Local Life - Wigan - November 2021

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Read Easy
Did you know that around 16,500 people in Wigan
struggle with everyday life due to their poor reading
abilities?
Read Easy UK is a registered charity that supports
volunteers to set up Read Easy groups in their own
communities. These groups provide free, confidential,
one-to-one support for adults and coaching can be face
to face or remote.
The charity is now working towards establishing a Read
Easy group in Wigan and are looking for a range of
volunteers, from individual reading coaches to someone
to lead the Wigan team.
You can visit the charity’s website at www.readeasy.org.
uk for more information, and to hear from volunteers and
readers the difference this work makes to their respective
lives.
Full training is given to all. There is a huge range of
resources to support volunteers and there is a Regional
Adviser on hand to support volunteers and groups.
For more information contact Karen Wood, the Regional
Adviser 07763 442 924 or email karen@readeasy.org.uk.
Blackhearts in Town
The Blackheart Orchestra come to Wigan this Saturday
(30th October) to perform at Wigan Baptist Church in
Scarisbrick Street in Swinley.
Fresh from their critically acclaimed album Mesmeranto
entering the official rock charts at number 18 , the awardwinning
electronic prog-folk pioneers consists of vocalist
Chrissy Mostyn and multi-instrumentalist Rick Pilkington.
The Blackheart Orchestra are two voices and thirteen
instruments that create a unique musical experience.
The doors open at 7.30pm. Tickets are £13.20 and are
available from www.seetickets.com.
Beat Stress
Mindfulness classes are now available in Wigan. If you’re
struggling with stress and anxiety in your life, then the
advice from Mindfully Mend is don’t suffer in silence and
instead pop along to one of their sessions. The sessions
are run at Ashton Library every Thursday from 5.30-
6.30pm, and at Shevington Library from 10.30-11.30am
also on Thursday. Sessions are priced at £5 per hour.