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The fight goes on

NANTWICH Walled Garden Society is to continue the fight to save the garden visited by King James I, and for which planning permission for six houses and two flats has been granted.

    Alternative proposals discussed at the society’s annual meeting in December 2009, and which were voted against by members, were to dissolve the society and to continue to fight solely for the restoration of the walls.

   The current position with the planning permission is it has been granted but not formally issued in writing. The delay was partly caused by the society’s threat of legal action which put everything on hold for three months.

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Pat Fulford

WE regret to announce the death of our founder, Pat Fulford. She had been been ill for a while. A funeral service at St Mary's Parish Church, Nantwich, on Monday, November 23, 2009, was followed by cremation at Crewe. 

   A tribute to her appears on this page.

THE society has lost two valuable members in the space of a few months. The Treasurer (Peter Greene) was the other one. See panel below.

   The Secretary, Nicola Booth, said: "Sadly, since the EGM in April 2009, two long-standing members of our society have died. Peter Greene, who had been treasurer of the society since its inception, died suddenly shortly after the EGM.

   "Pat Fulford the founder of the society and long time secretary died in November after a long illness which had forced her to stand down last year.

   "The society could not have achieved what it has without their great efforts and support over the years. We offer our condolences to all friends and family."

Our plan for the garden

FOR our ideas on the garden if it could have been bought for the town, see here.

Newspaper reader backs garden over bandstand

AFTER a number of ideas were put forward by members of the Nantwich First group on Nantwich Town Council - including a bandstand on Mill Island - a reader of the local newspaper, The Nantwich Chronicle, wrote to the Editor suggesting the Walled Garden would be a better project to spend the money on. Our Chairman thanks that reader.   

See his remarks here.

Chairman hits out at Councillors

FOLLOWING the decision of the Borough Council Development Control Committee to permit housing to go ahead on the walled garden site, our Chairman (Peter Harrington) hit out at local councillors.

See his remarks here.

Pie in the sky?

IN The Nantwich Chronicle of February 18, 2009, Cllr Bill McGinnis of Nantwich Town Council, described the Nantwich Walled Garden Society's ideas for the walled garden as "Pie in the Sky". Not surprisingly, we don't agree. A letter was sent to the Editor of The Nantwich Chronicle by our then Secretary, Nicola Booth. Read it here.

MP supports our campaign to save the Walled Garden

THE Member of Parliament for Crewe and Nantwich, Edward Timpson, is supporting our efforts to save the Walled Garden. He visited the garden in 2008 to see for himself what Nantwich could lose if the plans went ahead.

   At the time, our Chairman, Peter Harrington, said Mr Timpson "has written to Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council to register his concern at the proposal to build six houses and two apartments on the walled garden site and to call for the garden's retention because of its architectural and historical significance."

   Mr Harrington added: "This is encouraging because his backing and the general support we have received from Nantwich residents - both for the petition against the planning application and with many letters of opposition - shows how much everyone values this part of our heritage and wants to keep it."  Photo by courtesy of Edward Timpson MP

Member funds legal planning specialist

THANKS have been expressed to Mr George Basnett who kindly funded a legal planning specialist when we made representations to Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council in 2008 opposing the latest planning application for the Walled Garden.

   Retiring Secretary, Pat Fulford, said: "We were able to receive such good advice from them. Mr Basnett really came to our aid at a key time and I am sure that all members will wish to thank him."

Read the representation made on our behalf by the legal planning specialist.

This is a view of the walled garden in September 2008 - overgrown, with the Kingsley Fields housing development in the background. It was taken by the late Pat Fulford from a neighbouring property. For a larger view, click here.

The story of the garden . . . so far

From 1545 to the present . . .the story of the garden. Click here to read it.