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Tarvin Primary School 50 Years Anniversary Ball

Tomorrow 7:30pm
Pryors Hayes Golf Club

Charity Bridge Drive

24th September 2018 10:00am
Tarvin Community Centre

Tarvin Parish Council Meeting

24th September 2018 7:15pm
Tarvin Community Centre

Tarvin Civic Trust

25th September 2018 8:00pm
Tarvin Community Centre

Latest news

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Remembering the First World War - Tarvin Does its Bit

Jo Richards: Today

Cheshire's Police and Crime Commissioner

Caroline Tozer, Communications Officer, Police and Crime Commissioner: Yesterday

Ashton Hayes and Tarvin Flower Club.

Margaret Dixon: Tuesday 18th Sep

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Tarvin History Revealed - Dale Farm Donation to Tarporley Hospital

Tarvin History Group: Monday 17th Sep

All Dressed Up and Looking for a Game.

Tarvin Community Centre: Sunday 16th Sep

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Tarvin Tennis Club - Finals' Day 2018

Rob Millar: Saturday 15th Sep

Tarvin Gardening Society - September Meeting

Charles Bradley: Friday 14th Sep

Double Bill of Comedy

Tarvin Community Centre: Thursday 13th Sep

Tarvin Civic Trust

Mark Wyatt: Thursday 13th Sep

Summer Holiday Prize Quiz Winners

Tarvin Community Centre: Wednesday 12th Sep

Tarvin WI August Meeting Report

Margaret Matthews, President: Tuesday 11th Sep

Remembering the First World War

Jo Richards: Monday 10th Sep

St Andrews Women's Group

Doreen De Cani: Monday 10th Sep

Tarvin History Revealed

Tarvin Webteam: Sunday 9th Sep

By Tarvin Webteam - 29th September 2013 6:30am

Tarporley Memorial Hospital's Heritage Day enjoyed the added bonus of some fine autumn sunshine for the visitors to the exhibitions. Donations on the day raised £368.

The sign at the entrance was direct and functional but the welcome inside was as warm as the sunshine outside.

Dr Campbell in 1920 Style Operating Theatre

Dr Campbell demonstrating a 1920s operating table that was actually used by his father for operations at Tarporley Hospital

Early Electo-Shock Machine & Medical Skeleton

In the foreground is an early electro shock machine for people with a nervous disposition,while looking on is a skeleton that we were assured was not of a past hospital patient!

Visitors enjoying tea and cake in the sunshine of the Hospital garden.

Talk & Slide Show of origins of Tarporley Hospital

A talk, with accompanying slides, on the history of Portal Red Cross Auxiliary First World War Hosptial and the early years of Tarporly Memorial Hosptial by local historian, Maurice Hunt

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In December 1991 a cheque for £800 was donated by Dale Farm, Tarvin to Tarporley War Memorial Hospital.The amount was raised by a fancy dress walk organised by Tony Ankers who presented it to Sister Janet Featherstone, watched by Dr Sandy Campbell and some of Dale Farms employees who took part in the...

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The Community Centre has recently renovated some card tables and would love them to be used on a regular basis. Years ago, whist drives were a very popular and regular feature in the live of the Community Centre and card tables were purchased to enable this. However, the popularity of whist waned over the years, and the tables got pushed further and further back under the stage, dusty, neglected...