Local Life - Wigan - July 2019

LocalLife 

Wigan Edition July 2019 

Win Tickets To 

Southport Flower Show 

Page 72 - 73 

Remembering Wakes Weeks 

Pages 24 - 26 

Highfield CC Turns 95 

Pages 53 - 54 

Salt Trail Walk 

Pages 66 - 68

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4 Local Life 

Christmas Spirit 

Summer’s not really kicked into gear as I write this 

and yet here I am, asking for help with what has 

become almost a Christmas tradition in Wigan. 

Wigan Rotary Club have a long and active history 

and, as the founding fathers of Wigan Hospice, are 

seen by all as a force for good. Today’s Rotarians 

consist of mainly retired people all doing their bit to 

help society locally, nationally and internationally. 

Nowadays, they are probably best known for 

accompanying Santa when he rides around various 

local housing estates in his Float. The Santa Floats 

run throughout December and thanks to generous 

donations by Wiganers, they generate a substantial 

sum of money, which is ploughed back into the 

local community (see page 20) and used to support 

other Rotary projects through the year. 

The problem the Rotary has though is that most 

members are north of 65 years old and the 

organisation struggles to attract enough volunteers 

to man the Santa Floats. So, the group are looking 

for companies or organisations who can help. 

The Local Life team have helped for the past few 

years and it is great fun! There is half a dozen of us 

who will don our Christmas hats and spend a couple 

of hours walking round estates singing along to the 

Christmas songs and shaking collecting tins for 

Rotary. The younger kids love seeing Santa, many 

have pictures taken with him, and it brings a bit of 

Christmas spirit to the streets of Wigan. 

If there are any companies, public sector 

organisations or community groups out there who 

can help for just one evening this December, then 

please email me at the address below or email 

organiser Phil Hirst thehirsts@blueyonder.co.uk 

Thanks for reading, have a great summer 

Chris Pearce, Publisher 

chrisp@locallife247.co.uk

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In this issue 

Dragons Splash 

Out 

20 

Sally’s Specials 

Regulars 

69 Puzzle page 

Sections 

28 Food & Drink 

32 Property 

46 Travel 

56 Legal & Finance 

60 Business View 

79 Garden Diary 

62 Health 

70 Events2Go 

76 Motoring 

79 Gardening 

85 Home Services 

28 

Green Is The 

New Black 

40 

I’d Miss My 

Home Comforts 

76 

A Day In The 

Life 

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6 News & Features 

Countryside Celebration 

West Lancashire’s biggest free countryside festival 

returns on the 20th and 21st of July. 

The Green Fayre celebrates countryside living and 

is firmly rooted in the working woodlands. With 

displays throughout showcasing a wide range of 

woodworking crafts, deftly demonstrated by local 

craftspeople, along with ‘living history’ performances, 

there’s something to delight the entire family at this 

year’s Green Fayre. 

Regia Anglorum will be heading to this year’s fayre, 

highlighting Skelmersdale’s Viking heritage and 

delving into how the local landscape was shaped 

by the skills of its people. There’ll be Viking battle 

re-enactments in the arena, while Horus Birds of 

Prey and the West Lancs Dog Display team provide 

brilliant aerial and agility displays to wow the crowds. 

Children can also get up close with the mobile farm 

animals. 

The Green Fayre also offers the opportunity to get 

involved in a range of activities, including bushcraft, 

axe throwing, archery and shooting. 

Keep the little ones entertained on the funfair and 

bouncy castles, or on a donkey ride; or head over to 

the live music marquee for some great entertainment. 

And, as usual, there are over 50 great stalls to browse 

and plenty of delicious refreshments available. 

Entrance to the event, which takes place at Beacon 

Country Park on Beacon Lane, is free. The Green Fayre 

runs from 11am-5pm each day. 

For more information, call 01695 622794 or visit 

www.westlancs.gov.uk/greenfayre 

Choral Concert 

Wigan Choral Society will perform traditional English 

songs dating back to the 16th century for their Songs 

of Summer programme, led by new musical director 

Rory Wainwright Johnston. 

It takes place at St. Michael’s Church in Swinley on 

Saturday, June 29, and begins at 7:30pm.

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Robyn Smashes Target 

Billinge schoolgirl, Robyn Unsworth has completed 

a 500-metre swim, raising a staggering £1,300 for 

charity in the process. 

Robyn, aged 12 and a pupil of Up Holland High 

School, completed the John West Great North 

swim on Saturday 8th June at Brockhole on Lake 

Windermere with her uncle, Peter Rigby. 

The pair have been training for their open water 

swim at Pennington Flash for more than 6 months. 

They were planning to swim half a mile, but the bad 

weather saw event organisers shorten all distances, 

so they completed 500m in an amazing 14 minutes. 

After initially asking friends and family to help 

with donations, the target was set at £250. The 

support from the local community has been 

so overwhelming, that Robyn has managed to 

raise more than £1,300 for State of Mind Sport, in 

memory of her father Paul Unsworth, who passed 

away in 2016. 

Mum Wendy Unsworth, told Local Life, “I couldn't 

be more proud of Robyn for the commitment she 

has shown in completing such a challenging swim 

at only 12 years old. 

“She chose the charity herself and wrote her own 

Just Giving message in memory of her Dad. The 

encouragement she received from family and 

friends, including Danny Sculthorpe from State of 

Mind Sport, has been tremendous and we would 

both like to thank everyone for their support." 

www.justgiving.com/fundraising/robyn-unsworth

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Help Your Hospitals 

Wigan and Leigh Rotary Clubs are encouraging 

people to return their surplus hospital equipment 

to the NHS to help local hospitals save money. 

If you have medical mattresses, bed levers, kitchen 

trolleys, shower stools, zimmer frames, crutches, 

wheelchairs or commodes that you no longer need, 

a return day has been arranged on Sunday, June 

30. Simply drop your unneeded (and preferably 

clean!) equipment off at Sunshine House on 

Wellington Street between 9:30am and 2:30pm, or 

at Leigh Tesco between 11am and 4pm. Please note 

that medicines, tablets and bandages cannot be 

accepted. 

President of Wigan Rotary John Wright said: ‘What a 

great opportunity to declutter your home and have 

some good come out of it. NHS budgets are under 

so much strain, we wanted to do our bit to help our 

local Hospital Trust, but we need YOUR help to make 

the day worthwhile.’ 

Soul Night 

A Northern Soul night in aid of The Christie is 

taking place at St Aidan’s social centre in Winstanley 

on Saturday 6th July. It’s the latest of a range 

of fundraisers organised by Standish woman 

Sheila Vose, mum of Danielle Vose who suffered a 

devastating ovarian cancer diagnosis in 2016. 

The night will feature a Northern Soul DJ as well 

as several live acts, it starts at 7.30pm and the 

ticket price of £8 includes a buffet. You can reserve 

your tickets in advance by calling Sheila on 07403 

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the door. All proceeds from the night goes to The 

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Apprentice Reunion 

Ex-apprentices of the Pemberton Triangle Valve 

Apprentice School intake of 1969 are invited to 

attend a 50th anniversary reunion event. 

The event will take place on Saturday, July 20 at the 

Fishergate Pub on Orrell Road in Pemberton at 8pm. 

Expect fine beers and a bit of karaoke – for more 

information, contact John Javis on 01942 225571 or 

Ronnie Oldham on 01942 205431. 

Tennis Open Day 

Winstanley Tennis Club are hosting an open day this 

July. 

Bring all the family along for an afternoon of free 

tennis, and take part in free coaching or a ‘cardio 

tennis’ session for anyone who’d like to burn a few 

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All That 

Jazz 

It’s often said that jazz is a feeling, not a genre – a 

feeling of not knowing where you’ll end up next. 

And that couldn’t be more true than at the Wigan 

International Jazz Festival, which is celebrating 

exciting new beginnings in its 34th year. 

The festival celebrates a change of venue in 

2019, heading to the Village on the Green in 

Aspull. Featuring headliners like The Jazz Planets 

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Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra will also be performing 

in the four-day music extravaganza, which boasts 

both intimate local and international jazz in the 

heart of Wigan. 

Along with fresh jazz picks, the bar will be open 

with food served, and free parking at the venue. The 

festival spans from Thursday, July 11 until Sunday, 

July 14 – events are individually priced, with tickets 

covering every event available for £125. A Big Band 

workshop also takes place on Saturday, July 13 

at 1pm over at Whelley Ex-Servicemen’s Club for 

anyone interested in making their own music. 

Festival director Ian Darrington said: ‘We’re really 

pleased with how things are going. It’s great to see 

people visiting Wigan from all parts of the UK – they 

know that in addition to a wonderful festival, they’ll 

get a very warm welcome in the town’. 

For more information about the festival, visit www. 

wiganjazzfest.co.uk

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Sister Act 

Orrell Music & Dramatic Society present the feelgood 

comedy musical Sister Act this month. Follow 

Dolores Van Cartier as she goes into hiding at a 

convent after witnessing a murder, along with 

fabulous songs and a hilarious storyline. 

Performances run at 7:30pm each night between 

Wednesday, July 24 and Saturday, July 27 at St. 

Peter’s Catholic High School on Howards Lane. 

Tickets cost £9 – call 01695 622713 to book. 

Church Events 

Orrell’s Living Faith Church is hosting two familyfriendly 

events this summer. On Saturday, July 13, 

go along to the Connect Centre behind the church 

for a fun summer fayre – there’ll be plenty of fun 

and games, plus refreshments and snacks available. 

Free entry. 

