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Name: Anthony Austin, Chester Date: 9 March 2009 Excellent website for a beautiful village. The Red Lion pub is a favourite. But can you please tell me abount the old aeroplane which is parked near to the church? ____________________________________ Name: Kim Sephton, Leicestershire Date: 28 February 2009 My ancestor lived there in 1861 George Dutton born 1811 I would like to know if he was born there? so any info on his parents or anything would be appreciated. (lovely site!) ____________________________________ Name: Kascha Bowden, Dodleston Date: 20 February 2009 Hi everyone! I love the village website... everytime we do homework on where we live (geography) I come here for the answers. I go to Bishops Blue Coats highschool and am in yr8 now WOO!! I catch the bus in the morning by the Primary school along with my friends Catrin, Charlie, Heather, Ashlee, Rosie, Beth, Elsa and others. Does anyone know the population of Dodleston? ____________________________________ Name: Beth and Rosie and Elsa, Dodleston Date: 13 November 2008 Hi, we are writing this from bishops high school. Just wishing everyone a happy christmas, hope everyone has a good time. ONLY 6 WEEKS TILL CHRISTMAS! YEAY! From the girls ____________________________________ Name: Elizabeth Rose Jenkins, Dodleston Date: 14 October 2008 I have been a member of dodleston Primary school and have just left. I miss it very much. It was a great school and very caring. Great website,well done uncle alan! Beth ____________________________________ Name: Dave Taylor, British Antarctic Survey Date: 30 August 2008 Dear webmaster, I and a friend visited your village today (30/08/08) and had a very good time visiting the local pub, the church and the Motte and Bailey, (thanks to Mr John Shanklin) plus the local autumn fair. I include a few photo's that you might like to put on your site. Dave Taylor British Antarctic Survey. ____________________________________ Name: Mat Hughes, Soon to be Dodleston Date: 5 August 2008 Well, were finally moving into our cottage in Dodleston! Exciting stuff... I am surprised that there is no mention of the Dodleston Computer mysteries on this site, the village was quite famous during the early to mid eighties because of it! mat ____________________________________ Name: Leo Tattersall, Kurri Kurri       New South Wales, Australia Date: 23 May 2008 Very interesting, Wish I could visit. ____________________________________ Name: Terry Powell, Sheffield Date: 23 May 2008 I have been researching my family tree and found out that my ggg grandparents William Evans and Priscilla Mousdale were married at Dodlestone in 1818 so it was interesting to see your website as I haven't yet managed to visit Dodlestone and the surrounding area. ____________________________________ Name: Di Swift, Dodleston Date: 12 Feb 2008 Just a note to say how much we enjoyed the pantomime last Saturday. Everyone involved should be congratulated on such a brilliant and hilarious production. This sort of thing brings our village together and I think we should give a big vote to thanks to everyone involved. Looking forward to next year !!! ____________________________________ Name: Ann Jenkins nee Lloyd,Wrexham Date: 6 Jan 2008 Hello Dodleston, what a great site, good to see and read about the place I grew up and made life long friends. I pass through quite frequently, the place has hardly changed on the surface. I will make regular visits to the site. Great work keep it up. ____________________________________ Name: Sam Sanderson, Manchester Date: 5 January 2008 As is tradition at this special time of year for many that I’ve grown up with and around, Christmas has become more of quality time with those that we love, more of refreshing bonds of friendship and more of a pilgrimage to the place we all hold in our hearts as home, Dodleston, rather than about prezzies. As is ritual, food and booze and loads and loads of booze accompanied by even greater amounts of dirty filfy booze hold the basis for most of our festivities; but for about thirty or so people on the stroke of midnight Christmas Eve, something far greater was here to behold. It was whilst departing from Dodleston’s Mecca (The Red Lion) on the eve of Christmas 2007 that we felt compelled to get involved in the service that was in progress in one of the few but most beautiful landmarks of our home that is St Mary's Church, Dodleston. Having been welcomed into the Church late (sorry), we were able to get stuck right in and promptly, with the help of the totally sound gent on the back row, joined in the singing of a really quite jazzy