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<strong>Local</strong><strong>Life</strong><br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> Edition<br />
The Wandering<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong>er<br />
Pages 14-16<br />
<strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
Orrell’s First Hub?<br />
Pages 27-30<br />
UK Road Trips<br />
Pages 58-61<br />
Making the Switch<br />
Pages 76-77<br />
Jack’s Tracks - Crank<br />
Pages 72-74<br />
Bathroom Special<br />
Pages 48-51<br />
Refresh your WFH Space<br />
Pages 46<br />
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With restrictions easing across the UK, life is<br />
slowly returning to normal. More relieved<br />
than most are the owners of businesses<br />
that have had to close their doors during the lockdowns,<br />
in particular those businesses in the hospitality, personal<br />
care and non-essential retail sector.<br />
Owners of small businesses like these often exist on next<br />
to nothing in their business’s formative years with the<br />
plan that rewards will follow if the business succeeds.<br />
During the pandemic, many businesses, particularly the<br />
newer ones, were faced with a life-changing ‘stick or twist’<br />
decision. Some opted to close permanently whilst others<br />
are hanging on in the hope that the easing of restrictions<br />
brings a change in fortunes. Your support can help.<br />
Let’s also be patient with our hospitality industry when<br />
it opens up. Ordering perishable supplies when there is<br />
no trading pattern of post-pandemic sales, training new<br />
staff to replace those who left, keeping customers safe by<br />
ensuring social distancing rules are in place, and having<br />
to keep records of everyone who walks through the door<br />
is not an easy task.<br />
Walking into your favourite pub and restaurant and<br />
expecting the quality of food and the ambience to be<br />
perfect from Day 1 post-lockdown is like expecting your<br />
sports team’s star player to be at peak form on the first<br />
day of pre-season training. To achieve perfection does<br />
take time.<br />
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This month’s highlights<br />
14. The <strong>Wigan</strong> Wanderer<br />
Contents<br />
27. Orrell’s First Hub?<br />
48. Bathroom Storage<br />
34. Baking<br />
Rhubarb sponge slice.<br />
38. Food<br />
Asparagus & salmon mini frittatas.<br />
42. Tech<br />
Check out the best kitchen gadgets.<br />
46. Working from Home<br />
Give your home office an uplift.<br />
50. Home<br />
Make your bathroom a relaxing oasis.<br />
64. Puzzle Pages<br />
Try out our new word ladder!<br />
68. Health<br />
Cope with stress and anxiety.<br />
72. Jack’s Tracks visits Crank<br />
81. Home & Garden Services<br />
Find the best local traders for you.<br />
58. Road Trips UK 76. Switch to Electric<br />
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Litter Pickers<br />
A determined group of litter pickers has racked up 1,000<br />
new members and hundreds of bags of litter.<br />
The <strong>Wigan</strong> Litter Picker group was created in February,<br />
and the group has gone from strength to strength,<br />
encouraging tidying up discarded litter in areas such as<br />
footpaths, woods, parks, canal and towpaths.<br />
The main aim of the group is to encourage residents to<br />
take pride in their own little patch of the town and show<br />
they care.<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> Litter Pickers is backed by <strong>Wigan</strong> Council’s Improve<br />
a Space initiative. Before undertaking any environmental<br />
volunteering activity on council-owned land, you or your<br />
community group will need to request permission.<br />
Members can also direct you to how you can get your<br />
hands on free litter picking equipment including gloves,<br />
picking stick and bags, that will be delivered to your door.<br />
Search Facebook for <strong>Wigan</strong> Litter Pickers to join the<br />
group. For further information about the Improve a Space<br />
initiative go online at www.wigan.gov.uk and search<br />
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the need to create a new onsite Engagement Centre to<br />
support and engage with parents/carers, and the space<br />
currently used for the library has been identified as an<br />
ideal location for this Centre.<br />
To replace the existing library space, the school wants to<br />
provide a replacement, purpose-built facility, which is to<br />
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library entrance, with the hope of increasing membership,<br />
participation and volunteer engagement in the library<br />
service.<br />
In 2019/2020, the library had the 7th highest book<br />
lending rate out of the borough’s 13 community libraries<br />
and, though it remains temporarily closed for the time<br />
being, the council insists that the library will not be<br />
permanently closed.<br />
The consultation closes on Sunday 2nd <strong>May</strong> – to<br />
participate online, visit https://www.wigan.gov.uk/<br />
Council/Consultations/Lamberhead-Green-Library.aspx<br />
Clothes Drive<br />
For those of you looking for an excuse to clear out a few<br />
wardrobes this spring then this is it. Daffodils Dreams,<br />
the Poolstock-based charity that helps local children and<br />
their families living in hardship, recently have launched a<br />
clothes drive for new/nearly new children’s clothing and<br />
footwear.<br />
The charity is looking for high-quality new and like-new<br />
items that you can donate, so that they can put together<br />
and distribute packages for specific children through their<br />
referral process. These would ideally include clothing,<br />
footwear, nightwear, bedding, toys and so many other<br />
nice things that most children take for granted.<br />
Daffodils Dreams will collect donations from your doorstep<br />
– just message Clare Dean on 07568 473694 or you can<br />
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The Concourse in Skelmersdale is aiming to become Plans for WonderWorld have been submitted as Ultra<br />
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for an indoor entertainment venue – just months after of the deluxe, two-screen cinema, the town’s first cinema<br />
announcing the arrival of a cinema.<br />
for 38 years. Each 125-seat auditorium will be fitted<br />
If planning is approved by West Lancashire Borough<br />
with comfy, Italian leather high-back chairs, each with<br />
Council, the second floor of The Concourse will be a<br />
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Wonderworld Development, comprising of a cocktail bar,<br />
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an American-style diner, an artisan-style street food court,<br />
a coffee bar, jungle-themed adventure golf and ten pin<br />
bowling and other attractions. The decision is expected<br />
in <strong>May</strong>.<br />
David Halliwell, director of Dalton-based Moorgate<br />
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by many, which is why we took our research to a higher<br />
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“We really invested time into looking at what a family<br />
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Haigh Cash Boost<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> Council has received initial support from The<br />
National Lottery Heritage Fund for the second phase of<br />
the Haigh Woodland Park project. The project aims to<br />
restore and bring unused areas of the park back to life<br />
while enhancing the overall visitor experience.<br />
Development funding of £256,000 has been awarded by<br />
The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help <strong>Wigan</strong> Council<br />
progress their plans to apply for a full National Lottery<br />
grant at a later date.<br />
Haigh Woodland Park has become a regional hotspot<br />
for tourism since major changes were made in 2016<br />
following £3.6 million investment from <strong>Wigan</strong> Council.<br />
Phase one of the Haigh masterplan included car parking<br />
improvements, construction of the play area, adventure<br />
golf and high ropes, conversion of the stables into Haigh<br />
kitchen courtyard and installation of new furniture.<br />
The project aims to address the major restoration needed<br />
to protect the heritage of the site, while expanding the<br />
activities on offer for visitors to enjoy, exploring ways<br />
in which the park can further impact on the health and<br />
wellbeing of visitors, identify ways to boost volunteering<br />
and educational activity and enhance the biodiversity<br />
value of the park, in particular the woodland.<br />
Commenting on the award, Councillor Chris Ready,<br />
cabinet member for corporate assets, said: “Lots of<br />
our residents have fond memories of the park and can<br />
remember the era of the zoo, greenhouses and model<br />
village.<br />
“Sadly, these areas have been closed off for many years due<br />
to a lack of funding. If successful, this funding will help us<br />
to open us these spaces once again, giving visitors even<br />
more opportunities to explore and appreciate what the<br />
park has to offer. Haigh Woodland Park means so much to<br />
so many people in our borough and we’re determined to<br />
get this right for them and our future generations.”<br />
Feedback from a resident’s survey in 2019 helped to<br />
shape the proposal and over the next few months,<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> Council will launch a big listening exercise, giving<br />
residents and visitors another opportunity to engage and<br />
shape the future of Haigh Woodland Park.
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u3a Day<br />
Have you recently retired and have surplus time on your<br />
hands? If so, then Wednesday 2nd June could be the first<br />
day of the rest of your life. It is National u3a Day!<br />
Founded in 1982, the u3a is a movement of 1,057 groups<br />
that provide a wide range of opportunities so that its<br />
450,000 members can explore new ideas, skills and<br />
activities together. The organisation is open to everyone<br />
who’s no longer in full-time work.<br />
Up Holland & District u3a will be hosting an information<br />
display stand by the Co-op store in Ormskirk Road,<br />
Upholland from 10am to 4.30pm. Visitors to the stand can<br />
also pick up details of a heritage trail around the area.<br />
Members and their friends are also invited to attend a<br />
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the evening. For more information about joining the u3a,<br />
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No Mow <strong>May</strong><br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> Borough residents are being encouraged to leave<br />
the mower in the shed throughout <strong>May</strong> as part of a<br />
scheme to help the environment.<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> Council has been preparing over the winter for<br />
the ‘No Mow <strong>May</strong>’ initiative on various greenspaces<br />
throughout the borough to attract wildlife and rare<br />
species of wildflowers.<br />
Paul Barton, <strong>Wigan</strong> Council’s director for environment,<br />
said, “While the pandemic has challenged many of us like<br />
never before, one positive has been shining a light on<br />
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The <strong>Wigan</strong><br />
Wanderer<br />
by Nicola Gray<br />
To travel is to live, and how right Hans Christian Andersen<br />
was! The power of travel is truly underestimated by many;<br />
spending time in other parts of the world and even our own<br />
country, not only allows us to dive deep into the history of an<br />
area, but it also allows us to experience other cultures and<br />
the mannerisms of people we wouldn’t normally meet.<br />
One person who wholeheartedly agrees with the musings of<br />
the Danish author is <strong>Wigan</strong> resident, Simon Radcliffe. Simon<br />
came to my attention when he popped into my social media<br />
feeds with his hugely riveting series, entitled ‘Si Travels’.<br />
Travel is a way of life for Simon, and he has the tools to<br />
really tell the story of a location. Scrolling through his<br />
Facebook group you will see exactly what I am talking<br />
about. He pulls together the elements of natty writing<br />
with some stunning photography – capturing the places,<br />
people, food and culture of the places he visits.<br />
