North Rode News

Over the past few months, villagers in North Rode have been collecting plastic bottles to make into colourful bright red poppies, in remembrance of those that have fallen in service of our country.  There is no war memorial in the village, as technically North Rode is a ‘Thankful Village’. North Rode was and still is

The North Rode 80th Anniversary D-Day Commemoration was a resounding success and enjoyed by over 115 villagers, family and friends on Thursday 6th June 2024, joining commemorations taking place simultaneously across the whole of the United Kingdom. North Rode Parish Council chose to mark the event with a Fish and Chip supper at St Michael’s

When North Rode Parish Council decided to organise an 80th D-Day Anniversary event on 6th June, we decided that this would include lighting the village beacon alongside hundreds of others across the United Kingdom. The original beacon was installed in 1999, for the occasion of the Millenium, when the lighting of North Rode Beacon was

Thursday 6th June 2024 at Michael’s Church, North Rode Fish & Chip Supper* – 7:00pmWychcraft Big Band – 7:30pmLighting of Village Beacon – 9:15pm *Sustainably caught cod, chips with choice of peas, curry or gravy (including heinz sauces, lemon wedges and tartar sauce). Alternatively there is sausage, or for vegetarians battered halloumi. Pre-Order choice with

The next North Rode CPR training session will be on Thursday 14th December at Eaton parish hall and will commence at 7pm. The session is open to all North Rode villagers. There is a recommended donation of £5 each on entry to help cover costs for the Dane Valley First Responders, who will be providing

We are pleased to announce that NRPC have just installed our second public access defibrillator on Park Rd, on the east of the village, just outside the Park Gates. The lock code is the same as for the Daintry Hall defibrillator, and key rings with access codes are available from Parish Councillors. The defibrillator is

Following the successful installation of our defibrillator at Daintry Hall, we have arranged a first aid course with Dane Valley Community First Responders, the voluntary organisation that looks after our defibrillator. The training will take place at Eaton Parish Hall at 6:30pm on 15th June and will last approx 2 hours. The training session will

North Rode residents celebrated the Coronation of King Charles III on Bank Holiday Monday in style by unveiling a brand new historical village centre sign at Daintry Hall. The sign, commissioned by the Parish Council was revealed with panache by Shirley Tudor-Evans followed by a rousing three cheers for the King. Over 60 villagers enjoyed

Come along to our village picnic to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, at 1pm at St Michaels Church. The new village sign will be unveiled and you can check out our new defibrillator in front of Daintry Hall. We will be taking a stroll through the park to view a stand of flowering

In April we finally installed a defibrillator in the village at Daintry Hall. This was made possible with the kind donation of defibrillator unit by Steve Purdham’s company – Westfield Health. Daintry Hall management committee agreed to the installation, provided a power supply and assisted with installation. The parish council purchased a heated cabinet and

New North Rode parish boundary signs, designed by the Parish Council, were installed by Cheshire East Highways in March 2023, on the A54 Buxton Road and A536 Macclesfield Road. These were funded by Cheshire East Highways and Ward Cllr Lesley Smetham’s members budget. Thanks must go to Lesley Smetham for her support with this. The

To celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations, the Parish Council hosted a beacon lighting event on 2nd June at Daintry Hall, The village was serenaded by the Wychcraft Big Band into the evening, with the magnificent St Michaels church as a backdrop, lit up in red white and blue courtesy of North Rode events company