Kids can also join in with the Coverdale Puppet 

Summer Club every day between Monday, August 

12 and Friday, August 16 from 10am-12:15pm. Hear 

stories, sing songs, do crafts, and play with puppets! 

The club costs £2 per day – please pre-register your 

interest by contacting Mikah on 07507 501075 or 

visit www.livingfaithchurch.co.uk/events 

City to Seaside 

Wigan & Leigh Hospice’s most popular event takes 

place this month. The Manchester to Blackpool bike 

ride takes eager cyclists along a 62-mile route from 

the city to the coast to raise money for the hospice, 

which provides care to people in the area with lifelimiting 

conditions. 

All riders receive a T-shirt and transportation from 

Wigan to Manchester and back from Blackpool. 

The ride takes place on Sunday, July 7. Entry costs 

£25, with cyclists asked to raise at least £100 from 

sponsorship. For more information or to register, 

call 01942 525566 or visit www.wlh.org.uk/join-anevent/manchester-to-blackpool-bike-ride/ 

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Stay Healthy, Save Cash 

A TV appearance has prompted the 

launch of a brand new Slimmers’ Menu at 

Holland Hall in Up Holland. 

After appearing on the Channel 4 hit 

show ‘Four in a Bed’ last July, reality hit for 

Cathy and Genice at the hotel. ‘It wasn’t 

the laying-out of steak knives instead of 

butter knives at breakfast that caused 

Richter-scale shudders,’ says Cathy, ‘but 

the fact that the cameras had added sixty 

pounds!’ 

Receptionist Cathy Hudson was inspired 

to sign up to Wigan Council’s Lose Weight 

Feel Great scheme – a twelve-week 

programme of Slimming World sessions 

and a weekly workout. She also began 

cooking delicious, healthy meals at home 

– and recruited Hotel Manager Genice 

Hall as chief taste tester. 

‘I realised that socialising when trying 

to stick to an eating plan was nigh-on 

impossible,’ Cathy says. ‘That’s when I had 

a lightbulb moment – how wonderful 

would it be to introduce a Slimmers’ Menu at 

Holland Hall?’ 

The new menu officially launched on Friday, May 

31 at Holland Hall’s new hotel bar, Thee Robert de 

Holland Inn. Better yet, visitors to Holland Hall can 

also earn discounts on food by completing the brand 

new Holland Hall Trail. 

Holland Hall’s ‘WalkMiles’ scheme was coined by 

the team at the hotel to help customers stick to 

their fitness goals while enjoying delicious food. By 

following any of the new Holland Hall Trail routes 

around the estate, customers collect WalkMiles 

which can be converted into a percentage discount 

from their overall bill. 

All you need to take part is a mobile phone with a 

camera and any type of FitBit or activity tracking 

app to record your steps. Embark on any of the trails 

along the route map provided and snap a selfie 

with one of the landmarks so your WalkMiles can be 

logged. Accumulated WalkMiles can be used against 

main meals from the new Slimmers’ Menu and the 

Robert de Holland menu. 

Discounts will also be offered to Slimming World 

members who achieve a milestone that week – 

celebrate your Club 10, stone and half-stone awards 

for 10% off your food bill! Just bring a certificate 

dated within 7 days of your visit along, and up to 

three friends to make the most of the reduction. 

For more information about Holland Hall’s WalkMiles, 

visit www.hollandhall.co.uk or call 01695 624426.

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A 17-year-old student from Winstanley College has 

won a scholarship with the National Flight Academy 

in Penacola, Florida. 

Flying enthusiast Ben Molyneux scooped up this 

incredible opportunity as reward for winning a 

Virgin Atlantic/Delta Airlines competition which 

required participants to submit a 500-word essay or 

video about a problem which will face the planet in 

20 years’ time. 

Ben chose Carbon Recapture as the topic - an 

initiative Sir Richard Branson himself has invested a 

lot into in recent years. 

As well as taking part in the scholarship over the 

summer, Ben has also been invited to Virgin Atlantic 

Headquarters at Gatwick Airport to view the aircraft 

hangar and find out more about careers within the 

aerospace industry. 

Ben is no stranger to aviation, having recently taken 

Ben Flies High 

his first solo flight from Blackpool Airport aged just 

17. He aims to have his private licence by the end of 

2019. 

An ecstatic Ben said: ‘Winning the scholarship and 

visit to Gatwick is the perfect prize for me, I’m hoping 

to join the RAF after college and eventually become 

an airline pilot.’ 

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Behaviour Support 

A new support group for parents and carers 

experiencing issues from their children associated 

with autism, ADHD and other conditions has 

launched in Wigan. 

The Behaviour Support Circle offers a chance to 

meet others going through similar experiences, 

and hopefully learning some new strategies and 

approaches to dealing with behaviour. Guest 

speakers will offer insight into various topics, 

including Understanding ADHD and ADHD 

Strategies. 

Meetings take place on the third Wednesday 

of the month from 6pm-8pm, at Wigan Youth 

Zone on Parsons Walk. For more information, 

call 01942 233323 or email a.sampson@ 

embracewiganandleigh.org.uk 

Mill Future in Doubt 

The future of the listed Eckersley Mill site hangs in 

the balance after experiencing damage to one of 

its walls. The southern wall was deemed to be in 

danger of immediate collapse, while the western 

wall was also damaged. 

The affected walls have been removed, along with 

much of the Weaving Sheds. Historic England 

have been informed and it is hoped they will offer 

support to ensure the mill doesn’t deteriorate 

further.

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Boxers Wanted 

Boxers are needed to sign up for a charity boxing 

match in aid of Joseph’s Goal in September. 

Anyone interested in fighting will receive eight 

weeks’ free training ahead of the event at Goliath 

Boxing Gym while helping to raise money for the 

fight against NKH. If you’re interested, send your 

name, age, weight, previous experience and mobile 

number to knockoutpromotions2019@gmail.com 

The fight will take place on Saturday, September 21 

at Pure Nightclub. 

Open Gardens 

Wigan and Leigh Hospice in Hindley is opening its 

gardens to the public in July. 

Featuring vibrant flowerbeds, three beautiful ponds 

and a Chinese bridge which was donated by the 

Whitworth Art Gallery, the gardens offer a tranquil 

spot to relax and take a breather. Visit the Dedicate 

a Daisy memorial garden to reflect and enjoy the 

wildlife, and get to know a bit more about what the 

hospice does in the local community. 

The gardens are open on Sunday, July 14 from 

10am-4pm, with an entry fee of £3. Refreshments 

will be available to purchase on the day. 

Summer of Space 

Wigan STEAM, based in The Galleries, launches their 

Summer of Space programme this July. The project 

combines a passion for technology and crafting. 

On Saturday, July 20 go along to Wigan STEAM for 

their drop-in event from 11am-3pm to celebrate the 

50th anniversary of the moon landing. Make paper 

rockets and visit the space-themed photo booth on 

the day, with a recommended donation of £3. 

Then, on Tuesday, July 23, create some space-age 

artwork using hidden LED circuits and learn about 

simple electronic circuits. You’ll get to keep your 

creations, and all materials are provided. Tickets 

cost £8 on Eventbrite, and the event runs from 

10am-12pm. 

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A huge, inclusive music festival 

comes to Standish this July. 

Live Life Fest 

Focused around a Retro Carnival 

theme, the festival encourages 

visitors to don their blue suede 

shoes and sequinned hot pants 

for a fabulous day of music and 

entertainment. There’s plenty to 

keep the whole family entertained 

on the day – from a ‘trashion show’ 

showcasing recycled garments 

to a comedy tent and cabaret 

performances, you definitely won’t 

be bored. 

This year’s event also features physical theatre 

performances, live music on two stages, circus acts, 

vintage vehicles and festival hair & make-up stalls. 

Better yet, all proceeds from the event go to local 

charities My Life and My Life My Way, helping to 

support vulnerable people in the community and 

alleviate loneliness. 

CEO of My Life Caroline Tomlinson said: ‘We 

believe that everyone benefits from being part of 

a community, and what better way to get together 

than enjoying fabulous entertainment in the 

summer sun? The Live Life Festival is going to be a 

fantastic day out and everyone is welcome!’ 

The fully accessible event takes place on Saturday, 

July 6 from 11am-8pm at the Thompson House 

Equestrian Centre on Pepper Lane, Standish. 

Tickets cost just £5 and are available online at www. 

my-life.org.uk or by calling 01257 472900. 

Woodland Theatre 

Haigh’s Walled Garden plays host to a variety of 

outdoor theatre shows this summer. 

The programme kicks off in July with showings of 

Alice Through the Looking Glass and Cinderella, 

before performances of The Little Mermaid, 

Goldilocks & the Three Bears, The Wizard of Oz and 

more hit the stage in August. 

Plays run every Tuesday beginning on July 23 and 

ending on August 27, with two performances taking 

place per day. Tickets cost £8, with family discounts 

available. To book, visit www.haightickets.co.uk

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Parbulele Returns 

Parbold’s one and only ukulele festival returns for 

August 2019, bringing the village alive with upbeat 

acoustics once again. 

Spanning three days the Parbulele is a familyoriented 

festival offering something for everyone. 

Enjoy two evening concerts at Parbold Village Hall 

on the Friday and Saturday evenings, along with an 

inaugural Battle of the Bands on Friday, August 2nd. 

Headliners include Ukulele Tuesday, The Secret 

Ukulele Band and Manitoba Hal, with music 

workshops taking place for those keen to get 

involved themselves across the weekend. 

Parbulele programmes are £2 each, including 

a raffle ticket to win a ukulele worth over £150. 

Tickets for the Friday concert cost £5, then £15 for 

the Saturday – to book or for more information, 

contact Gary on 07495 332770 or email parbulele. 