Simon is a <strong>Wigan</strong>er born and bred, he grew up in Kendal<br />
Street in Swinley, and now lives in Appley Bridge with<br />
his wife and daughter. His wanderlust started at an early<br />
age and was sparked by a school pilgrimage to Lourdes.<br />
Simon told me, “When I was 13, school took us to stay<br />
over in Paris and Nevers along the way. We visited the<br />
Chapel of Saint Gidard at the Sisters of Charity in Nevers.<br />
“Saint Bernadette’s preserved body is on display there<br />
Copenhagen<br />
Denmark
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and it triggered a fascination with trying to understand<br />
the cultures and traditions of other countries. Why did<br />
they celebrate the life of someone in this way? What was<br />
the story behind it? It made a young boy see travelling<br />
abroad as a learning experience, not just to escape the<br />
rain of England!”<br />
Simon works for Bupa UK, and his first brush with<br />
blogging came in 2014, he added, “It all began back in<br />
2014 when my mental health was at its lowest. I decided<br />
that whenever I was experiencing negative thoughts and<br />
couldn’t stomach leaving the house, I’d do exactly the<br />
opposite!<br />
“I’d force myself to go outside and travel to places where<br />
I could find some peace and keep my mind occupied,<br />
to investigate a new place and its history and try to<br />
interact with new people. It began with visiting every<br />
place that my regional train pass could take me, then<br />
eventually I broadened my horizons and decided to<br />
venture further afield. After a few years of posting to my<br />
personal Facebook profile, I decided to try and expand<br />
my audience and set up the SI Travels group in 2017.”<br />
Seven years and 26 countries later, and Simon is still going<br />
strong! He adds, “My blog compels me to carry on with<br />
my journeys, document our local heritage and challenge<br />
my lethargy; it has become my second job in many ways.<br />
“Travel is in my DNA. My ancestors were Lathom boat<br />
people, so I get restless if I’m in the same place for too<br />
long! Documenting my journeys gives me great pleasure<br />
and I’m passionate about delivering quality content to<br />
inspire and educate others.”<br />
Being so well travelled I imagine it must be difficult<br />
to choose a favourite destination, but Simon’s answer<br />
comes quickly and with gusto, “Berlin! Nowhere can hold<br />
a candle to Berlin. It’s my second home and the one place<br />
I return to regularly; without question my favourite place.<br />
“Actually, my most memorable encounter happened in<br />
Berlin, when I ran into Nardo, a Belize-born New Yorker.<br />
We originally met in the ‘Schnelle Quelle’ bar in Berlin<br />
back in 2012. I will never forget that he walked in there<br />
and was probably the only American out and about in<br />
the old Soviet Quarter! The German barman Uwe (who<br />
speaks no English whatsoever!) ended up getting Nardo<br />
under the draught pumps and the whole pub ended up<br />
resembling a very drunken United Nations congress!<br />
“After we’d all sank a few Berliner Pils, we ended up<br />
getting completely lost together, as we searched areas<br />
across East Berlin for secret underground bars and pubs!<br />
I kept in touch with him on Facebook thankfully and we<br />
arranged to meet up again. This time in the Big Apple!<br />
Nardo is lucky enough to live in Brooklyn, NYC and is<br />
somewhat of a good luck charm.<br />
“Nardo showed us some of the places that he had fond<br />
childhood memories of, including the docks he visited as<br />
a child with his father. It was great to get off the beaten<br />
track and get some local insight.”<br />
Simon has many memories when it comes to his<br />
globetrotting and I want to know if he has any he would<br />
rather forget. “I have many, Simon laughs. Just ask my wife<br />
and friends! Getting lost in the Vatican, falling down the<br />
steps of Cologne Cathedral, drunkenly singing Karaoke
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in Hamburg to a German language song, is that enough?<br />
“Still though, not as embarrassing as the time my wife and<br />
I were on a guided tour in Edinburgh with a large family<br />
group. The host of the tour said, ‘Now this next bit is for<br />
the little children...’ before pointing to a small boy stood<br />
directly in front of me and saying, ‘would you like to come<br />
forward?’<br />
“Thinking he meant me, I excitedly stepped out and the<br />
whole group sniggered. My wife quickly shot the words<br />
‘Simon! He said CHILDREN’ at me!”<br />
When it comes to travel inspiration, Simon draws in the<br />
wealth of knowledge from Michael Palin, Bill Bryson, Paul<br />
Theroux and Mark Twain. Simon adds, “I prefer to read the<br />
adventures of others and in particular the 19th Century<br />
tales of Isabella Lucy Bird. She was quite the adventuress<br />
and a complex character. I mostly enjoy reading travel<br />
writing from the distant past, as the author takes you to a<br />
place that you can never experience first-hand; the fusion<br />
of travel and history is largely what my blog is all about.”<br />
Simon also tells me that alongside his blog, his camera is<br />
actually something he can’t do without, “I need to be able<br />
to capture every moment. When it comes to what I need<br />
when travelling, I look at this in a less literal sense, I can’t<br />
travel without adequate research and planning being<br />
done beforehand. Don’t waste hours getting lost trying<br />
to find places or queuing for tickets. Get it all organised<br />
before you go!”<br />
Simon continues, “I always strive to tell people that<br />
travelling isn’t all about how far you’ve been or how many<br />
miles you’ve clocked up, it’s all about leaving your front<br />
door and taking those all-important first steps.<br />
“Day to day life is travelling. Going to the next town<br />
is travelling. A day out with your children in the park is<br />
travelling! Don’t see travel as something that requires<br />
large amounts of money to realise. Start small and aim<br />
big if you wish to.”<br />
This sentiment has been real-life for the past 12 months,<br />
with the national lockdown restricting not only foreign<br />
but also regional travel; people have had to rediscover<br />
their local area. Simon tells me, “The pandemic has<br />
crippled the travel industry, but I believe that peoples<br />
love of visiting new places hasn’t diminished.<br />
“Once confidence in safety is restored, I can envisage<br />
normality returning pretty quickly by 2023. I think the<br />
next couple of years will see a slow build up as companies<br />
struggle to recoup their losses, particularly the aviation<br />
industry. We’ll see both cheap fares and price hikes.<br />
Travellers will need to be alert to these changes and<br />
spend wisely.”<br />
To keep up to date with Simon and his travels please go<br />
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<strong>Wigan</strong> in Bloom<br />
<strong>Local</strong> communities are being encouraged to take part<br />
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<strong>2021</strong> with lots of opportunities for residents.<br />
The aim is to improve surroundings through the<br />
imaginative use of trees, shrubs, flowers and landscaping.<br />
It also helps to create a more sustainable environment.<br />
Running alongside In Bloom is It’s Your Neighbourhood,<br />
a non-competitive scheme for groups who want to help<br />
revamp disused areas or community gardens.<br />
Bernard Pendleton, Chairman of North West in Bloom<br />
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Borough and its surrounding areas. These have been very<br />
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Rein It In<br />
A Billinge horse owner is asking<br />
members of the public not<br />
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about.<br />
With country walks on the<br />
increase during the pandemic,<br />
horse owners across the UK<br />
have reported incidents where<br />
horses and ponies have suffered<br />
and died due to well-meaning<br />
passers-by feeding them<br />
without permission.<br />
Jenny Walsh, along with fellow<br />
horse owners on the same<br />
Billinge yard, is the latest horse<br />
owner to take action to stop<br />
these incidents happening.<br />
Jenny said, “We have put new<br />
signs on the field fences and<br />
gates and have posted messages about this issue on<br />
local community blogs, but some people continue to<br />
disregard all this.”<br />
“Horses have delicate digestive systems and are unable<br />
to be sick, so ingesting something that their body cannot<br />
deal with can often lead to a very painful and distressing<br />
death”.<br />
“Just as you wouldn’t give a child some sweets without<br />
permission or feed a dog a treat<br />
without asking its owner, don’t<br />
feed a horse or pony”.<br />
“Look at the horses and take<br />
pictures, but please don’t touch<br />
or feed them. I know people<br />
mean well but, whilst they can<br />
just walk away after feeding<br />
horses, owners can be left<br />
with vet’s bills for thousands of<br />
pounds because of their actions”.<br />
Fellow horse owner Tracey<br />
Holland, pictured with 11-yearold<br />
Troy, also warned against<br />
petting horses. “If you pet horses<br />
at the gate, they think that<br />
they are being fed, so they can<br />
bite your fingers”, said Tracey,<br />
admitting that her own horse<br />
Troy had even bitten her a few times.<br />
The campaign to stop the public from feeding horses<br />
gathers momentum, with extensive coverage in national<br />
magazine, Horse and Hound, and the campaign has<br />
also reached social media. ‘Stop Feeding our Horses’ is a<br />
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Johnstone whose Welsh gelding Lightning died after he<br />
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Great<br />
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(formerly Standish<br />
Sports and Uniform) is<br />
a local family business<br />
that now provides<br />
uniforms to schools<br />
far and wide! Mum<br />
and daughter team,<br />
Caeryn and Katie have<br />
owned the business<br />
for 11 years and have<br />
developed a range<br />
of hassle-free ways<br />
to shop for uniform<br />
during that time.<br />
The Standish shop is well stocked and has its own car<br />
park. However, the range of services they provide means<br />
that you can shop with Impressions without ever having<br />
to visit the shop. Not only do they have a website, but<br />
you can also take advantage of their innovative ‘Take Two’<br />
service. Where you can order and pay for uniform in the<br />
size you think you need but have another size delivered<br />
at the same time.<br />
We can hear the mum and dads taking a collective sigh of<br />
relief – gone are the days of dragging your children<br />
to try on uniforms, try on there and then in the<br />
comfort of their own home and you can give the<br />
size you don’t need back. There is no need to pay for<br />
the additional sizes, returns or alternative deliveries!<br />
Deliveries are carried out at pre-arranged times to<br />
make sure there is someone in to try on. It couldn’t<br />
be simpler!<br />
The new string to<br />
Impressions goes<br />
deeper than the<br />
services they currently<br />
offer to stressed-out<br />
parents all over the<br />
borough. Caeryn<br />
explains, “Quality and<br />
durability has always<br />
been important to us,<br />
so we work hard to<br />
make sure the brands<br />
we sell are the best<br />
value on the market.<br />
We have always tested<br />
our garments ourselves (on our own kids) but this year we<br />
also established a customer panel to test garments too.”<br />
You also get the added benefit of knowing that your<br />
uniform purchase won’t harm the planet or people.<br />
Impressions is committed to helping ‘save the planet –<br />
one uniform at a time’. They source ethically made and<br />
sustainable uniforms, actively promote re-using and recycling<br />
and ensure protecting the planet comes into all<br />
its business decisions.<br />
Even in the shop the experience is made less<br />
stressful with things like toys for the younger ones to<br />
play with, sweeties to bribe shy little ones, tissues for<br />
emotional parents and a photographer to capture<br />
the moment! Caeryn is extremely passionate about<br />
what she does, and she is always trying to help<br />
however she can.
