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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 />
Improve a Space.<br />
Spring Sale Now On!<br />
Now Fully Re-Open<br />
Open 10.30am-4pm<br />
Mon-Sat<br />
01942 244100<br />
shaun@mcnultyshoes.co.uk<br />
31, Library Street | <strong>Wigan</strong> | WN1 1NN<br />
Library Consultation<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> Council have launched a public consultation on<br />
the future of Lamberhead Green Library, based at Dean<br />
Trust School in Greenhey, Orrell. The school has identified<br />
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 />
be sited at the front of the school close to the existing<br />
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 />
book an online collection at www.daffodilsdreams.org.<br />
Donations can also be dropped off at the back of the<br />
Tippings Arms, 115 Poolstock Lane, <strong>Wigan</strong> at any time<br />
or at the Shevington Village Kitchen, 2g Gathurst Lane,<br />
Shevington from Weds to Sunday 9.30pm-2pm.