Last weekend, on November 16th, Cheadle Town Centre began the countdown to Christmas with the traditional Lights Switch-on Event. Prancer and Dancer were there, and Oakley's Elves informed GOGNEWS that equality applies to reindeer, featuring both a male and a female aged 3 and 7. They also mentioned that good working conditions are ensured, with time off provided while the rest of Team Santa is busy preparing for the big event.
Sharon from Staffordshire Wildlife Trust is telling people all about the wonderful projects going on here for nature and wildlife, the walks, volunteering opportunities, nature in your neighbourhood, and their work with SMDC.
We met Karen and Martin from the Kingsley Holt Centre, a community group where all profits go back into running the centre, one of the many activities at Kingsley are their amazing cakes pictured above for sale, with proceeds going towards running and improving the centre.
Eva and Luther from Luosko, two beautiful German Shepherds, were also wooing crowds. Luther, the organisation's PR dog, and Eva, who was looking for a new family, have hopefully found one. Lucy from the Luosko team told us that they’ve recently set up a home-from-home to allow their rescue animals to see what it would be like in a normal home environment prior to adoption.
We were delighted to meet district councillor Vicky O'Shea, who was using the opportunity to gather signatures and support for the Moorlands minor injuries unit staying open, something which is again in jeopardy. We chatted about some of the issues in the health service and will be putting our heads together to ask questions about our ambulance service and occupational support for our disabled residents in the very near future.
We were met by an enthusiastic member of C.A.T.S. with a flyer for their new panto, Babes in the Wood, and the promise of more to come from our fabulous theatre group. You can see their events in the COGNEWS events pages.
We spotted some great alcoholic beverages such as mulled wine, speciality ciders and posh bar. A variety of cuisines such as churros, Greek delights, and some unusual burgers satisfied the happy visitors.
We wish all our brilliant organisations every success with their festive activities and beyond.
Unwrapping the Magic: Cheadle's Christmas Countdown last updated 24.11.24
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