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This year Impressions decided to launch their brand-new<br />
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The 12th April not only saw the reopening of the current<br />
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and Katie can’t wait to meet lots of new customers over<br />
the coming months.<br />
In 2020 the duo also launched their social enterprise.<br />
The new shop has meant an exciting new venture for<br />
the duo. In March Caeryn and Katie launched their social<br />
enterprise. Smart Futures is a CIC set up to increase the<br />
social inclusion of children across our borough living in<br />
poverty by providing school uniform packages. They do<br />
this by collecting donations of uniform from selected<br />
drop off points around the borough, helping people in<br />
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The pre-loved uniform will be repurposed and then be<br />
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packages for children whose families can’t afford uniform.<br />
Caeryn and Katie want schools to get involved by<br />
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Orrell’s<br />
First Hub?<br />
by Chris Pearce<br />
In this magazine a few months ago, we carried a message<br />
from community groups and a local councillor about the<br />
possibility of using the former Warriors training ground on<br />
Edge Hall Road in Orrell as a community hub and urged<br />
local residents for their views.<br />
In this issue we take you back a century or so, to what<br />
could be called Orrell’s first ever community hub. Tucked<br />
away on a most unpaved side street off Winstanley Road,<br />
lies a plot of land that many today know<br />
as the entrance to the Cricket Club,<br />
the bowling green and the children’s<br />
nursery.<br />
acres of land from G.H Bankes, the owner of Winstanley<br />
Hall, the original YMCA building was erected in 1920 and<br />
was opened by Her Highness Princess Marie Louise, a<br />
granddaughter of Queen Victoria, on 22nd January 1921.<br />
Orrell was a much smaller place in those days. The census<br />
figure for 1921 puts the village’s population at 6,773,<br />
compared with the 12,663-population recorded in the<br />
census of 2011.<br />
Turn back the clock to the 1920’s<br />
though, and this area was the very heart<br />
of the village’s activities.<br />
Made possible by a donation of two
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ways to have a good time’ at the<br />
YMCA in Orrell.<br />
This selection of images<br />
from the aforementioned<br />
programme illustrates just a<br />
few of the breadth of activities<br />
on offer at the YMCA back in<br />
the 1920’s. Space prevents<br />
us from printing the entire<br />
programme, but a common<br />
theme throughout the years<br />
at the YMCA has been the<br />
quality of sport on offer.<br />
The Orrell YMCA Cricket<br />
Club plied their trade in<br />
the Ormskirk and District<br />
League, whilst Orrell Red<br />
Triangle Cricket Club played<br />
in Division 2 of the same<br />
league. Red Triangle also<br />
had two football teams to<br />
their name; the first eleven<br />
played in the <strong>Wigan</strong> JOC<br />
Welfare League, whilst the<br />
reserve side played in the<br />
league below. Amongst the<br />
more sedate sports on offer<br />
were billiards, tennis and, of<br />
course, crown green bowls<br />
on the green that remains<br />
part of the site today.<br />
Despite that, the first YMCA Building was constantly<br />
in use, six days a week, from 10am through to 10pm<br />
Monday to Friday, 10am-10.30pm on Saturdays and also<br />
on intermittent Sunday evenings. Annual membership<br />
fees ranged from 3 shillings for children over 12 to 7<br />
shillings and sixpence for adult men.<br />
The noble aim of the organisation was stated clearly in<br />
the 1926/27 programme:<br />
Our Aim is to promote the welfare of Orrell and District,<br />
especially among the young people, and to provide a<br />
centre of amenity for all people of goodwill, irrespective<br />
of creed, political opinion, or social position.<br />
And just as the famous song promises, there were ‘many<br />
Whilst there was no<br />
mention of rugby in the<br />
programme, it’s well known that Orrell RU played on<br />
many open spaces in the area at one time or another. A<br />
quick look at the history of Orrell RU confirms that from<br />
1937-1949 the club leased a ground and hut from Orrell<br />
YMCA for the princely sum of £4 a year! The club then<br />
moved to their spiritual home of Edge Hall Road at this<br />
point.<br />
In the 1950’s the YMCA made a further commitment to<br />
their Orrell site when they bought the freehold of the<br />
remainder of the site from the Winstanley Park Estate. This<br />
was approximately four acres in total and was bought in<br />
1953 for the sum of £157.<br />
The 1980’s was a busy decade for the YMCA. The Cricket
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Sir Clive Lloyd opening new clubhouse in 1986<br />
Original YMCA Building in 1992<br />
Club built a brick pavilion<br />
in 1981 and just five years<br />
later, extended it to include a<br />
clubhouse, which was opened<br />
by Sir Clive Lloyd, captain of<br />
Lancashire and of the West<br />
Indies.<br />
Sir Clive brought with him<br />
a Lancashire X1 consisting<br />
of luminaries such as David<br />
Lloyd, Jack Simmons and<br />
Graeme Fowler to play an<br />
Orrell Red Triangle team.<br />
A decision was made in 1989<br />
to replace the original YMCA<br />
building with a brand-new<br />
building. The foundation<br />
stone for the new building<br />
was laid by the Earl of Derby<br />
M.C. in June 1993 and the<br />
new building was officially<br />
opened in October 1994<br />
by the Rev. Canon Frank<br />
Wright.<br />
The building was used as a<br />
youth club until 1990, for<br />
dominoes and whist drives<br />
until 2000, and is currently<br />
used as a children’s nursery<br />
and after school centre,
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Supercaligragilisticeexpialidocious. The Orrell Red<br />
Triangle Cricket Club is thriving with five senior teams<br />
playing in the Liverpool and District Cricket leagues,<br />
the popular junior section has ten teams across six age<br />
groups and the club also runs a ECB-sponsored All Stars<br />
section for children between 5-8 years.<br />
And last, but not least is the Orrell YMCA Crown Green<br />
Bowling Club. This is open seven days a week from 10am<br />
to 8pm during the bowling season. New members are<br />
always welcome to join the club at a annual cost of £25<br />
subscription. For details, contact Brian Atherton on 01695<br />
622138 or Harold Preston on 01942 519042.<br />
One hundred years on, the original Orrell Hub can no<br />
longer claim to have the scale of different activities that<br />
it used to, but it’s still the base of Orrell’s strongest cricket<br />
set-up, the main centre for crown green bowls and hosts<br />
the village’s biggest social events of the year – Orrell<br />
Proms and the annual bonfire.<br />
The Earl of Derby laying foundation stone in 1993<br />
G.H. Bankes<br />
George Hildyard<br />
Bankes inherited<br />
the Winstanley Park<br />
estate in 1907, from<br />
his mother Eleanor.<br />
His grandfather and<br />
great-grandfather,<br />
both named Meyrick<br />
Bankes, had built up<br />
the family’s finances<br />
by investing in the<br />
area’s coal industry<br />
and owned numerous<br />
coal mines in the<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> area.<br />
G.H. Bankes pictured outside Winstanley Hall -<br />
© <strong>Wigan</strong> & Leigh Archives<br />
Both George and his<br />
wife Amy became<br />
local magistrates and<br />
George became the Sheriff of Lancaster in 1921. Both<br />
were heavily involved with local community groups, and<br />
organised and hosted fund-raising events for charities.<br />
George donated land to enable the original YMCA<br />
building to be erected and sat as the President of the<br />
Orrell and District Red Triangle Club. He died in 1949.<br />
<strong>Local</strong> <strong>Life</strong> would like to thank David Unsworth for his assistance and most of the images.
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Garden Scheme<br />
The National Garden Scheme, initially set up in 1927 to<br />
raise money for district nursing, offers visitors access to<br />
over 3,500 private gardens in the UK. The scheme scaled<br />
down somewhat in 2020, but is back with a bang this year.<br />
Funds are raised via donations in gardens and from sales<br />
of plants and refreshments, notable beneficiaries of the<br />
fund raising are MacMillan, Marie Curie and Hospice UK.<br />
Two gardens to visit locally are based at Derian House<br />
Children’s Hospice on Sunday 9th <strong>May</strong> and Sunday 8th<br />
August, and also <strong>Wigan</strong> and Leigh Hospice on Sunday<br />
25th July. Other gardens to visit include private gardens<br />
in Mawdesley, Rufford and Burscough. For further details<br />
on the National Garden Scheme visit www.ngs.org.uk<br />
Haigh Up - it’s Back!<br />
The popular Haigh Hall Artisan Market is back and<br />
promises to be bigger and better than ever!<br />
Following the huge success of the first markets, additional<br />
dates have now been confirmed and will consist of over<br />
50 of the very finest artisan market traders.<br />
So, if you are after an afternoon of food, drink and stall<br />
browsing this is the place for you. The markets take place<br />
on the third Sunday of the month and the next market<br />
date is Sunday <strong>May</strong> 16 from 10am-4pm.<br />
For more information about the markets and the stall<br />
holders, please go online to www.themarketco.co.uk and<br />
search for Haigh Woodland Park.
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Rhubarb Sponge Slice<br />
Makes 12 slices<br />
Ready in 1 hour 10 minutes,<br />
plus cooling<br />
Ingredients<br />
300g rhubarb, trimmed and chopped<br />
(see Tips)<br />
25g icing sugar, plus extra for dusting<br />
175g unsalted butter, softened, plus<br />
extra for greasing<br />
175g caster sugar<br />
3 large eggs<br />
175g self-raising flour<br />
1 tsp baking powder<br />
50g ground almonds<br />
1 tbsp milk<br />
This easy all-in-one almond-flavoured sponge with a sweet and tangy<br />
rhubarb topping can be served warm with cream or custard or enjoy a<br />
slice with a cup of tea or coffee.<br />
Method<br />
1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas mark 4. Grease a 23cm square<br />
shallow cake tin and line the base and sides with baking paper. Toss<br />
the rhubarb and icing sugar together in a bowl and set aside.<br />
2. Place the butter, caster sugar and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Sift<br />
over the flour and baking powder. Using a handheld electric mixer,<br />
beat for 2-3 minutes until smooth and creamy. Fold in the ground<br />
almonds and milk.<br />
3. Turn the mixture into the prepared tin and gently level the surface<br />
with a palette knife. Scatter the rhubarb evenly over the top.<br />
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes or until the cake is risen<br />
and springy to the touch. Leave to cool in the tin for 10-15 minutes then<br />
transfer to a wire rack. Serve warm or cold dusted with icing sugar.<br />
TIP: Choose thin stems of pink forced rhubarb for this recipe and chop into small even-sized pieces.<br />
Add 1-2 tbsp drained and chopped stem ginger to the sponge mixture, if liked.
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Asparagus & Salmon<br />
Mini Frittatas<br />
Gluten<br />
Free<br />
Dairy<br />
Free<br />
Serves 4<br />
Prep time: 15 minutes<br />
Cook time: 23 minutes, plus cooling<br />
Ingredients<br />
125g/4½ oz asparagus<br />
1 handful of frozen peas (30g)<br />
2 spring onions, chopped<br />
60g/2¼ oz smoked salmon, cut into<br />
small strips<br />
4 eggs, beaten<br />
Sea salt and ground black pepper<br />
These colourful savoury muffins are easy to make and are delicious<br />
served warm for breakfast or cold for lunch with a salad. Asparagus is a<br />
fabulous healthy seasonal food to include, being rich in B vitamins and<br />
antioxidants like vitamin A, C and E. For a vegetarian option swap the<br />
salmon for some feta cheese.<br />
Method<br />
1. Preheat oven to 200C/400F/gas mark 6 and grease and line 8 cups<br />
of a muffin tray with paper muffin cases. Blanch the asparagus in a<br />
saucepan of boiling salted water for 2–3 minutes until just soft. Drain,<br />
then cut into 1 cm/½ in pieces using scissors.<br />
2. Divide the asparagus, peas, spring onions and smoked salmon<br />
among the paper cases – they should be three-quarters full. Beat the<br />
eggs in a jug with some salt and pepper, then pour into the paper<br />
cases.<br />
3. Bake in the centre of the oven for 20 minutes or until the muffins are<br />
golden and just firm in the centre. Leave to cool for 5 minutes before<br />
removing them from the tray. Serve hot or cold.<br />
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION PER SERVING: (2 frittatas) 110kcal, fat 6.3g carbohydrates 1.6g, protein 11.2g
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Chilli Glazed Salmon<br />
With Cucumber, Herb & Lime Salad<br />
Serves 2<br />
Prep time: 10 minutes<br />
Cook time: 7 minutes<br />
Wild Alaskan salmon is an excellent source of omega-3 fats and protein.<br />
In this dish, fillets of salmon are marinated in a tangy Asian-style dressing<br />
and accompanied by a light refreshing cucumber and bean sprout salad.<br />
Accompany with some seasonal leafy greens.<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 pickled chilli (or ½ fresh deseeded chilli)<br />
2 garlic cloves, crushed<br />
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar<br />
1 tbsp tamari soy sauce<br />
2 tbsp xylitol or honey<br />
2 boneless salmon fillets, skin on<br />
2 tbsp lime juice<br />
1 tbsp xylitol or honey<br />
1 tbsp mirin<br />
Handful of bean sprouts or sprouted seeds<br />
1 cucumber, halved and thinly sliced<br />
Small handful fresh mint leaves, chopped<br />
Small handful of coriander leaves, chopped<br />
2 spring onions, finely sliced<br />
1 tbsp chopped cashews<br />
Method<br />
1. Place the chilli, garlic, vinegar, tamari, xylitol or honey in a food<br />
processor and process to combine. Put the salmon fillets in a shallow<br />
dish, pour over the marinade and set aside in the fridge for 30 minutes.<br />
2. Make up the dressing by mixing the lime juice, xylitol or honey and<br />
mirin together (if using xylitol make sure it has dissolved). Put the<br />
bean sprouts, cucumber, mint, coriander, spring onions, cashews and<br />
the dressing in a bowl and toss until well combined.<br />
3. Preheat the grill to high. Remove the salmon from the marinade. Place<br />
the salmon on a lined baking tray. Grill for 7 minutes or until the fish<br />
is golden and just cooked through. Place the remaining marinade in a<br />
small pan and simmer to form a glaze. Pour over the cooked salmon.<br />
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION PER SERVING: calories 305kcal, protein 23.4g, carbohydrates 26.9g (of which sugars<br />
24.4g), total fat14.9g(of which saturates 2.6g).