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friendly, lively staff. Cost-effective care package” EW 

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Dragons Splash Out 

Local community groups 

benefitted to the tune of 

over £5,000 when they 

met with the ‘Dragons’ 

of Wigan Rotary Club to 

bid for grants for their 

groups. Successful groups 

included conservation 

group Friends of 

Greenslate Water 

Meadows, a residents 

group from Hawkley Hall, 

Shevington in Bloom, a 

Standish youth group, 

two mother and toddler 

groups, Bispham Church 

and a local lipreading group. 

There were bids from 29 community groups, asking 

for a total of over £22,000 in total. These were 

whittled down to the final eight by the Rotary’s 

‘Dragons’ and these groups were invited along to 

present their bids at St Cuthbert’s Sports Club on 

Montrose Avenue. 

In announcing that all groups on the night had 

been wholly or partially successful in their bids, 

President John Wright commented that “The one 

common factor amongst all the applicants was the 

sheer unbridled enthusiasm shown by those who 

pitched for their share of the money. However, this 

event would not be possible without the generous 

donations of the Wigan residents mainly last 

December when we accompanied Santa and his 

sleigh around the area. We hope this event shows 

Wigan Rotary is using their donations wisely and for 

the benefit of the local community.” 

The Dragons this year were Rotarians Mervyn Reeves, 

John Wright and Aukje Clegg 

OBE, along with guest Dragons 

Jane Dennis from Fairhursts 

Accountants and Chris Pearce 

from Local Life. 

A full list of the donations together 

with more information about 

the work of Wigan Rotary Club 

can be found on their website 

www.wiganrotaryclub.org.uk. If 

you’re interested in finding out 

more about Wigan Rotary Club, 

just call 07813 471000 or email 

wiganrotary1924@virginmedia. 

com

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The Orrell & District Townswomen’s 

Guild invite new members to 

enjoy regular social events and 

good company. The guild, which 

celebrates its 90th anniversary 

this year, allows women to get 

together in a positive environment 

to have fun, make friends and help 

out various charities. 

Townswomens’ Triumph 

Members recently got involved 

in raising money for Bloodwise, a 

funding body in support of blood 

cancer research, managing to raise a whopping 

£2,800 over the last two years. 

If you’d like to join, meetings take place on the first 

Monday of the month – except bank holidays –at St. 

Luke’s Parish Hall on Lodge Road at 7:30pm. For more 

information, call Margaret on 01942 701716. 

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Competition 

Winners 

Congratulations to the winners of our May 

competition to win a pair of tickets to see Nile 

Rodgers live at Haydock Park! 

The competition winners were Donna Lancaster 

from Wigan (whose husband Mark is pictured above) 

and Rob Budden from Billinge (pictured below). 

We hope you have an amazing night at the gig! 

Don’t forget to see pages 72-73 for your chance to 

win tickets to Southport Flower Show. 

Did you know we also run social media competitions 

exclusively for fans of our Facebook page, Local Life 

Magazines? Make sure to give it a like to stay up to 

date!

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Oh I Do Like To Be Beside 

The Seaside 

By Jess Phillips 

For fourteen days - the first two full weeks of 

July - shops and factories across town closed for 

business, and the masses trooped to the seaside 

for a fortnight away from work: Wakes Weeks. The 

tradition in Wigan began as a single week before 

being upped to two in the early 1970s, and though 

it’s since petered out, the shores of Blackpool, 

Southport and Rhyl will always conjure up good 

memories for Wigan’s baby boomers. 

Coaches would congregate on Market Square to 

pick up their passengers, with neighbours often 

travelling together to enjoy standard seaside fare. 

From traditional donkey rides on the sand to penny 

slots and bingo games, the seaside holiday was a 

chance to relax and unwind from the everyday 

stresses of mill and factory work. Many Wiganers 

will remember the quintessentially British ‘Jugs of 

Tea for the Sands’ sign – a surer reminder than the 

Tower that you’d arrived in Blackpool! And it meant 

what it said: you never had to be afraid of running 

out of hot tea; you just had to fill your flasks to take 

onto the beach with you. 

If you were lucky, you might be heading off to 

stay in one of the popular holiday camps at your 

resort of choice. The ever-popular Pontins – whose 

Blackpool site closed its doors for good in 2009 - 

and Butlins - with sites in Skegness and Pwllheli in 

Wales – attracted keen holidaymakers throughout 

the last century, hosting the classically bizarre 

‘knobbly knees’ and ‘bonny babies’ contests. Some 

resorts even set up cardboard cut-outs of the slim, 

much-coveted Marilyn Monroe figure to see if 

women were slim enough to fit inside – more than 

a bit risqué today.

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The chalets of Pontins and Butlins would be 

packed to bursting, with Bluecoats and Redcoats 

doing their best to stay on top of jam-packed 

entertainment schedules. Usually centred around 

an iconic boating lake, chalets were arranged in 

a Panopticon-like structure (make of that what 

you will) where ‘a rainy day simply produces 

more striking evidence of how well a summer 

holiday programme can function indoors!’. Or 

so declares the Southport Pontins brochure in 

1972, anyway. 

And if that programme proved disappointing, 

not to worry. There was always plenty to do 

outside of the camps too. Blackpool was 

prolific for hosting comedy performances 

from the likes of Ken Dodd and Jimmy 

Clitheroe (A.K.A. The Clitheroe Kid) as well 

as musical guests like Cilla Black and The 

Beatles. Couples could head to the Winter 

Gardens or Tower Ballroom for an intimate 

waltz, while any superstitious folk could 

get their fortunes read along the Golden 

Mile. That’s without mentioning the iconic 

Blackpool Tower Circus and menagerie! 

Southport had its own fair share of memories, of 

course. Peter Pan’s Pool & Playground opened to 

the public in 1930, on the site where Ocean Plaza 

stands today. Boasting tall slides, flying aeroplanes, 

a Helter Skelter and a model railway, the playground 

was a great base for families wanting to keep the 

kids entertained – children from the Platt Bridge 

Legion would clamber aboard Wigan double 

decker buses to make 

the trip, and enjoy boiled ham and 

chips before heading home in the evening. The 

playground also afforded the opportunity to visit 

the nearby boating lake for a trip on the steamer 

or rowboats, and was ideal for a trip to Southport’s 

very own lido - perhaps a tad colder than the 

popular paddling pool over at Rhyl! 

Peter Pan’s Playground eventually changed its 

name to Happiland in the early 1970s ahead of its 

closure and demolition in 1989. 

Of course, if you were hankering for something 

a bit more thrilling, the larger amusement 

parks offered a bit more bang for your buck. 

Both Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Southport 

Pleasureland were operated by the same 

company, and in their heyday both offered a mix 

of classic British rides. A fan favourite, the humble 

funhouse probably wouldn’t win any health and 

safety awards nowadays, but many an hour 

could be whiled away on the Social Mixer –

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dubbed the ‘wheel of 

death’ - which would 

fling riders out to the 

sides as they struggled 

to remain centred! 

Blackpool’s funhouse 

burned down in 1991 

and was replaced by 

white-knuckle water 

ride Valhalla. 

In the late 1970’s 

holidaymakers tastes 

moved on to package 

holidays in sunnier 

and warmer climes 

just a short few hours away by plane. Wakes Weeks 

have today faded into almost complete obscurity, 

although some areas of Wigan managing to cling 

onto the tradition until the early 2000s. 

No matter where we spend our jollies this year, 

we’ll always have the memories of spending Wakes 

Weeks at Lancashire’s seasise resorts in their heyday.

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Sally’s Specials 

by Marti of The Star Inn 

The Star Inn 

Rosemary Crusted 

Fillet of Lamb 

with Fondant Potato, Glazed Baby 

Vegetables and Shallot Cream 

Serves 1 

Ingredients 

1x large jacket potato 

1x 8oz canon of lamb 

fillet 

50g butter 

½ cup natural 

breadcrumbs 

6x baby carrots 

4x baby fennel 

1x pint chicken stock 

1x pint whipping or 

double cream 

4x banana shallots 

2 sprigs of rosemary 

Seasoning 

Grated lemon rind 

Horseradish sauce 

Touch of honey 

Method 

Crust: Mix together the breadcrumbs, finely chopped rosemary, 25g of melted 

butter, some grated lemon rind, a sprinkle of cracked black pepper until moist and 

brought together. Then leave aside. 

Fondant: Peel a large jacket potato, trim the potato with a large shape cutter to 

cut out your fondant. In a hot oiled pan, lightly brown and place in an oven proof 

dish. Add the chicken stock to your oven proof dish only covering up to half of the 

potato and top with a slice of butter and bake at 170 degrees for 20-25 minutes. 

The potato should be beautifully boiled at the bottom and crisply roasted on top, 

with a fluffy texture in the middle. 

Lamb: In a pan, heat a little olive oil until very hot, add in your lamb fillet, seal off 

until browned on all sides and season. Add a knob of butter and put in the oven 

for around 3-4 minutes on 180 degrees. Lift out the lamb and place the moist crust 

along the fillet, bake for another 3-4- minutes and lift out, rest, then carve. For well 

done lamb, cook for 6-7 minutes before adding the crumb. 

Vegetables: In a pan of hot seasoned boiling water cook the vegetables until al 

dente, lift out and drain any excess water. Heat a little oil in a pan until very hot, 

add the vegetables, a knob of butter and drop of honey. Toss around with a little 

seasoning and serve with chopped herbs. 

