"> </span>“It is bad enough that the disabled and demented and their family carers are being treated so badly, as the deliberate policy of Cheshire East Council, but closing down the concerns of residents in this threatening manner, smacks of totalitarian states. Is this really the policy of this Council?”</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span class="179510819-20052012"> </span>Mrs Peters Rock had chosen the medium of song to serenade the Council, pointing out to the new Mayor that at his age<span class="179510819-20052012"> (70s)</span> he needed to ensure that local services are in place if only as enlightened self-interest. </b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hphphh1r8pI&feature=plcp" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hphphh1r8pI&feature=plcp</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span class="179510819-20052012"> </span>“I had checked the Council Constitution, to make sure I could do this. I felt that for once ruling party Councillors might listen, since I have seen that normally they take little notice of what is said by members of the public. It certainly worked. They listened.</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span class="179510819-20052012"> " </span>In spite of <span class="179510819-20052012">my </span>being <span class="179510819-20052012">surrounded</span> by the <span class="179510819-20052012">Mayor's </span>bouncers, I sang to the end of the song. Councillors of all parties applauded.</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span class="179510819-20052012"> "</span>Perhaps now Cheshire East will reconsider its treatment of the frail, ill demented, disabled and their family carers? We need fully accessible local services. Family carers save this Council – by its own admission – in excess of £500 million per year. Surely it is time for the Council to applaud and support family carers, who save the public so much money?”</b><br />
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<b>Following her mistreatment, Mrs Peters Rock wrote a poem especially for the Mayor.</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAVUjczBQDE&feature=youtube_gdata">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAVUjczBQDE&feature=youtube_gdata</a></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span class="179510819-20052012"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b> Mrs Peters Rock has demanded a full public apology from Cllr Walton. Failing that, she says she will make a formal complaint to Cheshire East's Standards Committee.</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So many lies have been told by Senior officers and Portfolio Holders, that it is time now to sweep the rubbish clean - get on with some sacking - and begin again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a first move, it is interesting to note that </span><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Congleton Chronicle</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> has announced (10May2012) under the heading:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/council_information/communication/press_releases/press_releases_from_2012/press_releases_for_may_2012/lyme_green_waste_station.aspx">Councillor John Hammond, </a>chairman of Cheshire East's Audit and Governance Committee - speaking of the councils's waste transfer station at Lyme Green - informs us</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>"In our chief executive's absence, Lorraine Butcher, the council's strategic director of children, families and adults, is leading on this matter."</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is not made clear in that article, what qualification Ms Butcher has for that 'refuse transfer' role.. but - from her 'successes' in the removal of of the old and disabled from their local areas via what is known as 'transportation', I fear the worst. Is there some big dump in Cheshire East where the old folk are put? I think we should be told.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a helpful explanation the article ends with the statement: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"A transfer station is a processing site where bin lorries deposit their cargo prior to it being loaded into larger vehicles, which transport the waste to an incinerator or landfill."</i></span></div>KAFKAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10416206126263818723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565730027044530698.post-54141631576312770812012-03-27T00:00:00.000+01:002012-03-27T00:00:58.301+01:00Public Meeting - 2.30 - Saturday 31 March 2012 - All welcome<div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="203460112-25032012"></span></span><br />
<div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Public Meeting</strong><span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><strong> this Saturday:</strong></span> </span></span> <strong><u>"Do the Elderly and Disabled NEED Local Care?"</u></strong></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="203460112-25032012"><strong>Venue: Brook Street Chapel School Room, Adams Hill, Knutsford. WA16 8DY</strong></span></span></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Date/time: 2.30 - Saturday 31 March 2012 - arrive and leave as it suits you - there is no limit on who can come. </strong><span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Everybody is welcome.</strong></span></span></div></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="203460112-25032012">Dear Friends<span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span><span class="015442919-25032012">and Organisations</span>,</span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Please pass this email and the attached poster around everyone on your mailing list. Feel free to print both, hand them to friends and put them in public places.<span style="color: blue;"><span class="015442919-25032012"> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span class="015442919-25032012"></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="015442919-25032012">I would be grateful for your help </span></span></span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="203460112-25032012">We are aware that to the 6507 people who signed the recent Petition have an interest in <span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue;"> ' </span></span>Local Care for Local People to take place in Local Areas<span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue;"> '</span></span>.