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Libraries Update<br />
Most libraries across <strong>Wigan</strong> have now reopened in line<br />
with the Government’s easing of lockdown restrictions.<br />
Initially all libraries will operate on reduced opening<br />
hours to allow staff to carry out additional work in relation<br />
to operating in a Covid safe environment.<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> and Leigh libraries, including <strong>Life</strong> Centres, will be<br />
open between 10am and 2pm, Monday to Friday, while<br />
the Borough’s community libraries will be open between<br />
10am and 2pm Monday to Wednesday and 1pm until<br />
5pm Thursday and Friday.<br />
Community run libraries in Aspull and Marus Bridge<br />
(Hope) will also remain closed until further lifting of<br />
restrictions have been applied and Ince Library will<br />
remain closed, whilst extensive refurbishment works are<br />
carried out at the community centre.<br />
Lesley O’Halloran, Director of Customer and Culture, said:<br />
“We are really excited to welcome residents back to our<br />
libraries and we are ensuring that we are doing it as safely<br />
as possible and in line with government guidance.<br />
“The libraries will initially be operating on reduced hours<br />
but members will continue to have access to all the<br />
services they would do under normal circumstances.”<br />
Going forward there will be regular reviews of opening<br />
hours in line with government guidance.<br />
Hospice Shop Re-Opens<br />
Willowbrook Hospice will be reopening the Billinge shop<br />
on Saturday 1st <strong>May</strong> at 10am and volunteers are looking<br />
forward to welcoming back shoppers.<br />
The shop will also be accepting donations, so whether<br />
you are looking for a bargain or wanting to have a clear<br />
out, don’t forget about the Main Street shop.<br />
The shop will open with a sale so there will be plenty of<br />
bargains to snap up, and there will also be an extra day’s<br />
opening - Bank Holiday, Monday 3rd <strong>May</strong> at 10am.<br />
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The best gadgets for<br />
every kitchen<br />
Now that many of us are cooking so much more at<br />
home, there are lots of gadgets that promise to make our<br />
kitchen time better. Some of them enable you to do much<br />
more with much less washing up; others ensure brilliant<br />
results for every meal; and still others enable you to cook<br />
like the pros.<br />
One of our favourite kitchen gadgets is the electric<br />
pressure cooker. The most famous one is the Instant Pot,<br />
but there are lots of rivals. It’s a one-pot machine that you<br />
can use to make soup, stews, casseroles and even yogurt,<br />
and unlike many multi-cook devices it’s good at all of<br />
them. One of the best things about it is that it enables you<br />
to slow cook quickly: pressure cooking means you get all<br />
the flavour and tenderness of slow cooking in less than an<br />
hour. And when you’re done, there’s only one dishwashersafe<br />
pot to clean.<br />
Another firm favourite in our kitchen is the air<br />
fryer, which gives you deep fried taste<br />
without the mess, smell<br />
or unhealthiness. They’ve come a very long way in just a<br />
few years and they’re brilliant for fantastic fried chicken,<br />
amazing chips and quickly reheating takeaways: the only<br />
thing they’re not great at is food with lots of runny batter,<br />
which just falls off.<br />
If you’re feeling really fancy, a Thermomix can do pretty<br />
much everything: it can vacuum cook meat, fish and<br />
vegetables for sous vide cooking; it can slow cook; it can<br />
caramelise, brown, blend, boil, knead, emulsify and more.<br />
It even has a display to show you video tutorials. It’s very<br />
expensive but it’s an incredible device.<br />
If you prefer to cook manually we’d thoroughly<br />
recommend the Thermapen, an instant thermometer<br />
that enables you to test the temperature of things like<br />
large roasts. It takes the guesswork out of cooking times,<br />
ensuring that every roast is perfectly done, and it’s also<br />
really useful in barbecue season when you<br />
don’t want to risk giving people<br />
undercooked meat.<br />
THERMOMIX TM6<br />
The TM6 is incredibly expensive but it’s a truly<br />
extraordinary intelligent cooking machine that’ll<br />
replace many of your existing appliances.<br />
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THERMAPEN<br />
This instant-read digital<br />
thermometer takes the<br />
guesswork out of cooking<br />
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INSTANT POT DUO<br />
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Moving forwards<br />
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Where Hope Comes From – Nikita Gill<br />
Nikita Gill’s poems take the reader on a journey through the stages of grief, onwards to hope. Gill is at<br />
high risk from Covid-19 and lives thousands of miles away from her family. Her poems helped her to<br />
find a way forward. As she explained on Instagram, “When I realised that I needed to honour my grief<br />
and anger, I finally began to work my way through them.” The result is a truly beautiful collection of<br />
short poems to help the reader “… come away with a little more joy and hope than before.”<br />
One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot – Marianne Cronin<br />
A book about two terminally ill friends may not seem like the most uplifting of reads, yet somehow<br />
One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot manages to be just that. seventeen-year-old Lenni and<br />
eighty-three-year-old Margot meet in hospital. They set themselves a challenge of painting a<br />
hundred pictures, one for every year of their lives. As they grow closer, they reveal the stories behind<br />
the paintings. While the original focus in on Lenni, it’s Margot’s life, with all its ups, downs and loves<br />
lost, that ends up taking centre stage.<br />
The Atlas of Happiness – Helen Russell<br />
Helen Russell explores traditions, practices and beliefs from around the world, from the Italian ‘dolce<br />
far niente’ (the joy of doing nothing) to Japan’s ‘wabi-sabi’ (appreciating things as they are, with all<br />
their imperfections). She also offers advice for embracing some of these practices in everyday life.<br />
An enjoyable read to dip in an out of, The Atlas of Happiness might just help you to see life a little<br />
differently.
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Property Report<br />
2011 vs <strong>2021</strong><br />
With all of us completing the Census in the last few weeks it<br />
is a good time to review what has happened in the <strong>Wigan</strong><br />
Property Market over the last 10 years. Just to remind you,<br />
2011 saw the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton,<br />
Mr Cameron was the PM, there was the last flight of the<br />
Space Shuttle and Game of Thrones premiered.<br />
Detached<br />
The average price paid for a <strong>Wigan</strong> detached home in the last<br />
12 months has been £273,500. The average value of a <strong>Wigan</strong><br />
detached home has risen by 38.6% in the last 10 years.<br />
That’s an increase in value of £80,400.<br />
Semi-Detached<br />
• The average price paid for a <strong>Wigan</strong> semi-detached home<br />
in the last 12 months has been £150,100. The average<br />
value of a <strong>Wigan</strong> semi-detached home has risen by 31.8%<br />
in the last 10 years.<br />
That’s an increase in value of £40,400.<br />
Terraced Home/Town House<br />
• The average price paid for a <strong>Wigan</strong> town house/terraced<br />
home in the last 12 months has been £110,500. The<br />
average value of a <strong>Wigan</strong> town house/terraced home has<br />
risen by 31% in the last 10 years.<br />
That’s an increase in value of £35,400.<br />
Apartment/Flat<br />
• The average price paid for a <strong>Wigan</strong> apartment/flat in the<br />
last 12 months has been £102,500. The average value of a<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> apartment/flat has risen by 32.2% in the last 10 years.<br />
That’s an increase in value of £26,000.<br />
And what about Rental Values?<br />
Whether you are a winner or loser in terms of rental<br />
values depends on whether you are a <strong>Wigan</strong> landlord or<br />
a <strong>Wigan</strong> tenant.<br />
The average rent for a property in <strong>Wigan</strong> currently stands<br />
at £654 per month, whilst a decade ago, it was £595 per<br />
month. That’s an increase of 9.9%.<br />
This means private rents have increased by 50p a month<br />
for the past ten years. Interesting, when compared to the<br />
national average of 98p a month whilst in London, rents<br />
have grown by £4.64 a month.<br />
What will the next ten years bring?<br />
Irrespective of any dip in <strong>Wigan</strong> house prices or transactions<br />
when the Stamp Duty Holiday ends in the autumn, the<br />
increase in property values is a trend that looks set to<br />
continue, Part of the reason for this is that the supply of<br />
new homes is nowhere near keeping pace with demand.<br />
There have only been 2,303 new properties built in <strong>Wigan</strong><br />
in the last 10 years, that’s less than 19 a month. Nationally,<br />
the UK has only built just over 180k homes a year over the<br />
last decade, 120k less than the national target of 300k. In the<br />
meantime, the population has grown by more than 4 million.<br />
To try and predict exactly how much property and rental<br />
values will rise over the next ten years be a fool’s game.<br />
After all, who would have believed what the <strong>Wigan</strong><br />
property market has done in the last 12 months since the<br />
start of Lockdown 1.0.<br />
The number of transactions and UK house prices having<br />
risen so much in the last year ... all during a worldwide<br />
pandemic and at a time of such mayhem and havoc in the<br />
UK and world economy, is nothing short of remarkable.<br />
But is it sustainable? That remains to be seen.<br />
If you’d like to find out how much your house has<br />
increased in value, call me now on 01942 233999.<br />
Alan Batt is a member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and has<br />
worked within the <strong>Wigan</strong> property market for over 30 years.<br />
Alan Batt<br />
For more of Alan’s tips, guidance and analysis on the <strong>Wigan</strong> property market, check out his blog at<br />
www.alanbatt.co.uk
Computers<br />
for Schools<br />
An industry-wide initiative by estate agents<br />
to supply laptops/tablets to children without<br />
access to a PC at home has been enthusiastically<br />
supported in <strong>Wigan</strong> by Alan Batt Estate Agents.<br />
The Computers for Schools initiative was spearheaded<br />
by industry figures Stephen Brown at Stephen J Brown<br />
Consultancy and Jerry Lyons at Estate Agent Content<br />
and has raised more than £61,000 since being launched<br />
in January this year. The money is being used to provide<br />
free laptops and tablets to schools around the UK,<br />
helping children without access to a home computer.<br />
So far, 486 free laptops have been delivered to schools<br />
throughout the UK, and Alan has already delivered free<br />
laptops to Standish and Shevington High Schools, and<br />
has 10 more tablets to deliver to these <strong>Wigan</strong> high<br />
schools in the next few days - The Deanery, Dean Trust,<br />
Hawkley Hall, St Peter’s and Upholland.<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> Office<br />
78 Market Street, <strong>Wigan</strong> WN1 1HX • 01942 233 999<br />
www.alanbatt.co.uk
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Working from home may not be<br />
all fun and games, but there is no<br />
reason why your home office has to<br />
be dull. Add some personal touches<br />
and transform it into a space in<br />
which you actually enjoy spending<br />
time.<br />
To take your home office to the<br />
next level, add some abstract<br />
art, with prints featuring organic<br />
shapes and complementary<br />
monochrome colours<br />
Selection of framed prints, all<br />
Desenio.<br />
Give your Home<br />
Office an Uplift<br />
Working from home at least gives you more<br />
time to tend to your plant collection. If you<br />
haven’t got one, now’s the time to start.<br />
Terracotta plant pots, from £2 each,<br />
Scaramanga.<br />
Combine support and style<br />
with an office chair that raises<br />
and lowers to a comfortable<br />
position, swivels easily and<br />
looks good enough to fit into<br />
your overall room scheme.<br />
Calgary office chair in faux<br />
leather, £164.99, Lakeland<br />
Furniture.<br />
A home office need never<br />
be drab. Add some colour<br />
with well-chosen shades<br />
of paint.<br />
Shown here: Greek Blue,<br />
Louis Blue, Giverny,<br />
Napoleonic Blue and<br />
Athenian Black, all £5.95 per<br />
120ml, Annie Sloan.<br />
Add a spot of cheerful colour in the<br />
form of an adjustable desk lamp.<br />
Ginaz table lamp, £25, B&Q.<br />
A HOME OFFICE ‘GLOW UP’<br />
Colour is important. If a particular colour makes you<br />
feel happy – add it! If you don’t want to go as far<br />
as painting the whole room, just refresh the wall<br />
behind the desk (that you spend the majority of<br />
your time looking at) with a small pot of emulsion.<br />
You can also add colour in the form of furniture and<br />
accessories, from an office chair to the essential<br />
adjustable desk lamp, as well as pen holders, clocks<br />
or paperweights.<br />
Personalise the walls with your favourite prints,<br />
posters, paintings and photographs. For a formal<br />
look, frame them identically and hang them<br />
symmetrically. Alternatively, you could peg small<br />
pictures to a string, stick postcards to a corkboard<br />
with coloured drawing pins or prop them, facing<br />
outwards, on a narrow shelf.<br />
It’s all about comfort, so make sure you’re working<br />
at the right temperature. A small desk fan for the<br />
summer may be useful, while in the winter a heater<br />
can be an essential. For an even cosier feel, choose a<br />
woolly throw that looks pretty and feels soft.<br />
A few plants dotted here and there go a long way<br />
to making an office feel more homely. Increase the<br />
sensory experience with a vase of fresh flowers,<br />
scented candles or an aromatic diffuser.