Sauce: In a hot oiled pan, add finely chopped shallots and thyme, cook until the 

shallots are soft. Add a splash of white wine and reduce by half. Add ½ pint of 

whipping or double cream, a good splash of chicken stock and season. Reduce 

again by half and add ½ teaspoon of horseradish sauce, season again to taste. Add 

a small knob of butter and serve.

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Sally’s at The Star Inn was launched in 2007 in homage to landlord and chef Marti’s mother 

Sally, who passed away in 1996. A great cook herself, it was Sally’s lifelong dream to have a 

restaurant in her name, and Marti wanted to honour that promise when he took the reins of 

The Star Inn at Roby Mill. 

Salmon, Chilli 

& Coriander 

Fishcakes 

This is a simple and very tasty dish to make. Traditionally fishcakes have quite a bland taste, but the spicy 

flavours here give the dish a hell of a kick, which contrasts exceptionally well with the crème fraiche and the 

tomato concasse. Try and use Scottish salmon though, only the best for a dish like this! 

Ingredients 

1x 6oz Scottish Salmon fillet 

3x large peeled potatoes 

2x red chillies 

Handful of chopped coriander 

1x clove of garlic 

½ finely chopped onion 

Seasoning 

Pane Gear (seasoned flour, egg 

wash, fine breadcrumbs) 

½ lemon 

Sprig of thyme 

Serves 1 - 2 

Method 

Poach the Salmon in salted water with lemon and thyme. Meanwhile 

chop and boil the potatoes until soft. Very finely chop the onion, garlic, 

chillies and coriander and place into a mixing bowl. 

Strain the potatoes and add them to the mixing bowl. Carefully lift 

out the salmon, discard the lemon and thyme and add the Salmon to 

the bowl. Season with salt and cracked black pepper, then mix until 

completely combined. 

Portion into thick circles and pane (we pane twice for extra crispness). 

Shallow fry until golden brown. Enjoy with some dressed leaves, a 

simple chive crème fraiche or a chunky tomato concasse.

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Seventies Chic 

Get your groove on – it’s back to the 

Seventies! But this time around orange 

pine and avocado bathrooms are banned, 

in favour of good-looking furnishings, 

bold patterns and cool accessories. 

Seventies style is all about attitude. 

Bright and bold, it’s easy to introduce, 

often quite affordable and, because the 

furnishings are so striking, less is definitely 

more – a handful of well-chosen pieces 

can be carefully integrated into a modern 

scheme, adding an on-trend edge without 

becoming overpowering. 

Start with the distinctive Seventies colour 

palette – in general colours were quite 

earthy and muddy, from mustard and ochre to 

camel, olive and chocolate. Like the patterns of the 

time – geometrics such as circles within squares, 

paisleys and simple florals – these strong shades are 

best employed in small doses, mitigated by pale or 

neutral backgrounds. Think small touches such as a 

cushion or two, a drum lampshade, some glassware 

and ceramics and a framed poster on your wall, for 

example. 

Typical of this decade is an element of comforting 

homespun, home-made style, hence the prevalence 

of handicrafts such as patchwork, weaving and 

macramé. Why not take a course, or teach yourself 

from books or online videos, and make your own, 

personalised pieces? Failing that, Etsy, Folksy and 

other online marketplaces have beautiful (and 

affordable) craft pieces. 

Include some wooden and, especially, rattan 

furnishings in the form of blocky furniture made 

of pine or covered in velvet or corduroy, and cane 

elements such as headboards, mirror frames and 

baskets. Try car boot sales, auctions or charity shops, 

though choose better quality items to create the 

right impression. A cream-coloured shagpile rug is 

another option and can be subtly updated with a 

Berber-style criss-cross pattern. 

Houseplants are important, and the bigger the 

better – no Seventies home was complete without a 

Swiss cheese plant and a spider plant in a handmade 

hanger. Complete the mix with some rustic 

kitchenware, a touch of vintage Laura Ashley, and 

perhaps even a beanbag or Moroccan pouffe. 

Lava lamps 

Edward Craven-Walker (1918-2000) was a great 

British inventor, entrepreneur and eccentric. The 

story goes that he was in a pub one 

night when he noticed a peculiar egg 

timer, made from a cocktail shaker, old 

tins and wax, and filled with liquid. 

Fascinated, he bought the contraption 

and decided to try to improve on its 

design. It took 15 years, but in 1963 

the Astro Lamp was launched and 

became an instant hit, appearing in TV 

programmes including The Prisoner, 

Doctor Who and The Avengers. Lava 

lamps came in a range of designs, 

and were ubiquitous until the late Seventies and 

Eighties; they were revived in the Nineties and have 

since become popular again – a retro classic that’s 

perfectly suited to a 21st century lifestyle.

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Risk 

vs 

Reward 

Working out where to invest your hard-earned 

savings has always been a problem for people 

through the ages. You’ll find that building societies, 

the stock market, gold or property are all viable 

options, but it all depends your attitude towards 

risk vs reward. Normally, the lower the risk, the 

lower the reward and whilst a higher risk is normally 

associated with the possibility of higher returns, 

nothing is guaranteed. 

on your capital over those 10 years (plus an average 

of 3.79% a year in dividends), making an overall 

increase of 74% over the ten years. 

Investing in an average semi-detached house in 

Wigan over the last 10 years has seen the capital 

increase by 33% and, coupled with the rental 

income (based on maximum occupancy) would 

have provided a return of 93.32% over the ten years. 

Even though landlords have had to deal with a 

3% stamp duty level, a decrease in high rate taxrelief 

for landlords and an increase in rate of CGT 

on residential property profits, the facts remain 

that ‘bricks and mortar’ is still a very attractive 

investment option. 

So where should you invest? Here’s an illustration 

on how different investments have performed over 

the last decade. 

Using the price of the average Wigan semi-detached 

house in 2009 (£112,300), I looked at what would 

have happened had I invested the same amount of 

money in a building society, into gold and finally 

into the FTSE 100. 

Investing your money in the building society, the 

money hasn’t increased in value, but the investment 

would have earned you interest of 24.46% over 

the ten years. Gold doesn’t earn interest, but your 

investment would have increased in value by 26.9% 

over the same 10 years. 

Putting your money into the stock market 

(FTSE100) would have brought a return of 30.2% 

With the lack of new homes being built and a need 

for decent rental housing, it is highly probable that 

this option will remain attractive for the foreseeable 

future. 

If you are looking for an agent that is well 

established, professional and communicative, then 

contact us to find out how we can get the best out 

of your investment property. Email me on alan@ 

alanbatt.co.uk or call on 01942 233999. 

Alan Batt is a member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and has 

worked within the Wigan property market for over 30 years. 

Alan Batt 

For more of Alan’s tips, guidance and analysis on the Wigan 

property market, check out 

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Good Traders 

The annual awards for Wigan Council’s Good Trader 

Scheme were held a few weeks ago at the town 

hall on Library Street, and Local Life was there to 

capture the highlights. 

The scheme is run by the council’s Trading 

Standards team and offers residents a platform 

of over 500 trusted tradespeople located within 

Wigan Borough. Tradespeople must prove they 

have enough experience, public liability insurance 

and are vetted by the team before being allowed 

onto the scheme. Residents can access the scheme 

via www.goodtraderscheme.com to search for a 

Good Trader and also leave feedback on the site of 

any work they have had done by a member of the 

scheme. 

Trading Standards officers evaluated the feedback 

from 2018 and declared the awards as follows; 

The Highly Commended - Leigh award went to A&J 

Kitchen Fitters, Vitreous Windows won the Best 

Newcomer for Leigh award and the Overall Winner 

for Leigh went to Gary Sanderson Flooring. 

to Case & Young Ltd, DA Electrical won the Best 

Newcomer for Wigan award and the Overall Winner 

for Wigan went to Advanced Fencing & Gates (all 

pictured). 

There were also thirty six Certificates of Excellence 

awarded to members of the scheme in recognition 

of consistently high customer feedback in 2018, 

and many of these went to Local Life advertisers 

including our garden columnist Angie Barker, 

CL Bathrooms, Plumbing & Tiling, Direct Blinds 

& Shutters, Expert Computers, FG Welch Central 

Heating & Gas Services Ltd, GHE Electrical Fire & 

Security Ltd, Jon Wright Electrical Ltd, Manor House 

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning, Marc Mulligan 

Brickwork & Property Maintenance and Wigan 

Aerials. 

Congratulations to all those tradespeople who were 

recognised by the Good Trader Scheme. If you’re a 

tradesperson and you’d like an information pack 

on how to join the Wigan Council’s Good Trader 

Scheme then please email ts@wigan.gov.uk 

The Highly Commended – Wigan award went 

From left to right: Advanced Fencing & Gates Ltd., DA Electrical Services and Case & Young Ltd.

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New Kits for Orrell School 

Big-hearted business 

owner Chris Ryder, 

of local minibus 

travel firm Get Chris, 

recently forked out 

for sports kit for Orrell 

Holgate Academy. 

The kits donated by 

Chris will be worn 

by Holgate’s teams 

when participating 

in football, rugby, 

netball and cross 

country events. 

U-10s and U-11s 

Coach Chris van Geffen said: ‘Both teams are doing 

well in their respective leagues – the U-11s have 

won it for the past two years and the U-10s have a 

cup final to look forward to in July. The netball team 

are currently undefeated in their league and flying 

high at the top of the table. 

‘The multi-use kit Chris has provided for us is very 

popular with the children that wear it to represent 

the school, and will also be used for rugby and cross 

country events later on in the year,’ Chris added. 

No stranger to sporting success, Orrell Holgate 

Academy recently earned the Gold Level School 

Games Mark, which sets it apart as a school 

delivering a sustained high level of delivery in 

physical education and sports. 

