Unveil at Cherry Trees School

The name of the new care home on Booths Hill Road, Lymm was unveiled recently at the Cherry Trees School, Lymm as part of a naming competition with the pupils.

The students from the school, aged between 4 gathered as the winning name, Cheshire Grange and the winning pupil, Daisy Knowles, were announced to a hall full of school children that had taken part.

National care provider Barchester Healthcare, which will run the new 50 -bed care home opening June 2012 launched the competition at the school last month to name the new home. Pupils entered their suggestions in the hope of winning Cinema vouchers for their family and £100 book vouchers for their school. All those that proposed a name were rewarded with a £5 WH Smiths voucher.

Be an Angel

Daisy had such a touching story as to why she had chosen the name. She said: "I named the home Cheshire Grange because my Grandma was called Jean Cheshire – just like our county. She lived in Lymm for a while until she became too poorly. She spent her last six months at Westvale House another Barchester Home in Warrington until she went to be an Angel in May this year." By the end of the school assembly there wasn't a dry eye in the hall!

Regional Operations Director for the newly named Barchester run care home, said: "Congratulations to Daisy or winning the naming competition and well done to all those who put lots of thought into their entries. It is such a lovely tribute to Daisy's grandma Jean and we are all quite sure that she gave Daisy the inspiration for the name."

Mike Fisher

"At Barchester we pride ourselves on building excellent relationships with our local community and our new home is no different! We hope to continue this happy association with the school who have done a fabulous job in helping us chose a name. Indeed the pupils have agreed to help us create a time capsule early next year, which we will bury in the grounds of the home."

Some of the other entries from pupils at the school included: Redcot Manor, Cherry Lodge and even Amazing Manor.

Barchester Healthcare’s Cheshire Grange care home will open in June 2012 and will deliver high quality nursing and residential services as well as personalised dementia care in Barchester’s unique Memory Lane Community.

About Barchester Healthcare

Barchester Healthcare is recognised as the UK’s largest quality care provider (as measured by the last set of CSCI ratings).

The organisation has adapted and grown, from one that focused on older people needing nursing care in high quality environments, to providing personalised support for adults of all ages with a range of disabilities.

At Barchester Healthcare we pride ourselves on our dedicated dementia care. Our Memory Lane Communities are designed to encourage people with dementia to stay as independent and active as possible. We understand that no two people are the same and take a person-centred care approach, recognising and celebrating each person's individuality.

Barchester employs almost 15,000 people to care for more than 10,000 residents at more than 220 locations in the UK and is the only care provider listed in The Sunday Times Top 25 Big Companies To Work For 2010. The company has also won three Government employment awards at the National Workforce Development Awards 2010; Macro Apprentice Employer of the Year Award , Integrating Employment and Skills and Supporting Young Talent.

In our latest customer satisfaction survey 96% more than 4,500 of residents, relatives and professionals who responded said nurses and carers “treat residents with dignity and respect".

For more information, please visit www.barchester.com

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Lymm Dam Survey

Some time ago a group of Lymm Traders Lymm Traders conducted a survey at Lymm Dam. The survey identified that a large number of visitors to the local beauty spot did not realise that the village centre lay just a few hundred yards away via "THe Dingle Steps", a lovely walk in it's own right. Our beautiful village with it's array of shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants was going undiscovered, more importantly valuable footfall and business was being lost. Lymm Parish Council were approached to see if some signage could be provided to inspire visitors to come to the village centre. The Parish Coucil suggested an arch way and the idea was born. Local councillors came up with a basic design, permission was obtained from United Utilities to install the archway on either side of the steps and local companies provided quotations.

Risley Forge

Phil Gannon of Risley Forge was contracted to manufacture and install the archway (see images below) and work commenced on the project in August. Working with the basic design Phil took a number of photographs and incorporated these images into the archway AND what a fabulous job he did. At the base of the archway you can see a heron on one side and fisherman on the other, reflecting what our beautiful lake has to offer. The centre body of the archway shows off our famous Lymm Cross and Bridgewater Canal, and the "Gold" arrow heads direct visitors through the archway and down the steps towards our village centre. The fabulous structure is topped off with the words " Village Centre " aptly written in an Olde English font.

The magnificent archway was installed by Phil and team on the 1st November for all to see and enjoy. A massive thank you Phil from all Lymm Residents, it's a great Landlmark and will be around for many years to come.

Contact details for Phil Gannon, Risley Forge are:

• 01925 812122
• www.risleyforge.com
• phil@risleyforge.com

View more images of Lymm Dingle

The New Dingle Archway

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Grappenhall based architecturals firm Randle White, are on a Lord Alan Sugar style mission to find their next apprentice.

Unlike the BBC show the candidates won’t be put through a gruelling routine of tasks and team challenges, but they will need to possess and demonstrate aptitude, self awareness and initiative as well as passion and drive to complete all areas of the apprenticeship scheme.

The successful candidate

The successful candidate will benefit from 2 years paid employment as a Junior Assistant, whilst gaining recognised qualifications and the exposure and entry into a professional industry.

The scheme will enable the selected candidate to work towards NVQ level 3 in Design and Drafting with a level 3 BTEC National Certificate in Construction which will necessitate a one day a week placement at the Warrington Collegiate. They will also gain valuable marketable skills and relevant invaluable work experience at the Grappenhall practice during the remainder of their working week.

Apprenticeships are designed to help employees reach a higher level of competency and performance which is essential when trying to get onto the employment ladder.

Experience the right candidate will gain

James Randle, co-founder and Director at Randle White comments "We are looking for a student who has just completed their GCSE’s (minimum 4 A-C grades including Maths and English) in the local region and is contemplating pursuing a career in this area of expertise. We see this as a long-term opportunity and we aim to also support the right candidate throughout their further education with a view to a full time employment opportunity in the future."

When asked about why Randle White decided to look for an apprentice James replies "In these uncertain economic times many people are facing unemployment and finding the competition to get back on board really fierce. For students without the experience, relevant qualifications and knowledge of the industry it will be even harder. We see this as a spring board for them and a way in which we can share our knowledge and expertise. "

He continues, "We will expose our apprentice to most aspects of our business and get them started on CAD (software application for 2D design and drafting), complete site visits and measured surveys, as well as undertaking the everyday administrative tasks involved with the workings of an office such as filing and answering the phones, etc."

The firms expertise and projects

Randle White undertakes residential, commercial and industrial projects for major developers, as well as private client work, focussing on achieving designs with respect and sensitivity for the urban environment and established landscape.

They have recently completed two replacement dwellings in Bowdon and Lower Whitley and Tesco Express on Warrington Road, Penketh.

To Apply

Interested parties should contact Randle White as soon as possible through their website submitting a letter outlining any relevant experience and 120 words as to why they would be suitable for the position. No previous work experience is necessary.

On behalf of: Randle White Ltd, 11 Bradshaw Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire WA4 2NJ.

The below image shows James Randle and Roger White.

For further information please contact Stephanie Jones of Mood Design Solutions on T: 01925 752500 or email: steph@mood-design.co.uk.

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