Mayor's Civic & Charity Events
May 17th ‘Knutsford District Scouts AGM’ at the Bowling Club, where he was made Hon Vice-President.
May 18th‘Cheshire East’s Mayor Making Ceremony’, held at Tatton Park.
May 24th Knutsford Rotary Club Charter Dinner’ at the Cotton’s Hotel.
May 25th Knutsford Inner Wheel’s, ‘Blooming Great Tea Party’
May 27th Knutsford Musical Theatre Group (formerly known as KAOS) joint Concert with Northwich and Frodsham in memory of the late Ann Hooker.
May 30th Knutsford Lions Annual Victorian Street Fayre where he judged the Best Stall and Costume.
June 1st ‘RHS Liaison Meeting’ at Tatton Park where it was noted the police will no longer be responsible for the traffic management of this event, instead it would be policed by a private firm, S.E.P.
June 2nd ‘Unveiled the Mosaic Fat Bird on the Moor.
June 2nd ‘Royal British Legion Dinner’ at Toft Cricket Club.
June 3rd ‘Cheshire Riding for the disabled Event’ held at New Barn Farm Chelford, where he presented rosettes.
June 10th Rostherne Parish Council History Weekend
June 11th Fund a Smile Esso Cycle Race
June 17th Middlewich Boat Festival
June 23rd Neuromuscular Open Day
July 1st Air Training Corps Dinner at Cottons Hotel
July 4th Judging the ‘Knutsford in Bloom’
July 5th Opening of Brook Street Chapel Heritage Site
July 6th Toft Taverners Send Off and Dinner
July 9th Brook Street Chapel Induction Service Rev' Bradley
July 10th Congleton Mayor’s Civic Sunday
July 12th Knutsford High School’s Production of ‘Back to the 80’s’ July 13th Manor Park School ' Got the Talent Factor'
July 14th Abbeyfield House Knutsford Summer Party
July 16th Reopening of the Knutsford Leisure Centre
July 16th Open Day at the Orange Orchard
July 16th League of Friends of Knutsford Hospital – Afternoon tea fundraiser
July 16th Closing Ceremony Over-Ward Fun Day
July 17th Mayor of Poynton with Worth’s Civic Sunday
July 17th Own Civic Sunday
July 22nd Japanese Ambassadors’s Garden Centenary Drinks Reception at Tatton
July 30th St Cross Family Fun Day
August 3rd National Play Day Event on the Moor
September 8th Greenflag Ceremony on the Moor
September 9th Pod Launch at the Canvas Lounge
September 11th Mobberley Civic Sunday
September 16th Knutsford Lions Concert
September 17th Joan Leach Memorial Tree Planting
September 18th Bollington Civic Sunday
September 18th Winsford Civic Sunday
September 22nd NW Ambulance Service Open Event
September 24th Gaskell Society Autumn Meeting
September 25th Middlewich Civic Sunday and Bandstand Marathon ( Mereside Brass)
October 11th Tumble Tots "National Activity Week" event raising money for Tommy's
October 12th Knutsford Gospel Church Charity Dinner.
October 14th Friends of the Moor and Cheshire East Council bulb planting on the Moor.
October 14th Relaunch opening Roberta's Beauty Salon
October 15th Literature Festival "Pevsner for Cheshire"
October 16th Cheshire East Mayor's Civic Sunday in Poynton
October 20th Knutsford in Bloom at the RHS (North West) Awards Ceremony
October 22nd Knutsford Inner Wheel Charity Coffee Morning.
October 26th "Embrace the Games" event at the Leisure Centre
October 27th read to Children at Halloween Event for half term
October 30th unveiled plaque to mark the opening of the Zip Wire and other facilities at the Knutsford District Scout Camp Site at Tatton Park.
November 3rd Knutsford Forum
November 4th Meeting with Inspector Steve Griffiths to see the ANR system on th A556
November 6th Requiem Mass at St Cross to remember those who died in the last 12th Months
November 11th- two minutes silence outside the Council Offices; to remember those who died in the Two World Wars and in conflicts since.
November 13th - Remembrance Sunday Events including early morning Communion at St Cross Church, wreath laying at the Over Knutsford Memorial, the Parade and Service at St John’s and Wreath Laying at the Red Cross Hospital and the Paratroopers Memorial in Tatton Park.
November 14th - Ceremony at the Lyceum in Crewe, creating 6 new Alderman for Cheshire East including Mr Tony Ranfield, a former Mayor of Knutsford.
November 16th -Annual General Meeting of the Nether Knutsford Freeholders Association.