Chris Ryder, who donated the kits, commented: 

‘I used to play a lot of sport when I was a kid - 

mainly hockey - and I know how important it is. 

The opportunity to give something back to the 

community while helping to keep kids interested 

in sport was one I couldn’t pass up, and the kids 

themselves have been really grateful. 

‘It’s important to keep things local where you can, 

and this was a great opportunity to thank the 

people of Orrell for their support,’ he added. 

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Eye-Catching Art 

A Wigan-based solicitors 

has run a student art 

competition with the 

nearby St John Rigby 

College for a new piece of 

art to adorn the office wall. 

Rachel Taylor at RJT 

Solicitors in Standish 

came up with the idea 

for the competition when 

she realised her wall was 

looking a little empty, and 

thought what better way 

to liven it up than with 

the work of a local young 

artist? The competition, 

which was open to art 

students at the college, 

Ailsa Hodge’s artwork 

at RJT Solicitors, Standish 

received an extremely 

high calibre of entries. 

From a shortlist of five 

pieces, one really stood 

out – a painting by Year 13 

student Ailsa Hodge. 

Ailsa had opted to paint a 

close-up of her mum’s eye, 

which RJT’s Rachel and 

Donna dubbed incredibly 

EYE-catching and unique. 

Ailsa received a £100 cash 

prize and her artwork 

is now displayed in the 

RJT office in High Street, 

Standish, tastefully framed 

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Chorley Flower Show opens 

its gates on the weekend of 

27th and 28th July. 

Held in the grounds of 

historic Astley Hall, the 

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15,000 people visit over 

the two days. Dubbed 

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This year BBC Floral Expert Jonathan Moseley will 

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Green is the New Black 

‘Neo mint’ is set to take 

over the worlds of fashion 

and interiors in 2020, say 

trend forecasters, aligning 

the world of nature and 

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How to decorate with neo-mint 

• Pale shades of green work beautifully with soft 

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Island Hopping 

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By Jess Phillips 

Offering a distinctive culture, natural wonders and 

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the Shetland and Orkney Islands are rather unique. 

More Scandinavian than British, these islands 

located off Scotland’s north coast are wonderfully 

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Highfield turns 95 

An institute in the 

hamlet of Highfield since 

1924, Highfield Cricket 

Club celebrates its 95th 

anniversary this year. The 

club’s extensive history 

was officially chronicled 

by current Chairman 

Gary Speakman back in 

1999 for the club’s 75th 

anniversary, and he hopes 

to bring that illustrious 

heritage to the forefront 

once again five years 

ahead of the centenary. 

Interestingly, the club 

actually predates its own 

birthday. ‘There was a 

Highfield Cricket Club 

around earlier than 1924,’ 

Gary explains as we sit overlooking the beautiful, 

tree lined and tranquil cricket ground, ‘playing close 

by off Enfield Street but not on this ground. This 

incarnation of the club was created from scratch by 

colliery workers who were laid off work at the time.’ 

The land used for the club was bequeathed by 

Major Blundell, proprietor of the Pemberton Colliery 

Company Ltd. and owner of much of the land in 

Highfield in the early twentieth century. The club 

was established as a recreational area to encourage 

a better work-life balance for miners, who for the 

nominal fee of two pennies a week deducted from 

their wage packet, could enjoy a subscription to the 

club. 

A keen cricketer himself, Gary’s interest in 

researching the club’s history may well stem from a 

coincidental connection: ‘When we were conducting 

the initial “who’s who” at the beginning, I found 

something rather astonishing,’ he tells me. ‘The 

very first chairman I could find was a WH Speakman 

– completely unrelated to me as far as I know! I’ve 

been involved with the club for 43 years now, but to 

have another Speakman who chaired the club at the 

outset is crazy.’ 

Gary has now been Chairman of the club for fifteen 

years, and hopes to continue as the club reaches its 

centenary in 2024. ‘It would be a real honour to be 

Chairman for the hundredth anniversary but there is 

a democratic vote on all committee roles every year 

so we will wait and see. I’ve never fully retired as a 

player, so I do fill in now and then – well, I turn up!’ 

‘I’ve always been interested in local history, and the 

strange thing about Highfield is there is no natural 

centre to it – however the hub of Highfield is St 

Mathews church, St Mathews Primary school and 

the cricket club,’ Gary continues. ‘A lot of the research 

process was social history – how the club managed 

to survive through the post-World War I era in the 20s, 

the Great Depression in the 30s and then through 

another World War. The fact that clubs with grounds

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this size were able to be sustained is incredible and 

a testament to some key individuals, too many to 

name all, but certainly previous Chairman like David 

Ascroft and Harold Gaskell were driving forces.’ 

Highfield Cricket Club has also seen some famous 

faces pass through its doors – although not all 

of them were famous for their cricketing skills. 

‘We have had a very strong link with Wigan rugby 

league club over the years, and Billy Boston proved 

to be a very quick opening bowler and consistent 

performer for Highfield even when still playing 

rugby professionally.’ Boston, who spent fifteen 

years playing for Wigan, took around 160 wickets for 

Highfield’s first team between 1956 and 1961. Jim 

Sullivan, boasting a career that spanned 25 years 

at Wigan rugby league, was also fond of amateur 

cricket and played for Highfield. 

Such a long and lustrous 

heritage deserves an appropriate 

celebration for its 95th anniversary 

– and a celebration it will have. The 

club have already hosted a dinner 

for around 130 guests, including 

its honorary life members, invited 

along for an evening of reminisces 

and entertainment. The evening 

included a tribute to club stalwart 

Eileen Gaskell, who passed away 

in January of this year, from her 

successor as President Brian 

Lancaster and her family led by 

son Martin Gaskell. 

For the August bank holiday 

weekend, a huge community day 

is planned, where members of 

the public can find out a bit more 

about what the cricket club has 

to offer while enjoying a party 

atmosphere. 

‘Cricket does face its challenges,’ 

Gary continues. ‘Celebrating 95 

years is one thing, but we want 

to keep reinvigorating the club – 

attracting new adult and junior 

players, and volunteers to help 

maintain the ground and wider 

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over 70 members but we have 

capacity for more and we would also love to see 

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Community, friendship and fun are just as important 

to the club as the game of cricket. Working together 

with the church as we have for 95 years, members 

can enjoy fully licensed premises which are open 

every evening along with parish hall and function 

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To develop that theme further, Highfield Cricket Club 

host Fun Fridays each week, offering juniors a chance 

to get a feel for the sport. In late July the club will also 

be hosting a summer sports school, offering a mix of 

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Holiday reads 

Books to while away the summer evenings with. 

The Library of Lost and Found 

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Martha Storm finds a book 

containing a dedication from 

her grandmother. But the 

dedication is dated several 

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supposedly died. The book 

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Similar to the real Japanese- 

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out. Layla’s parents want her to keep her head down 

and not attract the attention of the vicious camp 

director. But Layla is prepared to risk her life for her 

freedom. A powerful page-turner about the price of 

turning a blind eye to bigotry. 

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him from his tiny island on the Outer Hebrides across 

Scotland and Northern England. Perfect for fans of 

The Road and Station’s Eleven. 

Stone Mothers – Erin Kelly 

:: Marianne is back in her 

home village, and desperate 

to keep a secret hidden that 

could destroy the life she’s 

built over the last 30 years. 

A secret that ties her to her 

childhood sweetheart, Jesse, 

as well as the MP responsible 

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sticking with. 

The Dollmaker – Nina Allan 

:: Andrew and Bramber 

start writing to each other 

because of their shared 

interest in dolls. As their 

friendship grows, Andrew 

decides to visit Bramber at 

the institution she calls home. 

Andrew and Bramber’s story is 

interspersed with tales written by another doll-lover, 

Ewa Chaplin, which Andrew reads on his journey. A 

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and make your plans as future-proof as possible. 

In our view the best way to do that is to switching 

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these and for future changes. CMA are partners with 

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to help you choose which is best for your business. 

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As with any enforced change of this kind, the 

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If you have any questions regarding Making Tax 

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62 Health & Fitness 

In the UK, 40,000 deaths a year 

are attributed to outdoor air 

pollution, and the illnesses it 

causes costs around £20 billion 

every year. There are also more 

deaths and costs attributed to 

indoor pollutants like badlyventilated 

open fires and 

stoves, radon and second-hand 

cigarette smoke. 

Pollution 

Problems 

In adults, air pollution causes 

coughs and increased phlegm, increasing your risk 

of getting lung cancer - it’s estimated that pollution 

contributes to around 1 in 13 cases. It also reduces 

lung function, which in turn increases risk for COPD 

(chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). 

Researchers found that people living in areas 

experiencing levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution 

in the top 20% were 40% more likely to have 

been diagnosed with dementia than those in 

areas with levels in the lowest 20%. They seem to 

be at increased risk of ‘silent stroke’ – small areas 

of damage caused by lack of oxygen to the brain 

tissue, but not severe enough to cause obvious 

symptoms. These silent strokes may be a sign of 

blood vessel disease, linked to increased risk of 

vascular dementia. 

Pollution increases the risk of bladder cancer and 

Type 2 diabetes. 

For children, the effects are more serious because 

their organs and immune system are still 

developing. This, and their smaller mass, makes 

them particularly vulnerable. 

Air pollution can damage your baby in the womb, 

affecting their lung function and development. 

High air pollution is linked to low birth weight and 

premature births. 

Exposure to air pollution can cause more coughs 

and bronchitis, and also increases your child’s risk of 

getting bacterial pneumonia. 