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Clear jars are useful for identifying what’s inside.<br />
These are made from glass, with bamboo lids.<br />
Audley storage jars, £8 and £10, Garden Trading.<br />
Bathroom Storage<br />
Find a place for everything and make your bathroom both tidy and beautiful.<br />
A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING<br />
• Bathrooms look their best – and function most<br />
efficiently – when clutter is kept out of sight. If<br />
you don’t already have a vanity cupboard below<br />
your basin, you’ll have to think creatively. Can you<br />
mount a slim cupboard on the wall somewhere? If<br />
it has mirrored doors, then above the basin works<br />
perfectly. Inside, adjustable shelving is useful, and it<br />
may even be handy to add a hook or two on one or<br />
both sides. If you have young children and plan to<br />
keep medicines inside, it is best to add a lock.<br />
• Other options for walls – ideal for items you’re<br />
happy to have out on display – include shelves,<br />
racks, hooks and peg rails – all useful options<br />
depending on what you need to store. You could<br />
also add a rack to the back of the door, where its<br />
contents will be a little more hidden away.<br />
• When space is tight, think tall and slender. Ladder<br />
shelves, caddies (perhaps on wheels) and tallboy<br />
cupboards can be squeezed into small spaces and<br />
will hold a surprisingly large amount of bathroom<br />
kit. For very small items, use baskets or small acrylic<br />
boxes to subdivide the storage conveniently.<br />
• Bathrooms tend to be full of glossy white<br />
sanitaryware, so variations of colour and texture can<br />
be very welcome. It’s easy to add these in the form<br />
of small storage items – woven baskets, terrazzo<br />
pots, glass tumblers, wooden boxes and so on –<br />
which can be replaced quite cheaply<br />
when you feel like a change.<br />
A mirror can also function as<br />
a useful small shelf.<br />
Metal mirror with shelf, £99,<br />
Salt and Steel.<br />
Baskets and smaller<br />
containers are handy when<br />
you need to sub-divide<br />
shelving.<br />
This new PEP&CO range is in<br />
Poundland stores now.<br />
Go for dark colours and<br />
interesting textures –<br />
they look great against<br />
white sanitaryware.<br />
Charcoal grey ceramic<br />
storage pot, £28, Ella<br />
James.
A slim, wall-mounted cupboard<br />
with mirrored doors is invaluable<br />
in a bathroom.<br />
Rochester mirror cupboard,<br />
£290, The Dormy House.<br />
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Match pretty storage pots to toothbrush<br />
holders and soap dispensers for a coordinated<br />
look.<br />
Dorma porcelain lotion dispenser, £12;<br />
tumbler, £10; small storage trinket, £10;<br />
and soap dish, £8, all Dunelm.<br />
Peg rails can be used for more than coats –<br />
why not add some useful wall storage to your<br />
bathroom?<br />
Oak hanging hooks, £15, Kinfolk Décor.<br />
The terrazzo look is all the rage, and small<br />
pieces such as this concrete tumbler can<br />
really add character.<br />
Speckled concrete tumbler, £10, House of Flora.<br />
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This hybrid bath is designed for smaller rooms, allowing luxury,<br />
comfort and choice to fit into even a modest space.<br />
Mini Ebb shower bath, £1,495, Waters Baths of Ashbourne.<br />
12 ways to make your bathroom a<br />
Relaxing Oasis<br />
Functionality comes first in the bathroom, but there’s no<br />
reason why you can’t combine efficiency with aesthetics<br />
– and gain all the benefits of a space that looks good and<br />
feels good at the same time. Here are a dozen ideas to<br />
start you off:<br />
• Lighting is vital. Check that the bulbs in your light fittings<br />
are giving off the light you prefer, though try not to mix<br />
different light temperatures (warm or cool) in the same<br />
room. Smart bulbs can be switched on and off and the<br />
colour temperature changed or dimmed using a remote<br />
control or an app. Or, if you have a light switch outside the<br />
bathroom door, consider swapping it for a dimmer.<br />
• Sort out your storage. Slim wall cupboards, shelves,<br />
ladders, caddies, peg rails and over-door hooks are<br />
options, while small storage items – such as wicker<br />
baskets, pretty ceramics or bright plastic tubs – bring<br />
texture, colour and interest.<br />
• If your shower is pathetic, investigate whether you can<br />
add a pump to make it more powerful.<br />
• Add a large mirror – it’s not only useful and a focal point<br />
but increases the feeling of light and space in the room.<br />
• Buy a set of coordinating towels. The fluffier the better, in<br />
clean, bright, hotel-white or a colourful pattern.<br />
• Add plants, large and small, high and low – they usually<br />
thrive in a bathroom’s humid atmosphere. Choose pots<br />
that complement your overall scheme.<br />
• Lay a woven cotton or ‘outdoor’ rug on the floor – it can<br />
easily be washed or wiped down and will introduce a<br />
softer feel, adding colour, pattern and texture, too.<br />
• Change a dated pair of taps for some good-looking,<br />
modern ones. Check that they will suit your water<br />
pressure, and make sure the new spout extends the<br />
correct amount over the bath or basin – they should<br />
reach about as far as the plug hole.<br />
• A chair or stool is always useful in a bathroom, even if it’s<br />
just to throw clothes over or to hold soap and books next<br />
to the bath.<br />
• Get rid of the grunge and scrape out the old grout and<br />
silicone between and around your tiles, especially if there’s<br />
any mould. Redoing them will make an extraordinary<br />
difference.<br />
• Replace a shower curtain with a shiny glass shower<br />
screen – the look is clean and minimally efficient (and<br />
won’t need replacing regularly).<br />
• Jazz up your windows. Options include decorative<br />
window film, a beautiful blind (Roman or roller) or some<br />
minimal wooden louvres.<br />
Wooden blinds are elegant and practical, and<br />
come in a range of natural colours, or brighter,<br />
painted shades.<br />
Luxury Clay Brown wooden Venetian blinds<br />
with tapes, price depends on size, English Blinds.
