Our Website Development Team needs some help!

www.cuddingtonandsandiwayonline.org was created 5 years ago as an output from the Cuddington Parish “Village Plan”.  The main aim has been to raise awareness of existing services, activities and facilities in the village and to communicate news and opinion which embraces  all village sources.  The Parish Council continue sponsorship and support for the website.

The website is typically visited by 2,000 ‘unique visitors’ each month and receives ~3,500 visits per month, with users accessing multiple pages each visit.

The Website Development Team are tasked with regular validation and updating of all the information displayed.  They aim to ensure that the News / What’s On sections of the website always remain up-to-date and relevant.

We urgently need:

• Help from two or three local residents who can check out and document news stories and validate some of the ‘Directory’ information

• Technical help to update the various pages within the website.
  
  
  

Please contact us by sending an email to Russ Smith at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Following the Government's recommendations in March relating to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, a large number of events, classes, etc have either been cancelled or postponed.

The events which have been brought to our attention are:

Cuddington and Sandiway GALA DAY in June was CANCELLED

All PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS are cancelled with immediate effect - to be reviewed in early June

• the parish council have announced that their meetings can restart in July and held their statutory meeting on 13th July 2020 in the Village main hall

The VILLAGE HALL is closed with immediate effect - the Hall will be reopened as soon as government guidelines suggest it is safe to do so

• the Village Hall reopened from Monday 6th July but under very strict guidelines and with only the main hall in use
• children’s play areas at Boundary Lane Green and Norley Road re-opened on 4th July 2020, as per our government’s advice - notices will be displayed advising the public of the necessary two metre social distancing (see July 'Newsroom' for further guidance)

SANDIWAY SURGERY has been temporarily closed from 1pm on 24 March - it will reopen "once things have settled"

• With effect from Monday 7 September 2020, Danebridge Medical Practice will be re-opening Sandiway Surgery, which will become the Practice’s designated location for patients in the Extremely Vulnerable Group, formerly known as "Shielded". The surgery will open from 8.30am – 1.00pm Monday – Friday and will be operated by a Doctor and a Patient Services Co-ordinator.
• Sandiway Surgery will be a 'closed location'. Patients will only be able to attend, if in the Extremely Vulnerable Group and through an invitation from a clinician.

All regular group activities and events at SANDIWAY LIBRARY are suspended until further notice
     - indeed, since 20 March Sandiway Library has been CLOSED
     - this includes all PCSO (Police) Surgeries normally held in the library

• Sandiway library reopened on 10 August, albeit with reduced opening times and some services (PRESS HERE for more details)

ST JOHN'S CHURCH will not be open for services, for midweek worship or for our regular Saturday morning open church and other activities. "In the light of government guidance around non-essential contact, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York have issued advice that public worship is suspended until further notice. We will continue to pray for our community and strive to be good neighbours, but we are still working out the practicalities of this. We will update our Facebook Page and website with resources to use at home, as soon as possible."

• St Johns has restarted certain weekend services - PRESS HERE for more details from the St John's website.

All Tuesday morning activities at Sandiway Methodist Church cancelled until further notice

The Ark Cafe, Arts in the Ark and JIMS in the Church Hall are cancelled until further notice
[The Ark Cafe will be trialling a sandwich takeaway service on Fridays in April to those people who fall into a high risk category and are self-isolating at home: please call 07955-600570 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Blakemere Village Tourist Attraction has closed from 21 March until further notice. There are two shop exceptions to this on site, both Ginger & Browns and Cheshire Aquatics are both continuing to trade as they are supplying essential food products to the pet market. The Village Restaurant & Coffee Bar remains closed to the public but are offering a delivery service for meals as well essential food boxes - click their link to get in contact and for more details. Oakmere Children’s Nursery are also still open for key workers children to attend, again contact them direct via the link for clarification on whether this applies to your family.

• Blakemere Village shops have started to reopen - PRESS HERE for more information
• The Village Restaurant & Coffee Bar is reopening from 4 July with tables adhering to the social distancing rules

Delamere Park has cancelled all group activities/meetings in their Clubhouse

All the Music Train events during April and May

Cuddington & Sandiway and Round Tower Women's Institute have cancelled their meetings due to be held in April and May

All British Legion meetings are cancelled until further notice

Cuddington and Sandiway Community Singers who normally meet each Friday evening at Cuddington Primary

Afternoon Teas at the Village Hall normally held on the 1st Thursday of each month

St John's Toddler Group is 'closed for the foreseeable future'

Northwich Leg Club which normally meets every Thursday afternoon at The Lighthouse in Weaverham

• 'Save Our Sandiway Surgery': complaints procedure

   

  Save Our Surgery

  Call To Action

  You will be receiving a leaflet suggesting that you write to Danebridge Medical Practice to make a FORMAL COMPLAINT with some information on how to do that.