Pollution may play a part in causing asthma in 

some children and evidence shows it can worsen 

asthma symptoms. Long-term effects, severity and 

mortality rates increase with the length of exposure 

and higher pollution levels. 

Using quieter back-streets and footpaths as much 

as you can while out and about is a good way 

to reduce your daily exposure to air pollution. 

Remember to turn your car engine off when 

stationary - e.g. while waiting at a rail crossing - and 

turn on the air conditioning while stuck in traffic to 

reduce pollution exposure. Use it sparingly though, 

as the resulting carbon dioxide build-up can cause 

drowsiness. 

Keep car tyres inflated and have your vehicle 

serviced regularly to reduce harmful emissions, or 

choose a hybrid or electric car to help others avoid 

pollution. 

By Alison Runham

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Free Breast Screening 

Wigan women aged 50-70 are invited to attend a 

free NHS breast screening. 

It’s recommended that screenings take place every 

three years – the earlier breast cancer is caught, the 

better the chances of beating it. 

Mammograms are a simple procedure during 

which an X-ray is taken of each breast by a female 

health practitioner. 

Screenings take place in the mobile unit on the 

Thomas Linacre Centre carpark, and can be booked 

on 01942 774713. 

Anxiety Support 

A new group has launched in Wigan to help people 

with anxiety. 

The Wigan Anxiety Support Group is the brainchild 

of Luke, who has lived with anxiety since he was a 

child. ‘I’m 37 now – over the past year or two I’ve 

made a lot of progress and it’s always been a dream 

of mine to run a group when I felt ready to do so,’ 

he explained. 

The best way to increase the group’s reach was to 

team up with mental health charity Rethink Mental 

Illness, which directly supports around 60,000 

people in England with mental health issues, and 

encouraged Luke to launch a Wigan group. 

Meetings take place every other Wednesday at 

7pm, at St. Wilfrid’s Parish Hall in Standish. Along 

with providing a safe space for members to discuss 

their mental health, the group also hosts monthly 

speakers, and hope to organise various Walk n’ Talk 

events in warm weather. 

Attendees are free to say as much or as little as 

they’d like at meetings – there’s no pressure to share 

your story, and you’re very welcome to just sit and 

listen. 

For more information about the group, email 

WiganAnxietyGroup@Rethink.org or call 07784 

886343.

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Fun in the Sun 

The last thing you want when you’re enjoying a - Water can make you feel artificially cool, and the 

week or two of relaxation or adventure is to suffer BAD warns that water and sand can increase the 

bad sunburn or heatstroke. Here are tips for a safe, sun’s radiation. Apply sunscreen straight after you 

healthy holiday in the sun! 

leave the water, even if it’s ‘water-resistant’. It can be 

Beware sunburn and prolonged sun exposure compromised by sweating or towel drying. 

By now, we should all be aware of their link to skin - Take extra care if you have pale skin, freckles, 

cancer, even years later. If children are repeatedly red or fair hair, many moles (look out for new 

exposed, they could develop skin cancer in later life. moles, growths or lumps, and size, shape or colour 

changes to existing moles, freckles or skin patches), 

- Choose sunscreen with a UVA rating of at least 4 

skin problems relating to a medical condition or a 

stars and a UVB rating (indicated by the SPF or Sun 

tendency to burn rather than tan. 

Protection Factor) of at least 30 (50+ for children). 

Sunburnt? Apply plenty of cold water as soon as 

- Apply sunscreen liberally and frequently. Apply 

possible, then a soothing product like aftersun or 

at least two teaspoons of sunscreen to cover your 

calamine lotion. An antiseptic cream that contains 

head, arms and neck and two tablespoons to 

local anaesthetic, plus painkillers such as ibuprofen, 

cover your entire body while wearing a swimming 

can help. if you feel unwell or your skin swells badly 

costume, 30 minutes before going out and just 

or blisters, seek medical help. Avoid the sun until all 

before going out. ”More is better,” says the British 

redness has gone. 

Association of Dermatologists (BAD). 

By Alison Runham

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66 Leisure 

Salt Trail 

by Chris Pearce 

This month’s Jack’s Tracks visits Northwich, a place 

that today fits nicely into the pigeon-hole of genteel 

and leafy Cheshire, but it wasn’t always this way. 

Back in 1670, the Smith-Barry family of Marbury Hall 

were searching their land for evidence of coal which 

they could extract for commercial gain, but instead 

discovered huge resources of rock salt, a remnant 

from the Triassic period when seawater moved inland, 

creating shallow salt marshes. 

By the 1830’s, the salt mining industry in Northwich 

had ceased and the industry moved to nearby 

Winsford, leaving behind a mass of industrial 

wasteland and collapsed pits. This easy four-mile walk 

demonstrates the amazing ability of Mother Nature to 

renew even the most scarred of landscapes. 

Follow the brown signs to the Anderton Boat Lift 

(CW9 6FW) and park up in the pay and display car 

park. Take the path leading off from the centre of 

the car park, directly across from the pay machine. 

Go through the pretty butterfly barriers and then 

bear immediate left. At the next fork bear right 

and, just after the stone artwork a little further on, 

bear right once more and go past the wooden gate, 

heading downhill through a wooden area. 

At the next fork, bear left towards Hyden Pool, and 

once you get past the next information board, you 

can take either fork to end up at a wooden bridge. 

Cross the bridge and carry on in the same direction 

until you arrive at another bridge by reed beds, 

cross here and, once again, go in the same direction.

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Marbury 

Country Park 

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Trent & Mersey Canal 

Marbury Lane 

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Hopyard 

Wood 

Dairy House 

Meadows 

Marbury Brook 

Marbury Road 

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Marston 

Haydn 

Pool 

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FB 

Museum 

Ollershaw Lane 

Anderton 

Anderton 

Boat Lift 

FB 

Witton Brook 

Anderton Nature Park 

River Weaver 

B5075 

Carey Park 

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River Weaver 

Please ensure you wear appropriate clothing and footwear whilst walking. Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that the walk is accurate, neither the publisher or its editorial 

contributors can accept, and hereby disclaim, any liability to any party to loss or damage caused by errors or omissions resulting from negligence, accident or other cause.

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Once you go through the steel gate at the end of 

the path, take the path on the left. Follow this path 

for approximately 200 yards, take the foot bridge on 

the right and you’ll eventually end up on the road, 

where you’ll arrive, 300 yards later, at the Salt Lion 

Works. You can walk through the Salt Lion Works to 

get to the Trent and Mersey Canal and then turn left 

down the towpath. 

Follow the towpath for almost two miles, past 

tranquil Cheshire countryside and an attractive 

marina, passing the coffee boat and the fudge boat 

en-route, until you reach the Anderton Boat Lift and 

its car park from where you started the walk. 

https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/places-to-visit/ 

anderton-boat-lift-visitor-centre 

http://lionsaltworks.westcheshiremuseums.co.uk/ 

After 750 yards on this path, which runs parallel to 

Witton Brook, you’ll arrive at the eastern entrance to 

Anderton Nature Park; turn right towards Marbury 

Park and a few yards later when you arrive on a 

single track road (Marbury Road), turn right and 

follow the road for almost 700 yards until you arrive 

at a collection of steel and wooden gates on your 

left. 

Aim for the path that represents a 90 degree left 

turn from the road, so go through the gates and 

pick up this path. Follow this path for a further 700 

yards, but whilst you’re on this path do take the 

chance to check out the bird hide. 

For those with the OS Maps 

app on your desktop, mobile 

or tablet, this walk is named: 

JT-Salt-Trail

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Puzzle Corner 

All the puzzle solutions can be found 

on page 97 of this magazine. 

WORD SEARCH 

American States 

SUDOKU 

Find the hidden words in the word search grid 

ALABAMA 

ALASKA 

ARKANSAS 

COLORADO 

DELAWARE 

FLORIDA 

GEORGIA 

HAWAII 

IDAHO 

ILLINOIS 

IOWA 

KENTUCKY 

MAINE 

MARYLAND 

MISSOURI 

NEBRASKA 

OHIO 

OREGON 

TENNESSEE 

TEXAS 

UTAH 

WYOMING 

WIGGLE WORDS 

CLUE: It has everything. 

Trace a path through 

all the letters to find 

the word or phrase 

that fits the clue. 

S L L S 

E E B A 

L I H N 

T S W D 

NUMBER 

BLOCK 

7 5 

7 9 

3 3 

8 4 

20 28 22 25 

The numbers in each row add up to totals to the 

right. The numbers in each column add up to the 

totals along the bottom. The diagonal lines also 

add up the totals to the right. 

25 

21 

33 

18 

23 

17

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Upload your event for FREE at 

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Dementia Voices 

Thursday, June 27, 6:30pm-9:30pm 

A brand new theatre piece examining the experience 

of young onset dementia. Engaging with dementia 

support groups across Greater Manchester, the play 

explores the journeys of four people, with a musicmaking 

activity and discussion afterwards. Tickets 

£3 on 01942 834747. 

The Old Courts, Crawford Street, Wigan WN1 1NA 

Stonewall Vigil 

Friday, June 28, 6:30pm 

A remembrance vigil to mark the 50th anniversary 

of the Stonewall Riots, followed by an afterparty 

fundraiser for Wigan Pride. 

Believe Square, The Wiend, Wigan, WN1 1PF 

Fundraising Quiz 

Friday, June 28, 7:30pm 

Revise your trivia knowledge for a night of quizzing, 

games and raffles in aid of the Bulldogs U9s and 

Pups team! Tickets £2 in advance or £3 on the door, 

over-18s only. 