hymn, the name of which escapes me. Whilst in attendance, further heart felt singing and rejoicing was enjoyed along with some group recital/chanting and a good twenty minutes of listening and learning about the current revs time as a postman or something. With this in mind, I wanted to give thanks to the lovely lady patron of Dodleston's Mecca (The Red Lion, Dodleston) for not shouting at me, thanks to all who sail in her both familiar and new faces. For accommodating our boozing needs with shots of vodka and lime, the port and the selection of cheese that was enjoyed, along with all the pints, thanks to Shaun and Joe and the other staff too! Please accept our particular and honest thanks to the true gent that ushered us into Church. Thanks to the congregation, those that enjoyed it, those that were there in support of their families and friends that we understand this time of year means something special too, the choir (all three of them) and even to the people who moved seats to errrm… accommodate us in St Mary’s that evening in the true spirit of Christmas, Christianity and the Samaritans making us feel most welcome. The manner in which we were received into both of these the institutions was beyond all of our expectations and I hope that the extra few quid collected at Church makes some sort of a difference to a worthy cause somewhere. The evening certainly helped to make travelling from both near and far this Christmas worthwhile. I hope you all have had a Merry Christmas and of course have a happy and fruitful 2008. ____________________________________ Name: Suzy Robertson nee Pickard,       Preston, Lancashire Date: 10 November 2007 A lovely website which brings back great memories of growing up in Dodleston, would love to see some older photos if anyone has any to put on the site! ____________________________________ Name: Pamela Jones,       Bay of Plenty. New Zealand Date: 1 November 2007 My ancestor Robert Bostock born 1758 was from Dodleston. So I have found this site very interesting. I believe there is a front Row Pew in the church with a Bostock name on it. Its a bit far for me to come and check but hopefully one day I will. Thank you for a very interesting view of Dodleston. Pam ____________________________________ Name: Sharon Thomas Savage,       Green Court, Alberta, Canada Date: 25 September 2007 Great site!!! My GGG Grandparents George Thomas and Pamela Prince were married at St. Mary's, June 22, 1829. Some day I will visit. Your site is inspirational and will help to 'hold me over' until I can actually be there in person. Thanks. ____________________________________ Name: Phil Dyer, Chester Date: 19 September 2007 Hi Alan, great website, lived in st Mary's 1977-1993. Have great memories of growing up and schooling there. Hope to see more photos. ____________________________________ Name: Moira Fenton, Buxton, Derbyshire Date: 7 August 2007 I am researching my family tree and found one of my ancestors' birthplace to be Dodleston, so I thought I'd take a look. ____________________________________ Name: Lois-Ann Hughes, Wrexham Date: 23 July 2007 Just wanted to say what a lovely meal I had there on Saturday with my family of seven! We received a warm welcome, such a high level of customer service from every member of staff and of course 1st class food. Everyone had a great time and no doubt we will be back soon for a Sunday lunch. I have not received service like it for a long time and just wanted to reward the staff with my thanks. Note from the webmaster - I think this refers to the Red Lion ____________________________________ Name: Ashleigh Jane Stretton, Dodleston Date: 20 July 2007 I am a pupil from Dodleston school and I have just left this year and I will miss it a lot it was fun and Dodleston c.e primary school is really great, Dodleston is a brillant place. ____________________________________ Name: David Jacques, Glyn Ceiriog, Llangollen Date: 8 July 2007 Members of the Wrexham Heritage Society enjoyed the village weekends in 2006 and 2007. We are pleased to help raise money and to show the public the history found out of the ground. If any landowners or farmers can help in our fund raising activities please contact me on 01691718878 ..By permitting our small club to have a days detecting on their land they will recieve a gift and shown items recovered. David Jacques PRO WREXHAM HERITAGE SOCIETY ____________________________________ Name: Ryan Matthias, Dodleston Date: 18 May 2007 Hi been a Doddy all my life love living in the village hope to see some good pictures of village day 2007 ____________________________________ Name: Lynn Lyons,       South Yorkshire