The Scallywag - Spring/Summer 2018 by The Scallywag - Rossendale

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Helmshore, Haslingden, Crawshawbooth, Rawtenstall, Waterfoot, Water, Bacup, Whitworth & Surrounding Areas

DAILY DIARIES

For Pre-school and Out-of-School Activities

NEWS

Updates on local activity groups, businesses and charities

OUT & ABOUT Tatton Park, Knutsford

CHARITY NEWS

Working with Civic Pride Save the Children â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rossendale Branch Report

FAMILY MATTERS

Update on Free School Meals

PLUS MUCH, MUCH MORE! Spring/Summer 2018

Issue 49

For Local Parents, Carers & Kids

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Introducing Wild Accessories!

ild Accessories is a newly established family-run business, created with strong ethical beliefs.

Co-founder Amanda, was a stay at home mum until she played around with crafts and discovered a talent for making stunning looking bath bombs, ‘I totally fell in love with the gorgeous scents and amazing colours’ she explained. ‘As a vegetarian it is important to me that my products are animal and cruelty free. I wanted source products that have not been tested on animals whilst supporting local businesses. So we have created, mostly handmade by us, a variety of beautiful soaps and bath bombs. Children love our bath gift sets and we have a popular men’s range too. We offer something perfect for everyone and for all bathing occasions.’ Wild Accessories can be found on Rawtenstall Market every Thursday and Saturday, as well as local charity events and summer school fairs. Amanda also is available for bath bomb parties and sincerely hopes that you enjoy their products as much as they enjoyed making them. We wish Wild Accessories every success!

page header news join the band

ater Band is a small and friendly village brass band which welcomes beginners and experienced players from the age of seven. New players are given one-to-one and small group tuition by experienced musicians before progressing into the Junior Band.

Under the leadership of conductor Beth Moore, currently a student in brass at The Royal Northern College of Music, the band takes part in many different types of event, including local marches and church processions, indoor and outdoor concerts. In December, Christmas Carols in the local supermarkets and around the streets of Water and Lumb keep the band busy. Water Band has been playing music in the village of Water and around the Rossendale Valley for over 150 years. Their Band room is on Burnley Road East, close to Lumb Baptist Church, and practice sessions for beginners are on Saturday mornings from 9.30am to 12 noon. Beth is keen to stress, ‘As well as free tuition, the band will lend beginners an instrument, so there is no financial outlay.’ To find out more, or have a taster, come along on a Saturday morning and watch their practice. Or join them at one of the events where they will be performing this summer, including Rawtenstall Clog Market on 26th May and 23rd June, as well as Summer Fairs at St Nicholas’s Church, Newchurch on 2nd June and Lumb Baptist Church on 3rd June. To find out more contact John Mitchell on 07816 765 474, visit www.waterband.co.uk or just pop in and see the band in action. You’ll be sure of a warm welcome.

Your future, their future

ur vision is clear: “To improve outcomes for all children at school through exceptional training of the next generation of teachers.”

Sounds exciting? It is!! This is a fantastic opportunity for recent graduates to train locally. Katrina Brockbank, who is the Teaching School Business Manager at Tor View commented that, “We also particularly welcome applications from graduates of any age who are looking for a career change.” All lectures run from 9:30 – 4pm at the Ewood Campus, Tor View School, Haslingden and every effort is made to ensure that school-based placements are locally situated. Tor View was awarded Teaching School status in 2013. Since then they have steadily grown their Initial Teacher Training programme to include partner schools and students from across East Lancashire. Katrina went onto to say, “We believe that our student teachers are the future custodians of the profession, and we work hard to ensure that the training year equips them with the skills that they need to be ‘outstanding’”. Tor View Teaching School specialise in mainstream primary and SEND routes into teaching. The PgCE element of the course is delivered by the University of Cumbria and core modules in key subject areas, are delivered by Outstanding Specialist Teachers from across their partnership. Also on offer is a broad range of optional modules for students to choose from, available in both mainstream and SEND, but irrespective of their chosen ‘route’ students have the flexibility to choose any module they wish. Examples of optional modules include Forest School, Mental Health, Makaton, Sensory Diets, Dyslexia and many more. Interested? Why not arrange an informal chat.

