Culcheth Community Day

CULCHETH and Glazebury’s “super hero”-themed Community Day was a resounding success as crowds took to the Village Green on Bank Holiday Monday.
The event, organised by Culcheth and Glazebury Parish Council, was led by local councillors Chris Vobe and Matt Smith. Enthusiastic children took part in a fancy dress costume, attending in costume as their favourite super hero characters – from Marvel’s Thor to DC Comic’s Clark Kent (Superman).
Dr Diablo entertained crowds with his open air “sideshow” throughout the day, with performance highlights ranging from fire-eating to the terrifying “bed of nails”!
There were a host of competitions and prizes to be won, with a Rixton couple awarded a trophy for the “Best Tractor” in the classic cars and vehicles display. The annual Pet Show provided the opportunity for local families to show off their family’s best friends with four prizes awarded to the best entrants.
Cllr Joan Grime hosted “The Great Culcheth Bake-Off” to raise funds for the Culcheth to Soweto Appeal and the Glazebury Play Area Group. Her stall was one of the most successful of the day with superhero-themed cakes auctioned off for charity later in this afternoon.

Fire eating from Dr Diablo

This year’s Community Day also saw the debut appearance of a Ferris Wheel – nicknamed “The Culcheth Eye” – which gave villagers the chance to get a bird’s eye view of the community!
Trumble the Clown entertained children on the village green, and local schools provided their own “superhero” display for the main stage.
The event also served as a way to recognise “local superheroes” – those who have given their time and energies to the local community through voluntary and charitable activities. The Parish Council launched their search for a Community Superhero earlier this year and Cllrs Vobe and Smith praised the wide-ranging entries that had been received.
The winner was announced on the day – local resident Carrie Anderson from Stonyhurst Cresent received her prize on the main stage, presented by Cllrs Matt Smith and Chris Vobe (pictured top). Mrs Anderson has contributed a great deal to village life, working on a voluntary basis with local schools, helping out in organisations which assist the disabled, and even running errands for elderly members of the community. Mrs Anderson was visibly moved as she accepted her award.
Cllr Vobe said: “This year’s Community Day was a roaring success, with great weather throughout the day and a real enthusiasm from local people over our “super hero” theme. We said on the day that it is people who make communities, and that’s especially true in Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft where we have many people who work selflessly for the betterment of our villages.
“We were delighted to award Carrie the Community Superhero award – we know from working alongside her on local planning issues that she is a credit to our community. We had a number of strong applications, but Carrie’s work really stood out as selfless and generous. She was a worthy winner of our Community Superhero prize!”
Cllr Smith added: “We were delighted that there was such enthusiasm from local people for our competitions. We were really pleased to see so many people engaging with the theme, and our entertainers once again drew enormous crowds for their open-air shows. We’d like to thank everyone who contributed to the day and once again made it such a huge success for the village.”
Mrs Anderson was awarded a framed, hand-drawn illustration of “Spider-Man”, which was drawn by Lee Townsend – the illustrator from Marvel Comics who works on the “Spider-Man” comic book range. Mr Townsend had personally signed the original piece. Mrs Anderson was also handed a framed certificate which recognised her as the first winner of the Community Superhero award.