Date: 6 March 2007 I am trying to find the ancestors of my husband's great great grandmother Anne Griffith, who according to the census, was born in Dodleston c1842. She married George Davies, a wheelwright from Lavister, in 1869 in Birkenhead and according to her marriage certificate, her father was James Griffith, a labourer. I have been unable to trace her prior to 1869 and would be grateful for any information. Thank you Note from the webmaster - if anyone can help Lynn, please contact dodleston.com and we'll be happy to pass on your details. ____________________________________ Name: Dr. Roy Hughes,       Mortdale, NSW, Australia Date: 14 April 2007 I am trying to trace my great-great-great grandparents Thomas and Margaret Hughes who I believe lived in Dodleston circa 1850. Their son, John, moved to Brisbane Australia in the 1870's. I would like to contact anyone who could assist me in this search... Note from the webmaster - if anyone can help Roy, please contact dodleston.com and we'll be happy to pass on your details. ____________________________________ Name: Amanda Worthy,       Milton Keynes Date: 6 March 2007 I am tracing my ancestors the Saladine family who lived in the Dodleston area from c.1700-c.1900. I have visited Dodleston several times - what a beautiful church and village :-) A message for Marc who is researching the Wainwrights - I think they must have been friends/associates of the Saladines as they witnessed a couple of their wills. Martha Wainwright witnessed my 3xgt grandmother Elizabeth Saladine's will in 1843. Any information on the Saladines would be greatly appreciated :-) Thanks Amanda Note from the webmaster - if anyone can help Amanda, please contact dodleston.com and we'll be happy to pass on your details. ____________________________________ Name: Marc Ball,       Wirral Date: 9 February 2007 Hiya, First of all I would like to say what a great help. I am tracing my family history and am trying to find out information on my family the WAINWRIGHTS. My 4x great grandparents were William and Martha( Hughes) Wainwright. If Anyone can give me any information it will be very much appreciated. Thanks Marc Note from the webmaster - if anyone can help Marc, please contact dodleston.com and we'll be happy to pass on your details. ____________________________________ Name: Diane Milton Smith,       Moose Jaw, Canada Date: 24 January 2007 I am researching my family history. In 1901 John and Annie (Milton) Beckett were living next to the Red Lion Inn. Are there any genealogists in the village who might check gravestones etc? Note from the webmaster - if anyone can help Diane, please contact dodleston.com and we'll be happy to pass on your details. ____________________________________ Name: Jan Hulmston Ratterree,       Aurora, Colorado U. S. A. Date: 23 December 2006 I would love to visit your beautiful town. Dodleston is where my ancestors (Hulmston) came from and I hope to be able to visit sometime. You have a wonderful website. I will visit it often. ____________________________________ Name: Blaine Thomas Hulmston,       Clinton, Utah U. S. A. Date: 15 December 2006 Terrific site. It was wonderful to see where my distant relatives live and where my ancestors came from. Keep up the good work! ____________________________________ Name: Cheryl Holland, Morrinsville New Zealand Date: 30 October 2006 What a surprise to come upon a website of Dodleston. Brings back many happy memories of the village and surrounds. My husband and I were married in the church in 1984. Lovely to see it again. We lived in Mallory Walk and had many fine meals at the Red Lion. Congratulations on a fine site. ____________________________________ Name: John Kenwright, Runcorn Cheshire Date: 29 October 2006 A very good laid out website and informative with a pretty church. Thank you. ____________________________________ Name: Ashleigh Stretton, Dodleston Date: 19 October 2006 I was realy excited to see the web site it is really good. I like the way you have set it. from Ashleigh ____________________________________ Name: Elizabeth Lucy Mckibbin, Dodleston Date: 15 October 2006 I can't wait for the school homepage to open because I really enjoy the school. from Lizzy ____________________________________ Name: Raymond Parr Date: 7 October 2006 I was born in No 22 St Marys Road in 1960, mums name Nancy, dads name Horace, I visit the church every year as this is the place my mum and dad were laid to rest. ps Thank you for a great web site. ____________________________________ Name: Julie Barrow, New Zealand Date: 3 October 2006 Hello.I would like to say how kind and friendly the people of Dodleston are. My visits to the post office and village store were very entertaining and the owners are very helpful and generous with their time as well as having a fantastic sense of humour. They have sent us numerous gifts of English chocolates and Peter's pick'n'mix over the past few years for which myself and John are extremely grateful (although the sour flavoured refresher bars they send john are causing some trouble as he loves watching the local kiwi's faces when he shares them!!