  Complaints are only counted if they are sent through the official channel, which is by letter or email to the Practice with the heading "COMPLAINT".

  You should write to: Gilly Davis, Patient Services Manager, Danebridge Medical Centre, 29 London Road, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 5HR

  It is important that you write NOW as the Danebridge application to close Sandiway will be re-examined at the CCG Primary Care Commissioning Committee meeting scheduled for 22nd July 2021.  If you need some help with your letter, PRESS HERE to view a suggested template you might base it upon.

  As we said last month Danebridge has reported that they have had ZERO COMPLAINTS from patients about their plan to close Sandiway Surgery.

  Danebridge are ignoring our 800 signature petition; two public meetings attended by over 300 people; and your Patient Survey responses, all rejecting their plan.

  Latest Update

  Following the downgrading of Danebridge Practice in May 2019, the Care Quality Commission has re-inspected the Practice. The report is awaited.

  We have written a Formal Complaint to the Care Quality Commission, to re-state the importance of Sandiway surgery in providing Primary Care close to home for all their patients. This has also been sent to Danebridge Practice and to the Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

  We have written to the Cheshire West and Chester Scrutiny Committee to ask them to examine the recent unsatisfactory Focus Group consultation and patient survey.

  Parish Council Update:

  The Parish Council have also sent a formal letter of complaint about the proposed closure to Danebridge Medical Practice, copying many influencial groups - PRESS HERE to view the content.

• Sandiway Surgery Update: Focus Group & Survey Reports from Danebridge

   

  The four focus groups held by Danebridge and the Clinical Commissioning Group have now been completed and reports on each session have been sent to patients who attended and have also been posted on the Danebridge website.  Their observations were:

      Session 1: Medications and repeat prescriptions

      Session 2: Dropping off samples

      Session 3: Appointment booking

      Session 4: New Models of Care

  Danebridge has claimed that there have been NO COMPLAINTS (zero complaints) from patients about the proposed closure of the Surgery during the last year (see bottom of Session 3 report).

  Have you complained about the closure plan and written to the surgery?  If so, you might wish to remind them.

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  In parallel to these Focus Groups, a Survey of Danebridge patients was arranged by the Clinical Commissioning Group to gather a wider feedback on these topics during April and early May.  Apparently 180 people responded to this survey and the results are made available below.

  Survey results:

      Medications and repeat prescriptions

      Dropping off samples

      Appointment booking

   

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Danebridge Patient Participation Group (PPG)

The local Parish is covered by a number of GP Practices based in Northwich, Weaverham and Frodsham.  The most popular, and the only one with a local Surgery (on Weaverham Road, Sandiway), is Danebridge Medical Centre. This page refers only to the Danebridge Patient Participation Group (PPG) - other GP Practices will have their own PPG groups and should be reached through their websites / offices.

The PPG, sometimes also known as the PRG (Patient Reference Group), continue to work with the Practice for the Practice. The PPG is a committee of voluntary patients who support the work of the practice – this unique partnership between patients and their practices is essential to achieving high quality and responsive care. The Danebridge committee meet monthly along with practice representatives to discuss matters arising and to discuss on-going suggested improvements within the practice. From 1 April 2015, it has been a requirement in the GP Contract for all practices to have a PPG.

The role of the PPG includes:

• Being a critical friend to the practice;
• Advising the practice on the patient perspective and providing insight into the responsiveness and quality of services;
• Encouraging patients to take greater responsibility for their own and their family’s health;
• Carrying out research into the views of those who use the practice;
• Organising health promotion events and improving health literacy;
• Regular communication with the patient population.

The PPG would welcome any views and/or concerns you may have, but they must be about general issues. You can address any mail to Danebridge PPG, c/o Danebridge Medical Centre (see www.danebridge.org.uk/danebridge-medical-centre) or email your comments to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You can also drop a note in at any of the three reception desks. The PPG would love to hear your views and concerns, but they must be about general issues - the PPG cannot cover personal matters. Please take up any personal issues directly with the surgery.

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The PPG contains over a dozen volunteers, and a number of them live in our local Parish:
     Russell Smith (Webmaster of this website), Sheila Bowker, Les James.

Should you wish to discuss any relevant topic with one of these local PPG members, please send a message to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (listed on the “Contact Us” page) and somebody will call you.

Minutes of the PPG meetings are listed here: www.danebridge.org.uk/prg-minutes and other information here: www.danebridge.org.uk/patient-reference-group-prg.

PRESS HERE to view the website for the National Association of Patient Participation.