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="203460112-25032012">The question now is how can we achieve that<span class="015442919-25032012"> Local Care</span>? </span></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="203460112-25032012">The decision made by Cheshire East Cabinet, that Bexton Court should be permanently closed, was only the tip of the iceberg of public closures in this area. Eight Councillors have 'called in ' that decision, which will now be discussed at the Adult Services Scrutiny Committee at </span></span></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">09.30 on Friday 13 April 2012. Perhaps if you have time, you might like to attend? There is time for Public Questions. It will be at Westfields, Sandbach. There is parking.<span class="015442919-25032012"> Members of the public are entitled to attend. </span></span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Public Meeting</strong><span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><strong> this Saturday:</strong></span> </span></span> <strong><u>"Do the Elderly and Disabled NEED Local Care?"</u></strong></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="203460112-25032012"><strong>Venue: Brook Street Chapel School Room, Adams Hill, Knutsford. WA16 8DY</strong></span></span></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Date/time: 2.30 - Saturday 31 March 2012 - arrive and leave as it suits you - there is no limit on who can come. </strong><span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Everybody is welcome.</strong></span></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="203460112-25032012">The intention is that this Public Meeting will be the start of many more, which will move across the former county of Cheshire<span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue;">, </span>to pick up and promote the best ideas for care of the elderly and disabled.</span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="203460112-25032012">There will be display boards <span class="015442919-25032012">showing </span>what we have lost <span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"> in this Northern area of Cheshire East,</span> </span></span>and what is currently happening.. and the opportunity to talk, plan and influence affairs, for <span class="015442919-25032012">the</span> benefit<span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"> of all</span></span></span>. </span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="015442919-25032012"> </span>We want your ideas to work with. Your input is the most valuable tool to move forward into <span class="015442919-25032012">what might be known as, </span>"The Age of Experience" </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="203460112-25032012">(<span class="015442919-25032012"> For instance, Knutsford has a p</span>rojected <span class="015442919-25032012">10-year </span>rise of 18% in older people b<span class="015442919-25032012">etween </span>2007-20<span class="015442919-25032012">1</span>7<span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"> , with a general population which is falling.</span> </span></span>)</span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: black;">In old age, d</span></span>o we want to <span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">be</span> </span></span>treated as unwanted parcels - or as </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="203460112-25032012"><u>long-lived people with a great deal of life experience, which we are determined to put back into the community, to its benefit and ours</u>?</span></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="203460112-25032012">***********************************************</span></span></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">In a joint move, <strong><em>Knutsford Area For Knutsford Action</em></strong> and <em><strong>Cheshire Area for Cheshire Action</strong></em> has called a public meeting this coming Saturday afternoon to discuss the impact of the complete removal of <span class="015442919-25032012">public </span>services for the elderly <span class="015442919-25032012">and their family carers </span>from Knutsford. This includes all Public Day and Respite Care and Rehabilitation Hospital Ward Care<span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue;">.</span><span style="color: black;"> Similar problems are also arising across the area. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="203460112-25032012">During a time of rapidly rising population ageing, what sort of care are we willing to find acceptable?</span></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="203460112-25032012">Is it adequate that any Day or Respite Care takes place many miles away from the towns in which we live? </span></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="203460112-25032012">Are we happy - because of distance and difficulties caused by the lack of public transport - <u>not</u> to be able to oversee that the care received is good, suitable, and caring?</span></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="203460112-25032012">With a rapidly aging population, many of whom are likely to show signs of dementia <span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">(1 in 4 over the age of 85)</span> </span></span>and other ills, what are our expectations for ourselves and our loved ones as we age?</span></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="203460112-25032012">Is it a good idea to remove the most vulnerable peo<span class="015442919-25032012">ple from a community in which they and their needs are known, to care which takes place, where they are not known, and where local people are totally unaware of their needs and difficulties? </span></span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="015442919-25032012"> </span>Many people who have problems with dementia do not have Alzheimer's but the less discussed Vascular Dementia. This is a form of dementia which, allowing for a sense of purpose, can readily be helped, by <span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue;"> '</span></span>familiarity of surroundings and people<span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue;">'</span></span>, by social understanding and by the continuing determination and work of the person who has it. That allows for <u>free will</u> and is helped by the understanding of the local community for its own people. If we could just make<span class="015442919-25032012"> more sociable </span>arrangements <span class="015442919-25032012">for</span> our older population, <span class="015442919-25032012">the </span><span class="015442919-25032012">early support, of healthy people would also help to support those who are in failing mental and physical health. We all need friends. </span></span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">It is stated that one obvious difference between those who suffer from Alzheimer's and those who suffer f<span class="015442919-25032012">r</span>om Vascular Dementia, is that if something has been forgotten - a name or a place, or a set of keys - and the person with Vascular Dementia is just encouraged to remember but not given the answer, in a short time of brain searching, they usually can remember. With Alzheimers, the result is - sadly - not the same.. but perhaps if the brain can be kept active, the quality of life <span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue;"> </span>c</span>ould be so <span class="015442919-25032012">much improved </span>. Memories and songs and community help all people. Dividing the old from their <span class="015442919-25032012">intergenerational </span>communities seems to be a retrograde step. So why should we put up with it?