Festival fun

ome and join us for a weekend of festivity at the first ever Waterfoot Wakes! A three-day festival taking traditional Wakes holiday festivities and giving them a modern twist. Showcasing comedy, music, theatre and more, Waterfoot Wakes is set to delight and entertain adults and children alike. Over the weekend of the 13th – 15th July 2018 Waterfoot Wakes will take place across Waterfoot in venues including The Boo, The Old Library Café and The Co-op. Kick starting the festival will be the Waterfoot Wakes parade. From lunch time on Saturday we will be parading through Waterfoot to the tunes of Cacophany Arkestra, a fantastical carnival band experience, that combines stunning visuals that you would expect to see at a carnival, with the musical stylings of calypso, jazz and afrobeat, producing a carnival experience that will keep our parade tapping long after it has reached town! Since we can’t wait until July to get the festivities started, Wonderful Things will be hosting Parade Workshops at The Boo for children during May half term. For more details please see their website www.wonderfulthings.org.uk. Looking forward to seeing you!

Tuesday 29th May to Friday 1st June A selection of exciting and entertaining activities will be on offer! 29th May

“Aliens!”

30th May

“Aliens!” the Sequel

1st June

Waterfoot Wakes

All four days are at The Boo in Waterfoot (plus attendance at the production of A Real Alien Adventure) as a new piece of joint work with 31st May Parades and Processions Wonderful Things!

Summer in Rossendale! 30th July to 3rd August

Newchurch CE Primary School

6th August to 10th August

Newchurch CE Primary School

13th August to 17th August

The Boo, Waterfoot

20th August to 24th August

The Boo, Waterfoot

Book in advance to avoid the late booking charge! £17 a day until 7th July £20 a day thereafter Children should bring a packed lunch

and plenty to drink.

01706 217677

hello@wonderfulthings.org.uk

www.wonderfulthings.org.uk

9:00am to 4:00pm / £17 a day.

Book and pay via the Wonderful Things website

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out & about

Tatton Park,

Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6QN Tel: 01625 374400 tattonpark.org.uk

Tatton Mansion Hall and Park is believed to be one of the UK’s most complete historic es-tates, spread over 1,000 acres of deer park. It is home to a Tudor Old Hall, a neo-classical mansion, 50 acres of landscaped gardens, a rare-breed farm, an adventure playground and an essential cluster of tearooms and visitor shops. For nearly 400 years the estate was the property of the Egerton family until 1958 when it was bequeathed to the National Trust. To-day it is financed and maintained by Cheshire East Council. Once the cost-saving picnic was packed, it took under an hour to drive to. Beware, there is a £7.00 entrance and parking fee, however this allows you access to drive around and explore the park. If you want to visit the mansion house and gardens, this is all extra. If you wanted just to go for a (sunny) day out with a picnic and let the children enjoy the adventure play-ground and wander freely around the beautiful scenic deer park, then this is all that it will cost. In my humble opinion, I think the fee is worth it as it covers so much more than a parking charge! Should you want to visit the other attractions, as we (I) did, then I still found them reasonably priced. A family ticket (2 adults and 3 children) to gain access to the mansion only is £19.00. Tatton Park is big with a