(very cruel)). If you are able,could you possibly ask them to send some jammi dodgers next time as they are not available over here. thankyou very much. Julie. PS..If it is at all possible when you next go to the post office could you also ask my mum and dad if they could send me some garibaldi biscuits in their next package to New Zealand as well please. thankyou very very much. Julie . ____________________________________ Name: Clive Gaskin, Boughton, Chester Date: 18 September 2006 hiiiii doddies! this site is lyk totaly kool i dnt fink i have ever actualy seen a website b4 about there own county its rocks my world! i cnt believe it i luv the village and the people there one day wen i grow up i wnt 2 own a big farm ther it wil be sooo grate! luv u all dodleston people!! xxx luv clive xxx ____________________________________ Name: Alan Wych, Cheadle Hulme Date: 31 August 2006 Visited the village on 30th. August with my wife after reading the feature in "Cheshire Life". It's a lovely, friendly village. Will come back and hope to view the interior of the church. ____________________________________ Name: Louis Hilton, West Trenton, New Jersey, USA Date: 5 August 2006 I was introduced to Dodleston via your web page by a co-worker and former resident. How lucky you are to live in such a beautiful place. My friends and I think it must be very much like life in Midsomer or St. Mary Mead (absent the murder and mayhem of course). Although I've never been to the UK I would very much like to see your village sometime in the future. Until then I'll be content to enjoy Dodleston's history and current events via the internet. Thank you for sharing your home with those of us across the pond. ____________________________________ Name: Sandra Rowan, Liverpool Date: 2 August 2006 hi great website. my ancestors the burganie family lived in dodleston from the 16th cent to the 19th cent, managed to read the book the history of a marcher parish from the library. it was brilliant, have tried to obtain a copy but without success would love to own one, does anybody have any spare ones someone would sell to me, i would be extremly grateful. thanks ____________________________________ Name: Beckie Popham, North Norfolk Date: 24 July 2006 Dodleston looks great! can't wait until our (admittedly) short trip! ____________________________________ Name: Rosie Mcguire & Beth Jenkins, Dodleston Date: 24 June 2006 Hi everyone, Just had a browse around the website and saw pics of when we were in reception, how different we look! Love the pictures and nice to see we're still on it. Keep up the good work. From Rosie and Beth ____________________________________ Name: Caroline Munday (Nee Barker), Broughton Mills, Cumbria Date: 11 June 2006 Brought up in the village, opposite the Red Lion. Still call in sometimes. Had a great childhood there and it is lovely to see familiar names and places. ____________________________________ Name: Steff Davies, Dodleston Date: 7 May 2006 hi my fellow doddies, i luv dodleston its amazing specially playing on the local fields, i love watching all the sheep in the fields as well, bi x ____________________________________ Name: Rich, Lancashire Date: 6 May 2006 Does anyone remember the book by Ken Webster called 'The Vertical Plane' about the ghost he 'corresponded' with in his cottage in the village? If anyone has a spare copy I'd love to read it again as I lost mine years ago! Please do let me know if anyone has a spare! ____________________________________ Name: Ryan Matthias, Dodleston Date: 1 May 2006 Hello, Dodleston is a fantastic village to live in. Its got everything like a village park, village hall, Red Lion Pub, Pete and Ann in the post office and Dodleston C.E Primary School. ____________________________________ Name: Andrew Duffy, Cornwall Date: 23 April 2006 Born and bred in Dodleston my mother and Brother still live in the village .from 1973 untill 1982 starred in the village panto with the Dodleston youth Players "happy Days" ____________________________________ Name: Abigail Williams, Dodleston Date: 28 March 2006 i love your website there is only one promblem my sister(harriet williams)is cut out