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Plastic Challenge<br />
The ‘Your River Douglas’ group are backing a national<br />
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The public is being urged to clear plastic and litter from<br />
public places as part of a million-mile clean-up to help<br />
combat the litter that has been left during lockdown.<br />
The ‘Your River Douglas’ group was set up to reduce<br />
pollution, to bring plants, insects, fish, birds and animals<br />
back into their habitats, and to make the environment<br />
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The group will be organising a host of clean ups. For more<br />
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@douglasriversassociationcic.<br />
Free Talk<br />
The Old Courts would like to invite you to join them for a<br />
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Facilitated by the engaging Paul Halfpenny, these sessions<br />
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All you have to do is log on to The Old Courts Zoom<br />
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Luxury Coach Holidays & Excursions<br />
Here’s a small sample of our luxury coach holidays and day excursions<br />
Luxury HoLidays<br />
Isle of Wight<br />
5 days £355<br />
12th July ~ Dinner, B&B<br />
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Sandown Bay.<br />
What’s included:<br />
3 Home Pick Up<br />
3 Executive Coach Travel<br />
3 Indoor swimming pool<br />
3 Entertainment every night<br />
3 Excursions to Newport,<br />
The Needles, Yarmouth and<br />
Godshill<br />
Luxury HoLidays<br />
Norfolk<br />
5 days £539<br />
6th June ~ Dinner, B&B<br />
Located in the picturesque<br />
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perfect venue for the ultimate<br />
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What’s included:<br />
3 Home Pick-up<br />
3 Executive Coach Travel<br />
3 Norfolk Broad Cruise<br />
3 Coach excursions to Wells-<br />
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day Excursions<br />
Springtime in York<br />
Sunday 30th <strong>May</strong> ~ £20 p.p.<br />
Arriving in this beautiful city<br />
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day Excursions<br />
Liverpool Bay<br />
Cruise & Shop<br />
Sunday 4th July ~ £29.50 p.p.<br />
We start the day at Liverpool One<br />
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the Pier Head for the Liverpool Bay Cruise.<br />
for more details about our day excursions, call 01942 728 960<br />
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All excursions will pick up from the closest main road to your home.<br />
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ROAD<br />
TRIPS<br />
UK<br />
by Chris Pearce<br />
With foreign travel still very<br />
much in the balance for <strong>2021</strong>, the<br />
race is on to find suitable holiday<br />
destination in the UK. According to<br />
the Conde Nast Traveller website,<br />
many UK tour operators are<br />
experiencing a surge in booking,<br />
around 400 per cent higher than<br />
last year in some cases.<br />
But if the thought of spending your summer holiday in<br />
Blackpool, Bognor or Bournemouth doesn’t fill you with<br />
joy, then there are, quite literally, other roads to explore.<br />
We’ve pulled together three of the UK’s top road trips,<br />
along with some stunning visuals on what to expect from<br />
each.<br />
Sand Bay, Applecross<br />
Brough Harbour near Dunnet Head, Caithness
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Wester Ross<br />
NORTH<br />
COAST<br />
500<br />
The daddy of UK road trips since its launch in 2014, the<br />
NC500 takes in 500 miles of stunning scenery, hugging<br />
the northern coastline of the Scottish Highlands.<br />
Described as a jaw-droppingly beautiful road trip route,<br />
the route takes in some of the most picturesque scenery<br />
in the world.<br />
Deserted sandy beaches with Caribbean blue waters,<br />
scrumptious fresh seafood, whisky distilleries, amazing<br />
castles, scenic lochs, , wonderful walking routes, a diverse<br />
range of wildlife and enough activities to tire out even the<br />
most active tourist.<br />
It’s recommended you spend 7-10 days driving the NC500<br />
to experience the route properly. Please note that the<br />
single-track roads that make up much of the route aren’t<br />
that caravan-friendly and that the NC500 is especially<br />
popular in July and August.<br />
For further details, visit www.northcoast500.com<br />
Gruinard Bay, Wester Ross
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Port Issac Beach, Cornwall<br />
THE<br />
ATLANTIC<br />
HIGHWAY<br />
The A39 is a road that meanders from Georgian Bath<br />
down to the south coast of Cornwall, and a 70-mile<br />
section of the A39 between Barnstaple in Devon through<br />
to Fraddon, near Newquay has been dubbed the Atlantic<br />
Highway.<br />
This long and winding road passes through Bude,<br />
Tintagel, Camelford and Wadebridge and you’ll pass near<br />
pretty fishing villages, incredible beaches, and dramatic<br />
clifftop castles as well as some stunning sea views on the<br />
route.<br />
Tintagel Castle, Cornwall<br />
Those viewers of the long running ITV series Doc Martin<br />
will recognise Port Isaac, and foodies will love the<br />
offerings in this pretty village and nearby Padstow. You<br />
can also discover the legend of King Arthur at Tintagel<br />
Castle, enjoy a cream tea in Bideford and even picnic on<br />
Bedruthan Steps Beach, a dramatic stretch of coastline<br />
where colossal stacks rise from the waves.<br />
www.cornwalls.co.uk/atlantic-highway-a39<br />
Bude, Cornwall
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Portbradden, near Ballintoy, County Antrim<br />
CAUSEWAY<br />
COASTAL<br />
ROUTE<br />
Explore the northern coast of Northern Ireland, from<br />
Belfast to Derry/Londonderry by following the 120-mile<br />
Causeway Coastal Route, where you can experience<br />
seashores to mountain tops and from busy cities to small<br />
hamlets.<br />
Start at Titanic Belfast, an interactive museum, before<br />
moving onto Glenarm Castle, one of Ireland’s oldest<br />
estates. After an overnight stay in Ballycastle, you can set<br />
sail to nearby Rathlin Island to see a variety of wildlife.<br />
Pluck up the courage to walk over a rope bridge between<br />
Carrick Island and County Antrim, before visiting<br />
Bushmills, Ireland’s oldest whiskey distillery.<br />
The magical landscape of Giant’s Causeway itself is<br />
an essential stop for tourists, before unwinding in the<br />
popular seaside resorts of Portrush and Portstewart, with<br />
their championship golf courses, or in the walled city of<br />
Londonderry/Derry itself.<br />
For further details, visit www.causewaycoastalroute.com
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Look before<br />
you Leap<br />
With businesses taking<br />
action to re-organise<br />
their staff to adapt to<br />
new post-COVID trading<br />
patterns, it’s expected<br />
that more people than<br />
normal will be leaving<br />
the UK workforce in <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Since the pandemic hit<br />
in early 2020, we’ve seen<br />
an increase in clients<br />
needing advice around<br />
the multitude of options<br />
that are now available for<br />
retirees when looking to<br />
draw their pensions.<br />
Specifically, we had approaches by clients that had been<br />
offered and had accepted very attractive early retirement<br />
and redundancy terms from their employers. Heinz,<br />
Royal Bank of Scotland, British Aerospace to name<br />
just a few... and for most of them this was the first time<br />
in their lives that they been in possession of such large<br />
capital sums.<br />
Without exception, they all needed to make very<br />
important decisions as to how best they should invest<br />
their lump sums (£200,000 plus in some instances) to<br />
meet their needs in retirement. Unfortunately, quite a few<br />
approached us too late which ended up costing them<br />
many thousands of pounds in unnecessary tax as they<br />
had already taken their redundancy payments.<br />
Any element of redundancy over and above £30,000<br />
will be taxed at the employees marginal rate of tax.<br />
Consequently a redundancy payment of say £100,000 to<br />
a 40% tax payer is likely to result in a net payment of just<br />
£72,000 after tax has been deducted. With some forward<br />
thinking and sensible planning it is likely that in many<br />
instances this tax liability could be avoided or at the very<br />
least significantly reduced.<br />
Additionally, many employees are normally presented<br />
with a number of options as to how they want to draw<br />
their pensions.<br />
Pension with a tax-free lump sum?<br />
Pension without a lump sum?<br />
Annuity - Fixed or escalating with/without widows<br />
pension?<br />
Flexible access drawdown?<br />
It is extremely important that individuals ‘look before you<br />
leap’ as the wrong decision going into retirement could<br />
cost them tens of thousands of pounds.<br />
As soon as you receive your<br />
retirement paperwork from<br />
your pension provider or<br />
you are approached by your employer with<br />
a potential deal to finish, either through<br />
retirement, redundancy or both - you<br />
should contact a financial adviser before<br />
committing to a course of action.<br />
Should you not have a professional adviser and you<br />
would like to speak with one of the team just give us a<br />
call on 01257 423800. The initial consultation is at our<br />
expense and is without obligation.<br />
David Barton<br />
APFS Cert CII (MP)<br />
Chief Executive Officer<br />
Remember all investments can fall as well as rise in value so investors could get back less than they invest.
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CROSSWORD<br />
DOWN<br />
1. Father or mother (6)<br />
2. Daphne du Maurier novel (7)<br />
3. River which flows through Paris (5)<br />
5. Fishermen (7)<br />
6. Follower of a major religion (5)<br />
7. Rough shelter at the side of a house (4-2)<br />
8. Root used in the preparation of a sharp-tasting<br />
condiment (11)<br />
14. Underground prison (7)<br />
15. Japanese paper-folding art (7)<br />
16. French sweet blackcurrant liqueur (6)<br />
17. With hands on hips and elbows extending<br />
outward (6)<br />
19. Compass point at 180 degrees (5)<br />
21. Unprocessed thick sap from a tree (5)<br />
ACROSS<br />
1. <strong>Local</strong> church community (6)<br />
4. US artist, Andy ___ (6)<br />
9. Leader of a Jewish congregation (5)<br />
10. Fabric made of silk (7)<br />
11. Centre of an atom (7)<br />
12. Spew forth lava and rocks (5)<br />
13. Mythical container enclosing all human ills (8,3)<br />
18. Malicious burning to destroy property (5)<br />
20. Framework erected over an oil well (7)<br />
22. Receptacles for cups (7)<br />
23. Medieval and Renaissance wind instrument resembling<br />
an oboe (5)<br />
24. Statue with the body of a lion and the head of a man (6)<br />
25. Colour of the rainbow (6)<br />
WORDWHEEL<br />
Using only the letters in the Wordwheel, you have ten<br />
minutes to find as many words as possible, none of<br />
which may be plurals, foreign words or proper nouns.<br />
Each word must be of three letters or more, all must<br />
contain the central letter and letters can only be used<br />
once in every word. There is at least one word that uses<br />
all of the letters in the wheel.<br />
TARGET<br />
EXCELLENT: 24 or more words<br />
GOOD: 18 words<br />
M<br />
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WORDSEARCH<br />
INSECTS<br />
ANTS<br />
APHID<br />
BEDBUG<br />
BEETLE<br />
BUMBLEBEE<br />
CATERPILLAR<br />
CICADA<br />
COCKROACH<br />
CRICKET<br />
EARWIG<br />
FIREFLY<br />
FLEA<br />
FLIES<br />
HORNET<br />
LADYBIRD<br />
LICE<br />
LOCUST<br />
MAYFLY<br />
MOSQUITO<br />
MOTH<br />
SILKWORM<br />
TERMITE<br />
TICKS<br />
WASP<br />
WEEVIL<br />
SUDOKU<br />
WORD LADDER<br />
Change one letter at a time (but not the position<br />
of any letter) to make a new word - and move from<br />
the word at the top of the ladder to the word at the<br />
bottom, using the exact number of rungs provided.<br />
HAND<br />
WIGGLE WORDS<br />
CLUE: an implausible<br />
story used as an<br />
explanation or excuse.<br />
Trace a path through all<br />
the letters to find the<br />
word or phrase that fits<br />
the clue.<br />
T O R Y<br />
S C O C<br />
L B D K<br />
L U N A<br />
FOOT<br />
All the puzzle solutions can be found<br />
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The Road to<br />
Financial Recovery<br />
By Kieran Fitzgerald – CMA Accountancy<br />
As we pass the anniversary of the first lockdown there<br />
finally appears to be some light at the end of the tunnel for<br />
business owners. Now is the time to take an in-depth look at<br />
your business and form a plan on how you envisage moving<br />