number of family attractions, again, in my hum-ble opinion, too much to do in one day. So we were selective and just visited the Mansion House and had a long walk around a small part of the park. It’s worth planning what you want to do and see before you go. That way you can budget your time and your finances! Our visit to the Mansion House was fascinating and even interested the younger members of the Sunderland clan. There is an amazing library, lots of fabulous artwork and stunning damask furnishings to wonder at. One of my favourite rooms was the dining room, where a massive table is fully set with a Minton dinner service dating from the mid-19th century. So glad I wasn’t in service then doing the washing up! At the end of the 19th century around 40 indoor servants worked here supervised by a housekeeper and house steward. With Tatton Mansion you get the rare opportunity to visit ‘upstairs and down’ and see the whole of the house, not just selected rooms, so you get a complete experience of what the house was like in its heyday. Guides were present in most of the rooms and were knowledgeable and helpful in answering questions. We all really enjoyed the tour around and felt it was well worth the money. After a picnic near the adventure

playground (situated near the main car park), we took a lovely amble to explore the park. Deer just wander freely and get unbelievably close. We were aiming to stroll to a marked viewing point around Tatton Mere, but we never made it, it was too far for those of us with shorter legs. However, definitely worth a visit on another sunny day when we can further explore the number of nature trials that there are dotted around. Sturdy shoes are needed particularly if the weather has not been good as the ground can be uneven and muddy. Taking a pram or buggy would be fine on some of the walks, check out the Trail leaflets for suitable routes first. Toilets are plentiful; baby changing facilities are available and all are of a good standard. We all had a really enjoyable day as there was something for everyone. It is the sort of place you go for a day out every year or so and choose something different to do each time. I thoroughly enjoyed my birthday treat – well done me! By Tracey Sunderland

Photo courtesy of Cheshire East Council & Tatton Park

his is one of those places that every year, as we drive past the road signs destined for somewhere else, I promise we are going to visit but we never actually manage to make it. So when I was stuck for ideas of where to go for my birthday treat (yes, I have to organise that too), I came up with Tatton Park. My birthday, my decision, my treat, so no one is allowed to complain – that’s the rules in our family!

news Fusion Dance & Fitness

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e’ve introduced some new classes at Fusion this Spring! We now offer children’s Gymnastics classes. Gymnastics will improve your child’s balance, co-ordination skills, strength, development and flexibility.” Owner and Principal Dancer, Helen Rothwell commented,

‘It’s a great discipline and the uptake has been fantastic! It’s great to see children so interested in this popular sport.’ Hooperobics a new style of class added to Fusion Fitness’s adult timetable on a Tuesday evening at 7.45pm. It’s an intensive fitness class that combines the hula hoop with aerobic style moves to give you a super all over body workout, whilst having fun. So whilst you are burning those calories off, your body is being toned too, especially great for the abdominal muscles. No previous experience needed! Another new adult class on the timetable is Clubbercise, a style of class all of its own, held on a Tuesday evening at 8.30pm. This is a fresh new dance fitness class with easy-tofollow routines taught in a nightclub atmosphere with rave glow sticks, lasers and disco lights. It’s a great opportunity to dance away those unwanted pounds to music taken from 90’s club anthems and the latest chart hits. Fusion is delighted to be performing at this year’s Bacup & Stacksteads Carnival to be held on Sunday 24th June, dancing on the main stage in Stubbylee Park. They will also be appearing at the Weir Summer Fete on Sunday 22nd July. So why not go along and say hello! For information on class times visit the website or contact Helen on 07873766101.

diary pages Free school meals - An update

ll children in Reception, Year 1 and 2 automatically qualify for free school meals in England. Eligibility for free school meals from Year 3 is linked to benefits and the system of calculating and claiming benefits is changing.

Support Allowance Housing Benefit Child Tax Credit Working Tax Credit Since Universal Credit began to be introduced in 2013, all children in Year 3 and upwards in households receiving the new benefit have been eligible for free school meals. This meant some children who were not previously eligible for free school meals can claim them, particularly those in households receiving working tax credit and housing benefit. The government has made it clear the extension of free school meals to those Year 3 children is a temporary measure. • • •

Six means tested benefits are being replaced by a single payment called Universal Credit which is a means tested benefit for people of working age who are on a low income. The six benefits being replaced are: • Income Support • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance • Income-related Employment and