November 18th- Year 6 debate at the High School, where children from all Knutsford’s state primary schools and those in neighbouring Parishes debated a wide range of topic including ‘Do Zoos do more harm than good?’ and ‘Are the Olympics a waste of money?’
November 19th - Concert performed by the Robert’s Bakery Brass Band and held on behalf of the Royal British Legion at the Methodist Church.
November 20th- Mass of Christ the King at St Vincent’s
November 23rd - Meeting with the Knutsford Heritage Centre about future plans for the centre.
November 24th - The Deputy Mayor and Mayor attended the Conference for Cheshire Town and Parish Councils in Congleton.
November 25th- Blue Plaque to Henry Royce Unveiling, which is to be displayed on the outside of the new Show Room on Manchester Road.
November 26th - Opening of the Christmas Bazaar at the Brook Street Chapel.
November 27th- Advent Carol Service at St Cross Church.
December 1st– Cubs & Beaver’s Carol Service performance of a puppet show called Shepherd Spy – a new take on the Nativity Story
December 8th – (a) Methodist Luncheon Club for Christmas lunch.
(b) Presentation by representatives of Live Life Local
(c) St Vincent’s Upper School Christmas Production.
December 9th– (a) Manor Park Christmas Fayre
(b) The production of 42nd Street performed by the students of the Knutsford High School.
December 10th– (a) Presentation of prizes to the winners and runners-up in the Wendy Diddams’ Opticians Annual Christmas drawing competition,
(b) Knutsford’s Cubs and Scouts Centenary Camp Fire on the Heath
(c) Star Choir’s Christmas Concert in the Methodist Church. The choir complemented by a guest appearance by Egerton School’s Choir.
December 12th- Methodist Church’s Carol Concert.
December 13th– (a) Tumble Tots’ Christmas Party
(b) Yorston Lodge School’s Christmas Concert at St John’s Church.
December 14th – (a) Exhibition at Manchester Airport of artwork prepared by children at schools in the Greater Manchester area looking at Gardens of Distinction including Tatton Park
(b) Manor Park Lower School Nativity Play.
December 18th - Christmas Carol Concert at the Unitarian Chapel.
December 20th- Millennium Bursary Interviews
(b) With the Deputy Mayor judging the shop windows for the annual Christmas Window Display competition.
December 22nd – Booths Supermarket in Knutsford to pack shoppers bags a thank you to Booths for their support during the year.
December 24th – (a) The Deputy Mayor and Mayor presented the prizes to the winners in the annual Christmas window Display Competition,
(b) Children’s Nativity Experience at St Cross Church,
(c) St Vincent’s for the Vigil Mass for Christmas
(d) Unitarian Chapel for a Candlelight Service.
25th December – (a) St John’s Church for Christmas Holy Communion,
(b) Methodist Church for their Celebration of Christmas Day
(c) Stanley Centre Christmas lunch courtesy of the Knutsford Lions & Lionesses
5th January – Funeral and Memorial Service of Councillor David Martin, Mayor of Congleton.
6th January - Showman’s Guild Annual Lunch, at Ewood Park in Blackburn.
7th January - Over Ward for the Annual Community Pantomime.
12th January – Meeting of Knutsford Forum.
16th January – Photo-shoot with representatives from the Guardian Newspaper Group and Equilibrium Asset Management regarding the Knutsford Community Hero Competition.
16th January – Opening of the new Musgrave Gallery on the first floor of the Heritage Centre.
17th January - Cheshire’s Best Kept Station awards in Northwich;
22nd January - Ecumenical service held at St Cross Church
25th January – public meeting to co-ordinate matters relating to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and Olympic Torch Procession.
28th January - Judge at the District Cubs Handicraft Competition.
29th January –First Civic Sunday of the newly created Wilmslow Town Council at St Bartholomew’s Church.
2nd February - Knutsford 1st Responders presentation of Certificate to the 1000th person to be trained by the Group.
5th February - Lions Annual Senior Citizens Variety Performance.
7th February - Knutsford Tennis Club Official Lights Switch On
10th February - the Welcome Work Club Official Launch
12th February - The Rotary Club Brass Band Concert in aid of McMillan Cancer Support and the East Cheshire Hospice.
16th February - The Knutsford Gang Show at the Victory Hall Mobberley
19th February - Friends of the Moor Pancake Race
21st February - Visit to the Childrens Adventure Farm Trust
23rd February - Visit to the Crown Extate RTIP Planning Awards London
25th February - MAYORS CHARITY SUPPER in AID OF THE ROTARY CLUB & CHILDRENS ADVENTURE FARM TRUST