forward in to a Post-COVID economy.<br />
There are a number of support schemes that are now<br />
available to businesses:<br />
• Job Retention Scheme – The furlough scheme will be<br />
continued for pay periods up to the end of September. The<br />
government will continue to pay 80% of your employee’s<br />
unworked hours until the end of June. From July employers<br />
will have to continue 10% towards this, increasing to 20%<br />
from August until the scheme’s end in September.<br />
• Self-Employment Income Support Scheme – In a<br />
continuation of the SEISS, a fourth grant will be issued<br />
covering the February to April period, with a fifth grant<br />
covering <strong>May</strong> to September. Eligibility has increased<br />
to support individuals who have filed their 2019/20 tax<br />
returns who were previously ineligible.<br />
• Time to Pay – If you think that you may struggle to pay<br />
your tax bills on time, you can avoid penalties and interest<br />
by arranging a payment plan with HMRC before the tax<br />
is due to be paid. However, if you have still not paid<br />
the 2019/20 tax bill that was due on 31st January <strong>2021</strong>,<br />
it is too late to arrange a payment plan - an immediate<br />
payment should be made to avoid further penalties.<br />
• Recovery Loans – A new recovery loan scheme<br />
launched on 6th April <strong>2021</strong>, which will allow loans of<br />
between £25,001 and £10million, 80% of which will be<br />
government-backed. For loans less than £250,000 there<br />
will be no personal guarantee.<br />
The continued existence of these schemes has benefitted<br />
businesses extensively over the previous 12 months and<br />
will continue to do so.<br />
Who are CMA and what can we do for you?<br />
Through our partnerships and extensive knowledge of<br />
cloud-based accounting solutions, CMA Accountancy are<br />
able to deliver a hands on, proactive services to our client<br />
base. We specialise in cloud-based systems so clients can<br />
access real-time information and can then liaise with us to<br />
track your cash positions, review the need for a payment<br />
plan with HMRC and apply for any additional business<br />
support.<br />
At CMA Accountancy we are adept at using the powerful<br />
cloud-based tools that our clients love. We offer a service<br />
combining the Xero accounting software with Dext, an<br />
intuitive online receipt capturing software. Utilising a<br />
combination of Xero and Dext will provide you with many<br />
advantages:<br />
• Automated Bookkeeping – by linking Dext directly<br />
to Xero, your purchase invoices can be automatically<br />
captured and transferred into your Xero account. The<br />
software reads the data on the receipt, and over time<br />
builds up a knowledge of how you previously categorized<br />
the expenditure to produce further time savings.<br />
• Invoice Fetching – connect your Dext account with your<br />
online supplier accounts and each week the software will<br />
sign in to your account and automatically retrieve all of<br />
the invoices issued to you in the past week, pulling them<br />
straight into your Dext platform.<br />
• 24/7 Access, from anywhere – Readily available<br />
mobile apps allow you to capture receipts on the go,<br />
without the worry of accidentally misplacing them, and<br />
create a digital record in the cloud. Say goodbye to boxes<br />
of invoices in your loft for years to come!<br />
• Online Sales invoices, automatically chased –<br />
Create simple, professional looking Sales invoices within<br />
Xero, which are able to be sent digitally directly to your<br />
customers. Avoid the delays and awkward phone calls<br />
to chase up payment by utilising automatic reminder<br />
e-mails, taking the stress away from you.<br />
If you have any questions regarding Xero, Dext, other<br />
cloud-based accounting solutions, or the various means<br />
of COVID support on offer at present, please get in touch.<br />
Kieran Fitzgerald – CMA Accountancy<br />
39 Skull House Lane, Appley Bridge, <strong>Wigan</strong>, WN6 9DR<br />
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Stress and Anxiety<br />
Are you feeling stressed and anxious about the future?<br />
During the pandemic, we are experiencing more stress and<br />
anxiety than ever before. This is caused by uncertainty and<br />
ever-changing information. According to the mental health<br />
charity Mind, 60% of adults said their mental health became<br />
worse during lockdown.<br />
Stress and anxiety can manifest itself in many different<br />
ways. Physical symptoms can include an increased<br />
heart rate or muscle tension, ‘jelly’ legs or tingling in the<br />
hands and feet, breathing too heavily or dizziness. You<br />
may experience feelings that you might lose control,<br />
faint, think people are looking at you and noticing your<br />
anxiety. Dave Smithson from Anxiety UK says “Those who<br />
are usually outgoing may become withdrawn or those<br />
who are reserved may become erratic.<br />
Everyone is different and anxiety can<br />
be triggered by a range of things.”<br />
Other symptoms can include<br />
lack of concentration,<br />
catastrophic thoughts,<br />
poor memory, excessive<br />
alcohol intake, under<br />
or overeating, a short<br />
temper and tearfulness.<br />
A key indicator is<br />
blowing things out of<br />
proportion. As Lorraine<br />
Collins, psychodynamic<br />
counsellor, psychotherapist,<br />
Cognitive Behavioural Therapist<br />
and member of the British<br />
Association for Counselling and<br />
Psychotherapy (BACP), says<br />
“If you’re stressed, how you<br />
view situations can become<br />
altered and distorted due<br />
to the brain not being able<br />
to process information in<br />
a more balanced way. It<br />
can also be a cry for help<br />
in communicating distress<br />
that can be difficult to put into words, so is ‘acted out’ by<br />
slamming doors, banging around, road rage and so on.”<br />
If you are under threat of redundancy as a result of the<br />
pandemic, this is additional stress as a job provides selfesteem,<br />
purpose and a social network. Losing your job<br />
unexpectedly affects all this, so stress accumulates.<br />
Lorraine says “If there is a threat of redundancy, it’s quite<br />
normal to feel stressed and anxious about your security<br />
and future. It can be like a constant feeling of dread and<br />
impending doom. You may experience a sinking feeling<br />
in the stomach. There may be a tendency for catastrophic<br />
thoughts about what the future might hold.”<br />
If you are suffering from extreme stress, it may be difficult<br />
to recognise it. Lorraine advises checking your<br />
‘internal dialogue’, which will reduce the risk of<br />
stress and tension building up. By that she<br />
means asking yourself “Am I tired and<br />
wired?” as a kind of self-monitoring.<br />
“I often suggest to my patients<br />
to use the HALT method – am<br />
I hungry, angry, lonely or<br />
tired? Getting into the habit<br />
of addressing these things<br />
can help to monitor your<br />
levels of stress and keep a<br />
more balanced sense of wellbeing,”<br />
she says.<br />
How To Manage<br />
Stress and Anxiety<br />
The good news is there are<br />
plenty of practical and useful<br />
tools to manage anxiety and<br />
reduce stress:<br />
• Getting back into nature is a<br />
great way of calming your anxiety.<br />
This can be a local park, woodland,<br />
nature reserve or your garden.<br />
Lorraine says “You can practice<br />
naming what’s around you, the
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things you see and hear, and this will interrupt<br />
the constant looping of anxious thoughts.”<br />
• Looking after mind and body: “Go to bed<br />
at a reasonable time without screens and<br />
mobiles or other things that will decrease<br />
the winding-down time we need to settle<br />
into a relaxed state and leave the day behind,”<br />
says Lorraine. “Watch your diet, as excessive<br />
caffeine and refined sugars will only stimulate<br />
an already stimulated body and mind.”<br />
• Learning to relax: relaxation techniques can<br />
include exercises to release the tension in your body by<br />
easing your muscles. The Mind web site lists plenty of<br />
options.<br />
• Switch off the news: if you find it difficult coping with<br />
news coverage, it may make you feel better if you limit<br />
what you read, watch and listen to for a while.<br />
• Connecting with other people: “Plan to have regular<br />
chats with friends and family over the phone,” says<br />
Stephen Buckley from Mind. “This is a vital way of<br />
maintaining wellbeing.”<br />
• Sharing the problem: talking to someone you trust<br />
about what is making you stressed can be helpful. If this<br />
isn’t possible, you could call a confidential helpline such<br />
as Mind’s Infoline or those run by Anxiety UK and the<br />
Samaritans. You could also join a support or self-help group<br />
– talking to people in the same boat can be reassuring.<br />
If these self-care techniques don’t work, it’s best to talk to<br />
your GP about treatment options. This can include talking<br />
therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).<br />
www.lccounselling.com<br />
www.mind.org.uk<br />
www.anxietyuk.org.uk
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Should you be taking<br />
supplements?<br />
We should be able to get all<br />
the vitamins and minerals our<br />
bodies need from the food we eat.<br />
However, modern day life is making<br />
it increasingly difficult to achieve<br />
a balanced diet. That’s where<br />
supplements come in.<br />
Supplements are considered ‘topups’<br />
for the vital vitamins and<br />
minerals our bodies require to<br />
function. They can take the form of vitamins, probiotics,<br />
herbal products, powders, drinks – and more.<br />
There is still much debate surrounding their effectiveness.<br />
However, although medical professionals insist that<br />
supplements aren’t a substitute for a healthy diet, it’s proven<br />
that some could have a positive effect on your health.<br />
For example, many vegetarians and vegans will benefit<br />
from iron and vitamin B-12 supplements, while those trying<br />
for a baby are advised to take folic acid supplements until<br />
twelve weeks into their pregnancy. It’s also recommended<br />
that children aged between six months and five years take<br />
vitamin A, C and D supplements every day.<br />
Other supplements, however, could be a waste of money.<br />
If you’re wondering whether supplements could benefit<br />
your diet, it’s worth speaking to your doctor or nutritionist<br />
first. But to start you off, we’ve put together a list of the<br />
top five supplements people take in the UK, and what<br />
they are taken for.<br />
Vitamin D<br />
A vital vitamin for regulating our bodies’ calcium and<br />
phosphate content, vitamin D is a key contributor to<br />
healthy bones, teeth and muscles.<br />
We get most of our vitamin D from the sun, but living in<br />
the UK means we have limited daylight hours during the<br />
autumn and winter. For this reason, many people in the<br />
UK choose to take vitamin D supplements between late<br />
September and early April, when the sunlight is weaker.<br />
Zinc<br />
Best known for its ability to boost<br />
immunity and fight off bacteria and<br />
viruses, zinc is another vital mineral<br />
our bodies need to function.<br />
Red meat, shellfish and dairy foods<br />
all have high levels of zinc, as do<br />
chickpeas, lentils and beans. In<br />
supplement form, you can top up<br />
your zinc levels with over-the-counter capsules, tablets<br />
and lozenges.<br />
Magnesium<br />
Found naturally in foods such as pumpkin, spinach,<br />
soy beans and brown rice, magnesium is important for<br />
bone health and energy production. It’s a known stressreliever<br />
too, and studies have proven that it can even help<br />
sleeping problems.<br />
Omega 3<br />
Swallowing fish oil first thing in the morning might not<br />
sound appetising. But, there’s solid evidence to suggest<br />
that omega 3 fatty acids can help contribute towards a<br />
healthy heart and brain, while also reducing inflammation.<br />
That’s why omega 3 supplements, often in the shape of<br />
fish oil capsules, are so popular. Vegans and vegetarians<br />
can also top up their intake with algae oil supplements.<br />
Iron<br />
Iron is responsible for making red blood cells, which<br />
transport oxygen around the body. It’s particularly<br />
important in younger women, but according to the 2018<br />
National Diet and Nutrition Survey, 27% of women are<br />
deficient.<br />
It’s predominantly found in red meat, which is why<br />
many vegans and vegetarians take iron supplements to<br />
make up for any potential deficiencies. However, smaller<br />
amounts can be found in beans, nuts and fortified cereals.