of the picture on the choir photo, otherwise it is fantatic ____________________________________ Name: Michele Hobday, Yardley, Pa, USA Date: 23 March 2006 Amy and I were a little home sick and it was so nice to look at where we use to live. I wish there were some more up-to-date photos, as it would be nice to see if anything had changed. ____________________________________ Name: Laura, Dodleston Date: 23 March 2006 yo dodleston,feel special tha we have our own website!!!! how is everyone an all the peeps i grew up with word up! nice place bit quiet 4 teenages and that but hay ____________________________________ Name: Yvonne Marie Wyatt, Bristol Date: 17 January 2006 we have to study this village 4 our geography project and i dont like it. please plant some more trees ____________________________________ Name: Clive Gaskin, Boughton, Chester Date: 18 December 2005 hey dodleston is the best village ever especialy with all the village traditions i wish i could live there but unfortunatly i cant aford the big houses bi xx ____________________________________ Name: Glyn Roberts, Crewe, Cheshire Date: 18 December 2005 Congratulations - very nice website. Until 1970 I lived in Rossett and have fond memories from the late 1950's/early 60's of playing snooker in Dodleston Village Hall - think it might have been called the 'Village Institute'then. There were two tables; a full-size one with proper overhead lighting and a smaller one on which we lads used to play. The older men didn't like us playing on the best table in case we ripped the cloth. That suited us as you had to put a shilling in to switch on the lights on the best table ! Also good times had attending the Youth Club which was held in the School. ____________________________________ Name: Sam Sanderson, Dodleston (just about) Date: 14 December 2005 It was (nearly) the night before christmas and all through the house not a creature was sturring not even an elephant. > > >Word > > >!!!!Well you know it's the place in Chester to live/have lived, and if you've grown up there then a life of divine right and riches is yours for the taking in the outside world. >Wherever you're from, if you made it to this web site then you wish you were from Dodleston really. There aint nothing anyone can say. Don't gimme no scuses. >Apart from the lack of Cathedral (and obvious small size and population density) is there any other reason why it isn't officially a city? City of Dodleston, got quite a ring to it hasn't it! > > >Big up the Dodleston Commitee, Village Foundation, Women's Institute aiiiight, Players's keep playing, Street urchins keep sculking, word up to the ghetto massif! Nuff respect to the Mandy big up 2 the Mandy & the Red Lion local crew Pirate Pete, The 1 Jambon Messiour Welshie, old daddy Punk La, Fat Head and the old school, Amy and Hannah nuff sed. All the Roberts' old Willsdon faithful the Porters cos there wouldn't be a church without em, Pete in the shop your pastie's rock! Spud by name by nature..... Mallory Walk let me hear ya, Sean and the dearly departed Jethro (thanks for the Dodleston sign back) well done to whoever found it! Sue Ramsey gets away with nothing. Wardy Wardy Wardy Wardy Wardy, cos I don't know why. You all know who you are. >Mega Crimbo to all and to all a good night. ____________________________________ Name: Emily Stuttard, Chester Date: 25 October 2005 Lovin' the website. Hi to everyone at the dodleston players! Sorry I can't be in the panto this year! good luck anyway and I'll come to see u all! ____________________________________ Name: Alan Thomas, Ellesmere Port Date: 22 October 2005 I am researching a mound built in chester at boughton in circa 1170 of welshmens heads taken at balderton/doddleston at the battle of balderton bridge.Can anybody shed any light? Regards AV Thomas ____________________________________ Name: Gareth Seaborne, Fife Date: 12 October 2005 I used to know Helen Blank who lived at Egerton Walk and her family not to mention a dog called Rick. A long time ago, but hope you are all ok. G ____________________________________ Name: Carol Metzen, Waukau Wisconsin, USA Date: 19 July 2005 Great site. Visit via a link with the "Fron Choir". Have a friend who sings in the choir. Also have ancestors who came from Wales. Am busy tracing their roots. ____________________________________ Name: Emily Stuttard, Chester Date: 28 June 2005 Hi Everyone I love dodleston and the website! My gran lives in dodleston! ____________________________________ Name: Frankie Thomas, Dodleston Date: 6 Feb 2005 fab site!!!fab village!!! ____________________________________ Name: Nicola Churchman, Dodleston Date: 27 