</span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="015442919-25032012">Day and Respite Care in distant places, removes both productive </span>challenges and freedom of will, no matter how kind or caring<span class="015442919-25032012"> is the treatment</span>. <span class="015442919-25032012"> Moving already confused people across the county, by the day, for their care is counterproductive to their welfare and to that of their Family Carers.</span></span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="015442919-25032012"> </span>It might be hoped that, following a long and productive old age, we might all just die quietly in our sleep, having had a really good day before going to bed.</span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">As a matter of enlightened self-interest, what can we now do to help ourselves?</span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Will you please come -and encourage others to come - to the public meeting? There will not be speakers. The format is just display boards and the will to gather information from all comers, about <strong><u>what you would like</u></strong>, and possibly <u>how it can be achieved</u>.</span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">We also need to hear/read about experiences good and bad.</span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Perhaps, if we can find a way forward<span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue;">,</span></span> that would help us all?</span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Thanks for reading. Please come if you can.<span class="015442919-25032012"><span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Spend just a few minutes - or longer - to see if we can change our future for the better. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Charlotte</span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Charlotte Peters Rock</span></span></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Knutsford Area For Knutsford Action - <a href="http://knutsfordareaforknutsfordaction.blogspot.com/">http://knutsfordareaforknutsfordaction.blogspot.com/</a></span></span></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Cheshire Area for Cheshire Action - <a href="http://chachauk.blogspot.com/">http://chachauk.blogspot.com/</a></span></span></div><div><span class="203460112-25032012"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0156 572 2738 - 07050 183 417</span></span></div><div></div>KAFKAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10416206126263818723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565730027044530698.post-66744302522879911722011-12-22T00:08:00.002+00:002011-12-22T00:21:30.166+00:00What will Cheshire East do now?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The final Petition held signatures of 6507 people. It was presented to Cllr Roger West, Mayor of Cheshire East on Thursday 15 December 2011, at Congleton Town Hall. During the subsequent Full Council Meeting, as an explanation of the Petition was being given, the Mayor thought it good practice to heckle, within the allowed five minute slot. In doing that, he was effectively heckling the opinions of many Cheshire East Council taxpayers.<br />
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They signed to say:<br />
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<h1 align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">S – O – S<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 26pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Save our Stanley Centre</span></u></h1><h1 align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We the undersigned </span></h1><h1 align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Petition Cheshire East Council & East Cheshire Hospital Trust:</span></h1><h1 align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">SAVE OUR SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE</span></h1><h1 align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> – </span></h1><h1 align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">KEEP OUR SERVICES LOCAL</span></h1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><u><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Keep</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> OUR Stanley Centre for Disabled Adults</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><u><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Return </span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">OUR Dementia Care Services</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><u><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Return</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> OUR Intermediate Hospital Ward</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">KAFKA Office, Holly House, Middlewich<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rd, Allostock, Knutsford WA16 9JX</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://knutsfordareaforknutsfordaction.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple;">http://knutsfordareaforknutsfordaction.blogspot.com</span></a></span><i><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></i></div><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-collapse: collapse; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PLACE of collection</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">NUMBER collected</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Allostock</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>59</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Congleton</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>182</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Cranage</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>128</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Crewe</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>67</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Goostrey</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>124</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Holmes Chapel</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>422</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Knutsford</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">3081</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Lower