Furthermore, in February 2018 it was announced that children in Year 3 and above in England whose parents earn less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any other benefits) would be entitled to a free school meal. This threshold will be frozen until 2021-22. In other words, if your child is eligible for free school meals now, they’ll remain eligible until they finish the phase of schooling (primary or secondary) they’re in on 31 March 2022. Check if your child can get free school meals by visiting www.lancashire.gov.uk/ children-education-families/schools/freeschool-meals. Also, your child’s school can get extra funding if you do.

pre-schools & playgroups MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Haslingden Community Link Bury Road, Haslingden, 01706 224848

7:30 - 6:00

The Maden Community and Children Centre Rochdale Road, Bacup, 01706 879949

8:00 - 6:00

Whitworth Playgroup Hallfold United Reformed Church, Hall Street, Whitworth, 01706 860492

9:30 - 12:30

Staghills Nursery School Top Barn Lane, Newchurch 01706 213303

8:45 - 11:45 1:00 - 4:00

Bacup Nursery School, Cowtoot Lane, Bacup 01706 873856

7:45 - 5:30

Hillside Nursery Pre-School Group Cedar Avenue, Haslingden 01706 214162

8:55 - 11:55 12:40 - 3:40

The Learning Tree St Philip’s Church Hall, Chatterton Road, Stubbins, Sharon 07970 358784

9:00 - 1:00

9:00 - 3:00

9:00 - 1:00

Crawshawbooth Pre-School The Village Community Centre, Adelaide Street, Crawshawbooth, Sheila 01706 507169

9:00 - 3.00

9:00 - 3:00

Cherry Tree Pre-School Cherry Crescent Centre, Cherry Crescent, Rawtenstall, Angela 01706 229153

8:30 - 12:00

St James-The-Less Pre-School The Old School Room, Burnley Road, Rossendale, 07749 174504

9:15 - 12:15

7.30 - 2.30

9:00 - 3.00

9:00 - 3:00

At Anne’s CE Nursery School Ashworth Road, Waterfoot 01706 214081

8:45 - 11:45 12:15 - 3:15

St Joseph’s RC Primary School Huttock End Lane, Stacksteads 01706 873177

9:00 - 12:00 12:15 - 3:15

Little Stars Pre-School St Thomas Church Hall, Rhodes Avenue, Helmshore, 07977 694996 helmshorelittlestars@outlook.com Tunstead Pre-School The Community Centre, Haworth Drive, Stacksteads, 01706873555 / 07854640577 / tunsteadpre-school@bt.com Whitewell Pre-school Group Community Centre, Burnley Road East, Whitewell Bottom, 01706 220805 wbpreschool@btconnect.com

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FRIDAY

THURSDAY

WEDNESDAY

TUESDAY

MONDAY

Pre-school diary

Rakefoot Rascals 9.00 – 11.30 Rakefoot Methodist Church, York Street, Crawshawbooth David Rigby 07724 806932

Mums & Toddler Group 9.15 – 11.15 Our Lady & St Anslems John Street, Whitworth 01706 853545

Parent & Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.00 Sunnycrest 80 Pennine Road, Bacup Leila Allen – 01706 872725

Kay St Toddler Group 9.45 – 11.30 Kay Street Baptist Church Rawtenstall Rachel Topham 01706 213725

Toddle-in, Baby & Toddler Group 10.00 - 11.30 & 1.00 - 2.30 St Veronica’s Hall, Helmshore Road, Helmshore Annie Pemberton

Parent and Toddler Group 9:15 - 11:00 Central Methodist Church, Burnley Road, Bacup 01706 874529

Parent & Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.30 Newchurch Methodist Church, Turnpike, Newchurch 01706 210704

Parent & Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.30 Shawforth Methodist Church, Rochdale Road, Shawforth 01706 560297

Ballerina Bear 10.00 – 10.45 Samba Dance & Fitness 613 Market Street, Whitworth 01706 854960