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by Chris Pearce<br />
Distance: 7.5 miles Difficulty: Medium<br />
The landscapes of most walks have an element of ‘old’<br />
and ‘new’ about them, and this latest Jack’s Tracks has<br />
more than most. Ancient country estates, old railway lines,<br />
attractive churches and beautiful countryside make this 7.5<br />
mile walk around the northern villages of St Helens a real<br />
treat for walkers.<br />
Park up on Crank Hill (WA11 7SD) near the bend at the<br />
higher end of Alder Lane. Follow the footpath away from<br />
the village and up an incline. You’ll pass the reservoir on<br />
the right as you arrive at the top of the hill; carry on in the<br />
same direction downhill. The path bends as you enter the<br />
wooded area and you’ll go slowly uphill again, rewarded<br />
with great views of Billinge as you exit the trees.<br />
Go through two stiles, pass Forsters Farm Shop and turn<br />
right when you arrive at Moss Bank Road. The handsome<br />
alms-houses appear soon after on the right, which date<br />
back to 1725, give you an idea of the rich history of the<br />
hilltop village, followed shortly after by Moss Bank Mission,<br />
which was built in 1855 and donated to the village by Lord<br />
Daresbury for the education of local children.<br />
Take the footpath that runs between the boundaries of 59<br />
and 61. Moss Bank Road, and as you exit through a metal<br />
turnstile you can expect to see great views from your lofty<br />
position. You’re now on the Rainford Hall estate, which<br />
is far off to your right and straight ahead on the top of
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For those with the OS Maps<br />
app on your desktop, mobile<br />
or tablet, this walk is named:<br />
Holiday Moss<br />
Farm<br />
King’s Moss Plantation<br />
JT-Crank<br />
Rainford<br />
Myer’s<br />
Farm<br />
Red Cat Lane<br />
Higher Lane<br />
Rookery<br />
Farm<br />
Mill House<br />
Farm<br />
Alderley<br />
Farm<br />
Rainford<br />
Delph Farm<br />
Rainford Road<br />
Mill Lane<br />
Farm<br />
Crank<br />
Alder Lane<br />
Farm<br />
Fir Wood<br />
Delph Cottage<br />
Crank Hall<br />
Farm<br />
Crank<br />
Farm<br />
Clay Wood<br />
Reed’s Moss<br />
Rainford Brook<br />
Crank House<br />
Rainford<br />
Hall<br />
Shoots Delph<br />
Farm<br />
Moss Bank Road<br />
Crank Road<br />
Winstanley<br />
Wood<br />
Moss Plantation<br />
Dagnals<br />
Bridge<br />
Farm<br />
Poverty Plantation<br />
Moss Bank<br />
Berrington Hall<br />
Golf Club<br />
A570<br />
Windle Park<br />
Wood<br />
Windle Hall<br />
that hillock, you can see the rooftops of Windle Hall. Both<br />
homes were once owned by members of the Pilkington<br />
family.<br />
Follow the path downhill and then turn right down the<br />
wide bridleway, which in years past was the track bed for<br />
the St Helens to Rainford Junction railway, opened in 1858<br />
and closed to passengers 93 years later. Other stations on<br />
the line included Crank Halt, Old Mill Lane, Rookery 1 & 2<br />
and Rainford Village.<br />
Follow the bridleway as it bends to the left and then<br />
cross Rainford Brook via the metal footbridge on the left.<br />
Follow the footpath to Crank Road, cross then turn left for<br />
50 yards, then turn right into Berrington’s Lane.<br />
Berrington’s Lane is just under a mile long and as you walk
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away from the noisy East Lancs Road, the lane becomes<br />
alive with wildlife. It was early morning when we did the<br />
walk and we were lucky enough to spot a couple of deer,<br />
a few rabbits and numerous songbirds.<br />
Pit Lane (the site for the old Rainford Village Station). Turn<br />
right here and walk up to the mini roundabout at the top<br />
of the road. Turn left and just after you pass the Rainford<br />
URC Church, turn right into Muncaster Drive.<br />
At the end of Berrington’s Lane, turn right and follow Mill<br />
Lane for 600 yards crossing Rainford Brook once more.<br />
Look closely for a path on the left-hand side once the<br />
Saint-Gobain site ends and in the vicinity of the bus stop.<br />
Follow the path, which takes you down the back of the<br />
industrial site, for ½ mile until you arrive at Rookery Lane<br />
in Rainford. Turn right, go straight<br />
past the junction for Derby Drive<br />
and then turn left into Rainford<br />
Linear Park.<br />
Once again, the walk returns to the<br />
track bed of the St Helens to Rainford<br />
Follow Muncaster Drive for 650 yards as the walk opens<br />
up to views of Billinge Hill. Once you reach the crossroads<br />
of paths, go straight on for a further ½ mile and then turn<br />
right at Fire Clay Farm and follow the path for a further<br />
400 yards until you emerge on Higher Lane. Turn left.<br />
Follow the road away from Rainford for just over ½ mile<br />
until you reach Mill Lane Farm on a<br />
dogleg bend. Just after the dogleg,<br />
turn right and follow the path at the<br />
side of the field. Hop over a couple<br />
of stiles, then turn left and follow the<br />
well-used path around the perimeter<br />
Junction railway. Rainford Linear Park<br />
runs straight through the village like<br />
an arrow, bringing a green sanctuary<br />
to the residents. The park is a real<br />
delight, it’s so well kept and is a haven<br />
for walkers and cyclists of all ages.<br />
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driveway to Crank Hall Farm. Turn<br />
left to reach Crank Road and then<br />
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the road for 1/3 mile into the village.<br />
You’re going to follow the path<br />
until you reach a road called Cross<br />
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E-bikes are like normal bikes given super powers: you still<br />
pedal them, but they have an electric motor that gives<br />
you some extra help. It feels rather like having bionic legs:<br />
you can pull away from traffic lights quickly and easily<br />
tackle steep hills.<br />
That makes them brilliant for commuting and urban<br />
cycling, and a great choice for people who want to<br />
improve their fitness and haven’t been on a bike for years.<br />
What kind of e-bikes are there?<br />
Commuter bikes are all-rounders while MTBs are<br />
mountain bikes and road bikes are racing bikes. The<br />
former have big tyres and great suspension, while the<br />
latter use super-light materials and aggressive geometry<br />
to achieve high speeds. Cargo bikes are for carrying loads<br />
that are too big for panniers or a backpack, and usually<br />
have bigger tyres and better brakes.<br />
How do I get the right e-bike size?<br />
E-bike sizes are usually expressed as S, M, L and XL. Small<br />
bikes are generally suitable for riders up to 5’5” while<br />
XL bikes are designed for six footers and above. Some<br />
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Is there more than one kind of<br />
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Crank drives connect directly to the bike chain, while hub<br />
drives sit in the wheel hub – usually the rear wheel. Crank<br />
drives are more energy efficient and feel more natural<br />
when pedalling but hub drives are usually much cheaper.<br />
What about gears?<br />
E-bikes come with the same kind of gear systems as<br />
ordinary bikes and the gears adjust how much pedalling<br />
is needed.<br />
With e-bikes you’ll usually be able to control the<br />
assistance level the motor gives you. You might choose<br />
Turbo for fast pulling away from traffic lights but Eco (or<br />
equivalent) when on a relaxing country ride.<br />
Which battery should I choose?<br />
Most manufacturers provide a battery range estimate,<br />
or you can calculate the range by dividing the battery’s<br />
power by 20 – a battery with a 400Wh rating should give<br />
about 20 miles on full assist, which is when the electric<br />
motor is operating at full power. Most e-bikes have a little<br />
bike computer that shows battery charge and the range<br />
remaining before recharging is needed. When the battery<br />
runs out of power, your e-bike behaves like a normal bike,<br />
albeit a heavier one. Typical recharge time is three to four<br />
hours and batteries typically last for two to four years.<br />
How much should I spend?<br />
You can get perfectly decent e-bikes for around £500,<br />
or you can spend over £4,000 on a carbon road bike.<br />
The more you spend the lighter the bikes become and<br />
the better the hardware: where cheaper e-bikes are<br />
designed for everyday use, the most expensive<br />
e-bikes are serious bits of sporting equipment<br />
with matching price tags. Whatever you buy,<br />
make sure you acquire a very good U-lock:<br />
sadly, all e-bikes are targets for bike thieves.
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Making<br />
the switch<br />
to an<br />
electric<br />
vehicle:<br />
what you need to know<br />
Government announcements mean more EVs will be on<br />
our roads, but what do you need to know about them?<br />
Last year’s announcement by Boris Johnson that sales of<br />
new petrol and diesel cars and vans will be phased out by<br />
2030 means that electric vehicles are going to become a<br />
more important part of our driving lives very shortly.<br />
But even with this change, there remains a level of<br />
mystery surrounding all things electric. Fortunately,<br />
we’ve got some of the key things you need to know about<br />
making the leap to an EV.<br />
How much range do you need?<br />
Range is a word which has great importance in the<br />
EV world, as it’s what governs how far you’ll be able to<br />
travel in between trips to the plug. However,<br />
there’s no need to get worried about a car’s<br />
range if you think carefully about how far<br />
you travel.<br />
If you’re someone who only does shorter<br />
trips around town and does fewer than 100<br />
miles a week, for instance, then a car with a<br />
shorter range will suit you down the ground.<br />
However, if you’re a driver who travels further<br />
afield, then a car with a bigger battery might<br />
make more sense. Don’t be scared of cars<br />
with shorter ranges, though, as they’ll still<br />
offer more than most people do on average<br />
each week. Plus, cars with smaller batteries<br />
offer quicker charge times.
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How do I add charge<br />
when I get home?<br />
Home charging is one of the crucial<br />
aspects of owning and running an<br />
electric car. Being able to add energy<br />
to the vehicle while it’s at your home<br />
really does make things a lot more<br />
flexible – and cheaper, too.<br />
Whenever you buy a new car, there<br />
are incentives in place for charging<br />
at home. Government grants and<br />
even manufacturer schemes will<br />
make installing a home wall box<br />
much cheaper. Yes, you can use a three-pin socket, but<br />
this isn’t as quick or as safe as having a wall box.<br />
Will it actually be cheaper to buy<br />
and run an electric car?<br />
Of course, the initial upfront cost for an EV is often more<br />
than an equivalent internal combustion-engined car.<br />
However, as the technology progresses, this is becoming<br />
less common. The new Renault Zoe, for instance, is priced<br />
from £26,495, which though still relatively expensive is<br />
more in line with the segment.<br />
The Prime Minister also outlined up to £582 million in<br />
extra grants to help those buying zero or low-emissions<br />
vehicles to lower the cost.<br />
It’s charging where the cost savings really come into play.<br />
As with petrol, the prices do vary between chargers, with<br />
some costing from around 25p/kWh up to around 35p/<br />
kWh. For around 100 miles of additional charge, you’ll be<br />
looking at about £6-7.<br />
When it comes to charging at home, that really depends<br />
on your own energy tariff. Plenty of companies are now<br />
offering EV-friendly plans that take advantage of lowerpriced<br />
charging times, such as in the middle of the night.<br />
However, for an average EV with around 200 miles of<br />
range and a 60kWh battery, you’ll be looking at around<br />
£8.40 for a full charge. It represents good value compared<br />
with petrol and diesel.<br />
Are there any benefits that aren’t as<br />
obvious?<br />
Though the cost-saving benefits are quite easy to see,<br />
there are some other positives to owning an electric car.<br />
One of them is simply refinement – EVs are quiet and,<br />
therefore, relaxing to drive around in. You’ll notice quite<br />
a difference compared with a petrol or diesel car, in fact.<br />
Another positive is performance. Even lower-powered EVs<br />
really zip away from the line, and they give acceleration<br />
that regular cars simply can’t hope to match.<br />
But isn’t the UK lacking in charge<br />
points?<br />
The number of charging stations in the UK has grown<br />
enormously in recent years. According to ZapMap, there<br />
are over 35,000 connectors across the country, made<br />
up of around 20,000 charge points in about 13,000<br />
locations.<br />
In terms of how they’re spread out across the country, 26<br />
per cent are in central London alone, with 13.5 per cent in<br />
the south east and 12.3 per cent in Scotland. This figure is<br />
only set to rise, too, as government funding looks to make<br />
fast chargers more widespread across the country.<br />
Furthermore, the Prime Minister has stated that an extra<br />
£1.3 billion in investment will be rolled out in order to<br />
improve the country’s charging structure and thus make<br />
charging easier.<br />
Doesn’t the energy for electric cars<br />
only come from fossil fuels anyway?<br />
Of course, an electric vehicle is only as environmentally<br />
friendly as its energy source. However, many energy<br />
and charger unit suppliers are working to ensure that<br />
their energy comes from green suppliers. All of BP<br />
Chargemaster’s charging stations, for example, are<br />
certified as providing renewable energy, while home<br />
energy providers like Octopus Energy provide power that<br />
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