Peover</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>8</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Macclesfield</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>50</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Middlewich</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>108</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Mobberley</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>82</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Northwich</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>23</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Over Peover</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Parkgate</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>433</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Plumley</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sandbach</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>995</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Toft</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>258</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wilmslow</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>38 </span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Winsford</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>149</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Online</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>59</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Total</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">6290</span></u></b></div></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 7.65pt;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; height: 7.65pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Plus Stanley Centre Petition</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; height: 7.65pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>217<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= 6507</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 281.4pt;" valign="top" width="375"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Place names above refer to the places where the signatures were collected. There is an even split between Knutsford and the rest of Cheshire East and its borders, with 59 collected online.</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 240pt;" valign="top" width="320"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Numbers above refer to signatures collected by Carers and other volunteers, across Cheshire East during the period </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">14 October 2011- 14 December 2011</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></b></div></td></tr>
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Or signed online at: <a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/petitions/021111/signatures"><span style="color: purple;">http://www.petitiononline.com/petitions/021111/signatures</span></a> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="mailto:knutsfordareaforknutsfordaction@yahoo.co.uk">knutsfordareaforknutsfordaction@yahoo.co.uk</a> - 0156 572 2738</span></div><br />
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They were collected from:<br />
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the Knutsford area - in excess of 3000<br />
from towns and villages across Cheshire East and on its borders - in excess of 3000<br />
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from a Service user and his family - 217 signatures in respect of The Stanley Centre alone<br />
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This three part petition seems to have had the effect that Cheshire East has no idea what to do with it.<br />
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This is not a new Council. It is only following on from our historic Cheshire County Council, using the remnants of that body's web site, and that body's officers.<br />
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The petition clearly shows that many people refuse to accept that the vulnerable should be shunted about. So why did Cheshire East get it so wrong - and where is our democracy?</div>KAFKAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10416206126263818723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565730027044530698.post-12113284333485159332011-11-18T00:55:00.004+00:002011-12-04T17:53:23.216+00:00Online Petition to: Keep OUR Services Local<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">YOU</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> can now sign our petition online. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/021111/petition.html"><b>http://www.petitiononline.com/021111/petition.html</b></a></span><br />
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</div><div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">Please encourage anyone local to Knutsford Area/Cheshire East</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">sign this Petition</span> to: </span></div></div><div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">S - O - S - Save Our Stanley Centre</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">We, the undersigned</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Petition Cheshire East Council and East Cheshire Hospital Trust:</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">SAVE OUR SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE - KEEP OUR SERVICES LOCAL</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>Keep</u> OUR Stanley Centre for Disabled Adults</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>Return</u> OUR Dementia Care Services</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>Return</u> OUR Intermediate Hospital Ward</span><br />
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Knutsford Town Council Health and Social Care Work Group will be Reporting on its work at Knutsford Town Council Meeting on 05 December 2011 at 7pm. This meeting welcomes the public. It has two Question Times for Members of the Public - 10 minutes at the start and 5 minutes at the end..<br />
This is your Democracy. Do turn up and take part.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>PLEASE LOOK AT THE PAGES ON THE RIGHT OF THE SCREEN >>>></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">The Petition now has in excess of 3000 signatures. It looks likely that he final figure - when all forms are gathered in, will be 4000+</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">It will be presented to</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white;">Cheshire East Full Council Meeting</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white;">2pm - 15 December 2011</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white;">Congleton Town Hall</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">KAFKA would very much welcome all members of the public who wish to show support at this meeting</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">To check that here is no alteration to the Date-Time-Venue perhaps you might ring:</b></span><br />