Jan 2005 Hello this site is really coming along. Keep it up. ____________________________________ Name: Emma Hulmston, Dodleston Date: 10 Jan 2005 I really like the site !! ____________________________________ Name: James, Chester Date: 30 Dec 2004 Hello from www.chestertourist.com. ____________________________________ Name: Jess and Gabby, Handbridge and the Lache Date: 29 June 2004 We went to Dodleston school it's deadly! good website! keep it going. ____________________________________ Name: Emma Hulmston, Dodleston Date: 27 June 2004 I loved being the village queen and I hope everyone enjoyed village day. ____________________________________ Name: Ricky, Bangkok Thailand Date: 26 June 2004 Hi everyone in Dodleston! I'm not sure that anyone can remember me. I used to live in Dodleston since 1993 - 1995 and used to join village badminton club. Miss everyone so much. Are u interested in a holiday in Thailand? I'll be your guide. See ya! ____________________________________ Name: Jacky Green (Kenton), Chester Date: 21 May 2004 Its nice to see the photos - they bring back memories, but would like to see more past photos if possible, so go and get Dot Duffy or Shirley Barclay to go and have a root in their drawers!!! ____________________________________ Name: David Kenton, Preston, Lancashire Date: 15 May 2004 I grew up in Dodleston, and left when i was 16... only now do i realise what a wonderful place it was to grow up in! will try and get back there this year and would love to get to one of the village shows again! Fantastic web site! definatly one for the bookmark!!!! Where are James Box? Richard Lomas? Chris Stevens? ____________________________________ Name: Sean C, Chester Date: 21 Apr 2004 Great site, looks a cool place to live. Someone hurry up and sell their house !! ____________________________________ Name: Paul & Pam Roberts, Dodleston Date: 29 Feb 2004 I think Dodleston has much more to offer than what is shown in your photos - you have the makings of an excellent web site. The walks around Dodleston are superb with a wide variety of wild life. Very few residents make the most of this resource and showing what is on offer would encourage people to get out and discover it on foot! If you want digital photos of the countryside around Dodleston, let us know! ____________________________________ Name: Nick Bewley, Kansas USA Date: 31 Dec 2003 Hello Dodleston happy new year to you all. I'm looking forward to come home to visit in March great site and have a pint ready for me in the red lion. All the best Nick ____________________________________ Name: Andrew Parting, Bavaria Germany Date: 5 Nov 2003 Hi. It's cool to see the place on the internet where my ancestors came from! Tremendous page. Well done! ____________________________________ Name: Molly Clarke, Dodleston Date: 29 Sep 2003 Great site Alan. I love to see the house where I have lived my whole life on the homepage. ____________________________________ Name: emily, doddie Date: 21 Sep 2003 hiiiiiii peeps. dodleston is really cool and all my mates love it! hi 2 sami and kt and a big massive hug 4 diego! ____________________________________ Name: sami and kt :), gr8 sutton Date: 21 Sep 2003 hiya ppl frm dodleston, hi emily :) n ppl we know. dodleston rox! ____________________________________ Name: Anna Chapman (Cowley) Date: 18 Jul 2003 I lived in Dodleston some years ago and I have many fond memories of the village, I do visit quite often to visit my nan (Pat Jarvis) ____________________________________ Name: Bob & Betty Hughes, Dodleston Date: 25 Jul 2003 Truly fantastic web-site, congratulations, now we know what it's all about. Dodleston residents for 158 years between us, and hopefully for many more! ____________________________________ Name: Tom Hiley, Dodleston Date: 14 Jul 2003 Dodleston is an ace place to live!!!!!!!! ____________________________________ Name: Jamie Louise Speed, Chester Date: 11 Jul 2003 hi every 1 in dodleston hi jon jon and louis ____________________________________ Name: Heather Dixon, Dodleston Date: 3 Jul 2003 Dodleston is the coolest place to live ever!!! ____________________________________ Name: Emily Garner, UK Date: 6 Jun 2003 I just love Dodleston! Its so cute! ____________________________________ Name: Nigel Davison, Croydon, Surrey Date: 16 May 2003 Nice to navigate. A little history of the school would be nice as one of my ancestors worked there in early 1900s Charlotte Selina Yarwood, (died 1934). ____________________________________ Name: Amber Marie Simon, Dodleston Date: 11 May 2003 It is great to see my school on the internet, I can send a link to my friends in the caribbean. Thank