Douglas Bank Pub, Woodhouse Ln, Wigan, WN6 7NF 

Armed Forces Day 

Saturday, June 29, 10:30am-4pm 

Family Fun Day 

Saturday, June 29, 11am-3pm 

Fun for all at the church family fun day – there’s 

games, welly throwing, classic cars, a barbecue, a 

bouncy castle, dog competitions and much more. 

Church Hall Field, Church Lane, Wrightington, 

WN6 9SN 

All Saints Summer Fair 

Saturday, June 29, 12pm-3pm 

Fun for all the family, with a gin & prosecco tent, 

barbecue food, a super summer raffle, face painting, 

a Nerf gun challenge and much more! Entry fee 50p 

for adults, children go free. 

All Saints C of E Primary School, Finch Lane, 

Appley Bridge, WN6 9DT 

Sportsman’s Dinner 

Saturday, June 29, 6:30pm 

Wigan Junior Latics FC present an evening with 

Neil “Razor” Ruddock, former footballer and TV 

personality. Enjoy a 2-course meal, a charity raffle 

and auction, and special guest comedian Jed Stone. 

Tickets £40, available from Stephen on 07415 

701532 or steydavies@hotmail.co.uk 

DW Stadium, Loire Drive, Wigan, WN5 0UH 

Celebrate Armed Forces Day with a WWI simulation 

dome, field hospital display, military vehicle 

exhibition and climbing wall, plus a military parade 

from Crompton Street to Wigan Parish Church. 

Wigan Town Centre

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Psychic Night 

Saturday, June 29, 7pm-11pm 

Fundraise for the Norley Hall TRA with a fun 

psychic night – Chris Shearer presents a night of 

mediumship. 18+ only. Tickets £10 via PayPal on 

norleytra@gmail.com 

Norley Hall Cricket Club, City Rd., Wigan, WN5 0BA 

Wine, Cheese & Jazz 

Friday, July 5, 7:30pm-11:30pm 

Enjoy 5 glasses of a variety of wines, a cheese platter, 

and loads of funky jazz from the Dean Masser Jazz 

Duo! Tickets £30, available on 01942 834747. 

The Old Courts, Crawford Street, Wigan, WN1 1NA 

Medieval Fayre 

Saturday, July 6, 12pm-3pm 

Strolling minstrels are here to enchant you at this 

year’s medieval fayre – enjoy fresh farm produce 

and plant sales while the kids get involved with 

archery, hook-a-duck and more! 

Up Holland Parish Church, Church Street, Up 

Holland, WN8 0ND 

Haigh Day 


A family fun day featuring live music, outdoor 

theatre, circus skills, children’s character shows and 

more! Catch The Wind in the Willows and Alice in 

Wonderland in the Walled Garden, plus a superhero 

vs. princess show in the Courtyard. Free entry, £3 all 

day parking. 

Haigh Woodland Park, Copperas Lane, Wigan, 

WN2 1PE 

Afternoon Tea Party 


Enjoy delicious refreshments in aid of Wigan and 

Leigh Hospice, and have a good chat over a piece 

of cake! 

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Road, Platt Bridge, WN2 3TQ 

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Win tickets to 

Southport Flower Show 

Southport Flower Show celebrates its 90th 

anniversary this summer with one of Britain’s 

biggest garden parties - and Local Life readers have 

a chance to join in the fun free of charge. 

We have THREE pairs of tickets to give away for the 

2019 show in our exclusive reader competition. 

The lucky winners will enjoy an event that’s now 

a permanent fixture in the north west’s social 

calendar. 

Southport attracts tens of thousands of visitors 

every year to the prize blooms in the Grand Floral 

Marquee and star turns by top celebrity gardeners. 

Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli will 

open the show on Thursday 15th August, launching 

a packed programme of entertainment. 

Kids go free to the show and children’s TV star Justin 

Fletcher is bringing his stage act to amuse the 

show’s younger visitors. 

And Gardener’s Question Time star Christine 

Walkden is among the experts from TV and radio 

who are on hand to share advice with visitors. 

Meanwhile, some of the nation’s top growers will 

compete for the prestigious prizes while leading 

designers demonstrate their creative talents with 

their stunning show gardens. 

Organisers aim to turn the show into a giant garden

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party spread across the 34-acres of Victoria Park 

close to the centre of Southport. 

Southport Flower Show general manager Ray 

Roukin said: “We look forward to welcoming Local 

Life readers to celebrate our anniversary year with 

us this summer. 

“The show has something for everyone and is a 

perfect family day out”. 

The competition winners will be given a pair of 

standard tickets granting admission to Southport 

Flower Show for one day. The show runs from 

Thursday, August 15th to Sunday, August 18th. 

To enter our competition to win a pair of tickets 

to the Southport Flower Show simply visit our 

website, www.locallife247.co.uk, click on ‘free stuff’ 

and on ‘competitions’ and then just complete the 

following statement: 

The ‘Strictly’ judge opening the Southport Flower 

Show this year is _ Tonioli. 

The expiry date for the competition is midnight on 31st 

July 2019 and the winners will be notified within five 

working days of this date. Entrants must be over 16 years 

of age. One entry permitted per household. Employees of 

Local Life 247 Ltd and their families are not eligible to enter 

this competition. 

For more information about the Southport Flower 

Show, visit www.southportflowershow.co.uk

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Crank Gala 

Saturday, July 6, 2pm-4:30pm 

See the Mucky Mountain Morris Dancers, the Limbo 

Man, a U3A ukulele performance and plenty more 

entertainment on family gala day! There’ll be plenty 

of games, a classic vehicle display, raffles, stalls and 

refreshments. Free entry. 

Crank Village Field, Crank Hill, Crank, WA11 7SD 

Strawberry Evening 

Saturday, July 6, 7pm 

Enjoy entertainment from Betsy the 

Housekeeper and delicious strawberries and 

cream with shortbread! Tickets £6 from 01257 

463407/425330/426252. 

Tunley UR Church, Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, 

WN6 9RN 

Picnic Brass 

Sunday, July 7, 1pm 

A fantastic afternoon of open air brass band 

performances – don’t forget to bring a picnic! 

Picnic Field, Haigh Woodland Park, School Lane, 

Haigh, WN2 1PE 

Art Exhibition 

Thursday, July 11 & Friday, July 12, 10am-12:30pm 

The Alma Hill Art group exhibit their best work. Free 

entry, refreshments available. 

Up Holland Methodist Church, Alma Hill, Up 

Holland, WN8 0NR 

Rag Rug Workshop 

Wednesday, July 17, 6:30pm 

Made in Dagenham 

Wednesday, July 17 – Saturday, July 27, 7:30pm 

An am-dram production of the big-hearted musical, 

which is based on real events of the Ford sewing 

machinists’ strike in 1968. Tickets £12, available 

from www.wiganlittletheatre.co.uk 

Wigan Little Theatre, Crompton Street, Wigan, 

WN1 3SL 

Ballads & Songs of Peterloo 

Thursday, July 18, 12:30pm-1:30pm 

Dr. Alison Morgan presents a talk based on her 

collection of poems and ballads of the Peterloo 

Masacre in 1819. Free entry, places bookable on 

01942 828128. 

Museum of Wigan Life, Library St, Wigan, WN1 1NU 

Strawberries & Prosecco 

Friday, July 19, 7:30pm 

Dance the night away to a live jazz band and enjoy 

delicious strawberries and prosecco! Tickets £8. 

Holy Trinity Church, Church Road, Bickerstaffe, 

L39 0EH 

Green Fayre 

Saturday, July 20 & Sunday, July 21, 11am-5pm 

An annual celebration of the countryside, discover 

traditional woodcraft techniques through the 

Working Woodland, experience children’s rides 

and activities, and browse a variety of traders 

and exhibitors. There’ll also be folk music in the 

marquee! 

Beacon Country Park, Beacon Lane, Up Holland, 

WN8 7RU 

Get together and craft a gorgeous rag rug from old 

t-shirts and fabric scraps, plus make pom-poms for 

an added extra! Materials provided. Tickets £8 on 

Eventbrite. 18+ only. 

Wigan STEAM, The Galleries, Wigan, WN1 1QF

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Burscough Wharf by Bike 

Sunday, July 21, 9:30am-1pm 

Enjoy an organised cycle ride from Robin Park 

along the beautiful Leeds and Liverpool Canal to 

Burscough Wharf and back. Free to attend. 

Robin Park Arena, Loire Drive, Wigan, WN5 0UL 

Sister Act 

Wednesday, July 24 – Saturday, July 27, 7:30pm 

Orrell Musical & Dramatic Society present their 

latest comedy musical: Sister Act! Follow Dolores 

Van Cartier as she goes into hiding at a convent and 

breathes new musical life into the church. Tickets £9 

on 01695 622713. 

St. Peter’s Catholic High School, Howards Lane, 

Orrell, WN5 8NU 

Community Gala 


A whole day of live music, delicious food and drink, 

stalls to browse, a barbecue and children’s crafts! 

Hindley Library & Community Centre, First 

Avenue, Hindley, WN2 3EB 

Parbulele 

Friday, August 2, 6pm-11pm, Saturday, August 3 

& Sunday, August 4, 11am onwards 

Keep the ukulele alive with performances from The 

Secret Ukulele Band, Ukulele Tuesday and Manitoba 

Hal, plus workshops to get involved in. There’ll be 

plenty of music throughout the weekend, plus stalls 

and refreshments. 

Parbold Village 

Hospice Garden Party 

Saturday, August 3, 12pm-4pm 

Join Wigan & Leigh Hospice at their annual garden 

party – browse stalls including crafts, plants and 

cakes, enjoy barbecue food and relax in the sunshine! 