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<h2 style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(32, 108, 73); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #206c49; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; padding-bottom: 0.2em; text-align: center;">Cheshire East Information: 0300 123 5500</h2><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>We state this because several Committee Meetings including the 05 December Cabinet Committee meeting have already been cancelled during December</b></span></div><div><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">IF YOU ARE NOT OLD, ILL, LEARNING DISABLED OR A CARER OF ANY SUCH GROUP, THIS STILL AFFECTS </span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>YOU</strong>.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;">STROKE, ACCIDENT, DEMENTIA, ANY OF US COULD FACE THAT.</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;">WHERE WOULD OUR DAY CARE BE?</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;">Congleton if we live in Crewe? Crewe if we live in Knutsford?</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;">Macclesfield if we live in Nantwich?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><strong>Day Care NEEDS to be LOCAL</strong></span></div></div>KAFKAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10416206126263818723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565730027044530698.post-23086100005129445742011-11-16T02:47:00.001+00:002011-11-16T02:49:22.320+00:00Beanfeast of Councillors on our Council Tax<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">14 November 2011<br />
This 'special meeting was to 'make Aldermen'. Seven of them - having given service to the pubic were 'honoured' by being 'damned with faint praise', at The Lyceum Theatre in Crewe.<br />
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Acting on the Lyceum stage, was dire. There were seven people, who might well have been a credt to thir community, but it would have been difficult for any member of the public to tell. Luckily, there were only two members of the public witnessing these proceedings. which I understand were held at public expense, with full expenses paid to all councillors.<br />
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The fact that this 'beanfeast' occurred when adults with learning difficulties are being flunng from their safe Stanley Centre in Knutsford, does Cheshire East Council no credit at all.<br />
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</div>KAFKAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10416206126263818723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565730027044530698.post-2935927633765523772011-10-22T18:53:00.006+01:002011-11-03T00:46:23.691+00:00Knutsford Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Please read the pages listed at the right side of this blog.<br />
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Postings will now be updates on our campaign.<br />
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Numerous shops and businesses around Knutsford - listed below - have petitions for the public to sign (just once please)<br />
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<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Mannings chemist</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Knutsford art and stationery house</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Oxfam - staff only</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Jax hair salon</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Waitrose - staff only</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Knutsford Dry Cleaners</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Olde Sweete Shoppe</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Bellissimo Frame Shop</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Menudel Giorna</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Hallmark Card Shop</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">No 89 Cake & Coffee Shop</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Terence Paul Hairdressing</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Boots</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Rose & Crown Pub</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Mozimo</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Facets</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Housegifts and Interiors</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Cherry Tree</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Cheshire Building Society - staff only</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Knutsford Bloom</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">The Black Rose</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Auto Den</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">The Shell Garage</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Mr Chips</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Esso Garage, Toft</span></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">AgeUK</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Waterstones</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Heritage Centre</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Technotype</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Sue Ryder</span></div></td></tr>
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Mr Edwin Booth of Booths Store has also agreed. <br />
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There are many other groups and businesses around Knutsford which have also taken Petitions.<br />
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Signatures are coming thick and fast at The Shell Garage, the Co-op, and Mannings Chemist, with a steady flow in other areas.<br />
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We are getting about very regularly to Cheshire East Committees and full Council Meetings, to ask questions and point out that local people need local services.<br />
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We are attending PCT Cluster Meetings to ask questions.<br />
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We are stating that there should be cross-border working, both across the County Borders and across the artificial boundaries between social care and health. <br />
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More will follow.</div>KAFKAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10416206126263818723noreply@blogger.com1