you. ____________________________________ Name: Rose Palmer, Hampshire Date: 5 May 2003 Hi. I went to the village day nearly 2 years ago and was unable to go last year. I thought it was great and I'm going this year, it's so great! Hi 9E, how are you all? ____________________________________ Name: Tanya Powell Date: 12 Feb 2003 My friend lives in Dodleston and I go there all the time I love it ____________________________________ Name: Emily Wood and Tom Carter                 Dodleston and Runcorn Date: 29 Jan 2003 This website is very good. I hope to see myself in it on village day. ____________________________________ Name: Derek Cox, Dodleston Date: 16 Dec 2002 Alan, as your next door neighbour for over 16 years, I knew your web site, designed with creativeness, skill and enthusiasm, would be a stunning success.. and it is. This is great news for the village: also due to local and overseas feedback, it is now a web to be kept in orbit to run and run. Well-done Alan. ____________________________________ Name: Gautam Kalghatgi, Dodleston Date: 30 Nov 2002 Well done Allan! This is a superb site. ____________________________________ Name: Jeff Holland, South Korea Date: 26 Nov 2002 Nice web site, well done.  It's strange to see my home town on the internet. The Korean logo for the World Cup was "Korea welcomes the world".  I guess it's now "Dodleston welcomes the world" ____________________________________ Name: Ron Wood and family, Dodleston Date: 9 Nov 2002 Excellent website. Looking forward to regular updates. Hopefully will see our photo on there one day. Keep up the excellent standard. ____________________________________ Name: Steve Bowle, Dodleston Date: 3 Nov 2002 Great site!! The aerial photo is fascinating!! Please keep it going - well done. ____________________________________ Name: Douglas Stewart Pearce                 Johannesburg South Africa Date: 6 Oct 2002 What a smashing surprise to find your website. I left Chester in 1979, but Dodleston brings back many happy memories. One of my old girlfriends celebrated her 18th birthday at the Red Lion. I will come back and visit the site, and hopefully the Pub next year! ____________________________________ Name: Jim Howard, Dodleston Date: 5 Oct 2002 A brilliant web site Alan, please keep it going. ____________________________________ Name: Paul & Etta Gross, Winnipeg, Canada Date: 28 Sept 2002 We visited Chester & Dodleston in Aug this year. This web site brings back memories of the wonderful time we had there! ____________________________________ Name: Patrick & May Kingsley-Williams                 Llanarmon-yn-Ial Date: 10 Sept 2002 We left Dodleston 8 years ago with many happy memories. Revisited many times since and always meet up with good friends, most recently August 2002 at the Flower Festival - well done Pat! ____________________________________ Name: Geoff Belton, Dodleston Date: 30 Aug 2002 Nice one Alan ____________________________________ Name: Alan Fotheringham, Shrewsbury Date: 19 Aug 2002 A great reminder of our 25 yrs spent at the Old School House, Dodleston. ____________________________________ Name: Sarah Hassall, Dodleston Date: 18 Aug 2002 Great, keep up the good work. We loved looking at the Village Day and aerial photos, look forward to seeing it develop. ____________________________________ Name: Jon Goldie Date: 16 Aug 2002 Alan - Brilliant site! The village couldn't have a better "webmaster" - ThanX ____________________________________ Name: Scott Jones, USA Date: 15 Aug 2002 I'm currently living in the US, but I spent my entire life in Chester and visiting your site was a refreshing trip into nostalgia lane. My precious little daughter - Melissa - attends your school, and being able to see where she spends part of her life is wonderful! :)   Hi Missy! ____________________________________ Name: Jennette, Newport Date: 11 Aug 2002 I loved visiting this site as I am currently in the UK having nostalgic visits to the places where I spent my younger days. I was a frequent visitor to Chester and the surrounding countryside prior to emigrating to New Zealand in 1966. Thank you Percy. ____________________________________ Name: Percy John Hulmston, Dodleston Date: 10 Aug 2002 A very good site - keep it going ____________________________________ Name: Andy Wilde Date: 5 Aug 2002 You've got the makings of a good site here guys, I'd like to see some historical content please. ____________________________________ Name: Alan Roberts - Webmaster Date: 2 Aug 2002 Not much here yet, well, nothing at all, but do feel free to leave any comments you wish as long as they are decent. ____________________________________