Golden Lion community owned pub reopens and is once again at the centre of village activities

August saw the long-awaited opening of the Golden Lion pub in Ashton Hayes.  Many months of hard work by tradespeople and volunteers has transformed once run-down building into an attractive and welcoming place. owned by the community.  

Advice, input and financial investment from the Ashton Hayes Energy Company mean that the “new” 200 year old building has an Energy Rating of B, with generous insulation throughout, LED lighting and a large solar array at the rear of the carpark. 

The community of Ashton Hayes and beyond, including former residents in far-flung places, raised over £300,000 through the Community Shares Scheme. 

20 years ago, Garry Charnock raised the idea of a carbon neutral community in Ashton Hayes at the Golden Lion quiz night.  After 14 years of the community battling to save the pub, we have now come full circle.  A recent quiz night attracted 90 people.  Here’s to another 200 years of serving the village. 

It would have been impossible to complete the project without the generous and dedicated  work of an amazing group of volunteers, especially the A Team.  We also had the help of so many tradespeople who have gone above and beyond in many cases. 

 

Cheshire Life features amazing tree and wildlife garden in Ashton Hayes

October 2025

The October edition of Cheshire Life (pp136 -137) features an article about Kate and Martin Slack’s garden at Ashton Grange.  They moved to the property in 2015 and set about tackling overgrown area with non-native plants and trees.  With help from Cheshire Wildlife Trust and Trees for Climate they have, over 10 years, transformed the garden, with new trees and wildflower areas.

The garden can be visited on annual charity open days.

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AGM on Thursday 15 May 2025

We would like to invite members to our AGM at the sports pavillion on 15 May at 7:15. The Management Committee will give a review of the year and discuss plans for the coming year.

EV Charger installed at primary school

Jon Gilbert, head of the primary school, has expressed his thanks to our energy company for our £1000  donation that has helped the school install its first EV point. He tells us that it is in use most days.

Local family business goes to great lengths to become carbon neutral

Read about how long established local business, Farrall's Group, was inspired by our Going Carbon Neutral Project to take a wide range of impressive actions to reduce their carbon footprint and make their business more sustainable. Full article in the Spring 2024 edition of Around Ashton. Page 13.

Well done guys!