Wigan & Leigh Hospice, Kildare Street, Wigan, 

WN2 3HZ 

Bickerstock Festival 

Saturday, August 3 & Sunday, August 4, 12pm 

onwards 

Enjoy a weekend of glorious live music across 2 

stages from local bands and artists. Enjoy delicious 

food, great stalls and creative workshops if you feel 

like getting crafty! Proceeds to charity. 

Bickerstaffe Parish Field, Hall Lane, Bickerstaffe, 

L39 0EH 

Gruffalo Hunt 

Wednesday, August 14, 1pm-2:30pm 

Come and listen to the story of the Gruffalo as 

you make your way to his secret lair in the woods! 

Make a clay Gruffalo to take home and finish with 

a marshmallow around the fire. Tickets £6 per child 

on Eventbrite. 

Lady Mabel’s Wood, Wigan, WN1 2SE 

Gangsters & Gun Molls 

Saturday, August 17, 7pm-midnight 

A Prohibition-themed night with entertainment 

from Goldenage Songbird! There’ll be a Dutch 

auction, finger buffet and a raffle, along with a 

Prohibition-themed quiz. Tickets £15 on 07745 

388737 or 07858 604590. 

Pemberton Masonic Hall, Chapel Street, 

Pemberton, WN5 8JP

76 Motoring 

I’d Miss My Home 

Comforts 

Summer’s here, meaning more caravans and 

camper vans are on our roads. 

To give the manufacturers their due, I have noticed 

that each season’s new models get more luxurious, 

some probably better appointed than their owner’s 

home. Air conditioning is common, entertainment 

systems rival the best in home-cinema, Wi-Fi and all 

mod-con kitchens are included. Given an arm twist 

I could, possibly, ‘rough it’ in a modern caravan. Well, 

for a night at most. 

But the VW T2 Combi-van sub-culture leaves me 

baffled. This love of a minimalist vintage motor- 

’home’, last made in Europe in 1979, with its pushup 

roof, twee curtains and no loo, just leaves me 

completely cold (probably literally if I had the 

misfortune to spend a night in one). 

It’s the vehicular equivalent of a 1960s seaside B & B. 

You know the type? Run by a dragon of a landlady. 

“Boiler goes off at eight. The bathroom’s down the 

corridor. The front door is locked at ten and no 

overnight guests either.” 

Admittedly, they do have certain cool, hipster 

charm. Some are beautifully restored, I grant you, 

and to a higher standard and specification than 

when it came off the production line. But surely that 

appeal has to evaporate when you are caught short 

and trudging to the campsite facilities on a rainy 

British summer’s night? 

I guess the cool-hipster campers will say I am 

missing something. 

I know, I am: air conditioning, Wi-Fi, a modcon 

kitchen, a loo… 

By Iain Betson

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Fine & Points 

Five Motoring Misdeeds 

As a motorist, it can be easy to 

pick up a few bad habits over 

the years, but you’d be forgiven 

for not having a good look at the 

Highway Code on a regular basis. 

However, there are some driving 

misdeeds that can take an 

unwitting toll on your wallet – 

here are five of them… 

Eating at the wheel 

It’s a situation many will be 

familiar with. You’re halfway 

through a long journey and when 

you stop at the services for some 

food you’re asked if you want to 

eat in or take away. You’re in a 

hurry, so you take it with you and 

start eating it as you pull back on 

to the motorway. 

While this will save you a few 

minutes, it also means you’re 

driving without due care and 

attention – and that can land you 

with up to nine points as well as 

severe financial penalties. 

Splashing pedestrians by driving 

through a puddle 

Section 3 of the 1988 Road Traffic 

Act states that driving “without 

reasonable consideration for 

other persons using the road” is an 

offence. The act rightly considers 

pedestrians to be road users, and 

driving through a puddle without 

looking to see if there’s anyone 

on foot and in the firing line can 

result in a fixed penalty posted 

through your door. 

Driving too slowly 

Being a cautious road user is – in 

most cases – quite a good thing. 

However, it’s possible to drive too 

slowly in the eyes of fellow road 

users – and, more importantly, the 

law. 

If you’re driving slowly enough to 

be a potential hazard to motorists, 

you can receive an unlimited fine 

and up to nine points on your 

licence. 

Beeping your horn 

Road rage is something that 

should be kept in check for 

various reasons, and that includes 

the Highway Code. 

In general, you are only supposed 

to use your horn to make other 

drivers aware of your vehicle’s 

presence. However, regardless 

of the circumstances, using your 

horn between 11.30pm and 7am 

in a built-up area can leave you 

liable to be fined up to £1,000. 

Driving with an overly dirty 

number plate 

Keeping a car clean is always a 

good thing to do, but there are 

in fact legal ramifications that 

should convince you to wield a 

water-filled bucket and some car 

shampoo. 

Your number plate needs to be 

clean, or at the very least legible. 

Even if sections of it are obscured 

you’ll be liable for a £1,000 fine 

– and your car could even fail its 

MOT if it has an illegible number 

plate.

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Love your lawn 

by Angie Barker 

If you are looking to revamp your garden but don’t 

want to spend a fortune – a simple trick is to reshape 

your lawn. Your sward does not have to 

resemble a football pitch either to instantly look 

better with a new shape and the edges defined. 

It is amazing what a difference it can make to your 

garden space. First of all consider what shape would 

best suit your plot. A circular lawn makes a real 

statement and adds movement, drawing the eye. 

They are great for small gardens because they make 

the space feel larger. Curves are good for creating 

a calming feel in the garden and for dealing with 

slopes. Don’t be tempted though to make the 

curves too tight as they can make the garden look 

fussy – go for sweeping curves which will also be 

easier to mow. 

Straight lines can form bold geometric patterns 

which are more suited to a contemporary style but 

can look equally as good. Square stepping stones 

laid through turf can be a practical and eye catching 

way of navigating from one part of the garden to 

another and children love them! If you have a wide 

but short plot, try shaping the lawn so that the 

grass gets narrower as it gets further away from 

the house. It creates the illusion that the garden is 

actually longer than it is – nifty! 

Consider installing a brick mowing edge to give 

further definition and to stop plants which outgrow 

their border space from spilling out over the lawn 

and killing off the grass. 

So give it a try – and if you have a spare corner in 

the garden somewhere, perhaps at the back of 

a border, you can stack the turf you’ve removed 

and after a few months it will rot down and can be 

returned to the garden. 

As for my lawn – I’m a curvy kind of girl (Hubby 

chuckles to himself) and have circles and curves 

which create a meandering feel to my little haven 

and give me more border space for planting. Yes, I 

have to admit it - I love my lawn. 

Angie is a qualified 

award-winning garden 

designer who will 

plan your garden to 

your needs from start 

to finish, supplying 

reputable contractors 

and the ideal plants. 

Call Angie now for your free consultation! 

Angie Barker Dip GD 

(Inst GD) BA (Hons) 

Garden Design For All Seasons 

Tel: 01942 522 405 

Mob: 07857 008 383 

Award Winner 

www.angiebarker.co.uk

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• 24 hour emergency tree call out 

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email: jthlandscaping@icloud.com 

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we’ll restore your oven to near showroom condition! 

call Steven today on 07393 818 392 

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Telephone: 01257 427 000 

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Don’t forget, we also offer all of these services daily... 

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Telephone: 01257 427 000 

Open Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 5:00pm; Saturday: 9:00am - 12:00 noon 

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Open: 

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Heat Pumps 

LED Lighting 

.and general 

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returns available from your 

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(10% typical return) 

Visit our showr om at 

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WN6 7TP 

or 

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Sunbeds 

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A Day in the Life of 

Shirley Southworth 

Shirley’s relationship with food and flavour inspired 

her to start her own enterprise, Fur Clemt, a café 

based on Montrose Avenue in Pemberton (WN5 

9XL) that repurposes food that would otherwise 

head straight to landfill, transforming leftover 

ingredients close to their sell-by dates into delicious 

meals. 

7:50am 

8:30am 

9:00am 

Shirley’s up and raring to go. The 

morning begins with checking the 

Fur Clemt social media inbox and 

emails. 

Shirley turns up at Fur Clemt to be 

greeted by a possible murder scene, 

but no; a freshly made batch of 

beetroot wine has burst all over the 

floor. It’s on the mop for Shirley. 

It’s time to write up the day’s menu. 

The first order up is prepping 35 

lunches for homeless people over 

at The Brick. 

11:00am The doors open at Fur Clemt and the 

operation goes into overdrive for Shirley 

– directing the volunteer team, serving 

customers and handling phone calls. 

2:00pm Lunch rush over, it’s time to sort through 

the latest food stockpile. Random food 

donations arrive from as far as Preston 

and Warrington, including 16 sacks 

of red cabbage. Er, red cabbage salad 

anyone? 

4:00pm Time to prep the evening meal for the 

folks over at The Brick, and if it’s a Friday, 

to prep the entire weekend’s meals for 

The Brick. 

4:30pm Shirley heads home, unless Fur Clemt are 

hosting one of their 3-course gourmet 

dinners. 

9:30pm Finally it’s time for Shirley to put her feet 

up and enjoy a bit of TV. Sick of the sight 

of food, she’s swerved the kitchen and 

the takeaway is on the way. Lovely! 

The work that Shirley and the 30 strong group of 

volunteers do at Fur Clemt has been recognised with 

the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services. Fur Clemt 

has inspired various spin-offs at different locations 

throughout the borough. For more information, visit 

www.realjunkfoodprojectwigan.org.uk or call in 

today.

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