Warrington U3A A Brief Look at Croft Village

Croft is a small village about 4 miles north-east of Warrington lying between Winwick and Culcheth. There are two churches, two primary schools, three pubs and a large playing field with childrens' play equipment area. Other facilities include horse riding, a golf range, a bowling green and a hairdresser's. Political Status National: Parliamentary Constituency.........Warrington North MP..............................Helen Jones (Lab) Constituency Office.......67 Bewsey St. Warrington WA2 7JQ .............telephone.........01925 232480 Local: Borough Council....... Warrington Council Members (for Culcheth,Glazebury,Croft Ward) Keith Bland (Con) 01925 766641 Sue Bland (Con) 01925 766641 Les Hoyle (Con) 01925 810130 Parish Council 2008/09........Croft Parish Clerk: Mr G. McCann Address: Unit K1 Taylor Business Park Warrington Road, Risley,Warrington. Postcode: WA3 6BH Parish Council Meetings are held at Parkers Farm Community Centre and Croft Village Memorial Hall on the 3rd Tuesday of each month except August. Chairman of Parish Council: Councillor J. Hilton European Parliamentary Results, June 2009 Elected Members Conservative - 3 Seats (Change: 0) 1.Robert Atkins 2.Sajjad Karim 3.Jacqueline Foster Labour - 2 Seats (Change:-1) 1.Arlene McCarthy 2.Brian Simpson UK Independence Party - 1 Seat (Change: 0) 1.Paul Nuttall Liberal Democrats - 1 Seat (Change: 0) 1.Chris Davies British National Party - 1 Seat (Change: +1) 1.Nick Griffin

Some Pictures Taken Around Croft

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Click on a picture to see a bigger version. Use back-button to return 1- Christ Church Parish Church, Lady Lane (2002) 2- St. Lewis Catholic Church, Mustard Lane (2002) 3- The Horseshoe Pub and Restaurant, Smithy Lane (2007) 4- A Corner at Croft Carnival, on the Playing Field (2002) 5- Children's Play Equipment, by the Playing field (2004) 6- Croft Bowling Association - pavillion and green (2007)

RAF Croft Remains of the entrance to the former base in Lady Lane. In the 1950's it was used as a transit camp for US service personnel and dependants. Click the picture to find Staff Sgt. Bill Doyle's recollections service of life there 50 years ago. There are also pictures of facilites long ago and their sad state more recently.

Village photos by frank 2002-2008