Baby Massage 10.00 – 11.00 (Booking essential) RDDC, 52 Bridleway Waterfoot 01706 211161

Parent & Toddler Group 9.00 – 11.30 Newchurch Methodist Church, Turnpike, Newchurch 01706 210704

Jo Jingles 9.30 & 10.30 Ramsbottom Pool and Fitness Centre, Porritt Way, Ramsbottom Jo Corbett 01706 212889

Parent and Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.15 St John’s Church Hall, Facit, Whitworth

Mini Me Time Massage, Rockers & Yoga Teenie Tots 10.00, 11.00 & 11.45 9.30 - 11.30 (Booking essential) Lumb Baptist Church, Burnley Haslingden Community Link Road East, Waterfoot Bury Road, Haslingden 01706 214178 Charlotte 07703 50217 0 – 5 yrs

Toddler Group 10.00 – 12.00 The Village Community Centre, Adelaide Street, Crawshawbooth Helen 07982 242009

Storytim 10.30 – Bacup L St Jame 01706 8

Grip & Go Climbing Tots 9.30 & 10.30 Adrenaline Centre (formerly Haslingden Sports Centre) Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 Ages 1 to pre-school

Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.30 Acre Mill Baptist Church, Hammond Street, Stacksteads Christine Clegg 01706 873329

Jo Jingles 9.30, 10.30, 11.30 St Peter’s Church Hall, Hall Street, Haslingden Jo Corbett 01706 212889 3mths - 3+ yrs

Talkfirst – Baby & Toddler Signing 10:00 & 11.00 Fit Therapy, Ski Rossendale, Haslingden Old Rd, Rawtenstall Susan Broxton 01706 878781 Birth - 36 mths

FUNtasticYOGA 10.00 - 10.45 Rawtenstall Library Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall Cheryl 07917 584090

Baby Moves 10.30 - 11.30 (Booking Essential) Runamok, 10 Commerce Street, Carrs Industrial Estate, Haslingden Ava Holt 07966289103

Storytim 11.00 – Rawtens Haslingd 01706 2

Mums & Toddler Group 9.15 – 11.15 Our Lady & St Anslems John Street, Whitworth 01706 853545

Grip & Go Climbing Tots 9.30, 10.30, 12.30 & 1.30 Adrenaline Centre (formerly Haslingden Sports Centre) Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 Ages 1 to pre school

Parent & Toddler Group 9.30 - 11.30 Trinity Baptist Church, Market Street, Bacup 01706 873093

Ballerina Bear 10.00 – 10.45 Samba Dance & Fitness 613 Market Street, Whitworth 01706 854960

Mini Yoga Little Angels Toddler Group 11.15 – 12.15 (Booking essential) 10.00 – 11.30 St Anne’s Church, Ashworth St Mary’s Church, Road, Waterfoot, Goodshaw Lane 2 mths – 1 yr 01706 830251 Charlotte 07703 50217

Baby Ma 1.00 – 2 RDDC, 5 Waterfoo 01706 2

Parent & Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.30 Shawforth Methodist Church, Rochdale Road, Shawforth 01706 560297

Parent & Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.00 St Peters Church Hall, Hall Street, Haslingden Pat 01706 222995

Sion Toddler Club 9.45 – 11.15 Sion Baptist Church, Newchurch Road, Cloughfold 01706 220392

Mini Massage 10.00 – 11.00 (Booking essential) St Anne’s Church, Ashworth Road, Waterfoot, 0 – 1 yr Charlotte 07703 50217

Patter & Natter 9.00 – 11.30 St Anne’s Church Ashworth Road, Waterfoot 01706 558394 or 221889

Gym Tots 9:15 & 10:15 Adrenaline Centre (formerly Haslingden Sports Centre) Haslingden 01706 227016 (18months to 5yrs)

Holistic Inspirations Fitness & Wellbeing 9.30 – 11.00 (Term time only) Wellbeing, Prevention and Early Help at Haslingden Neighbourhood Centre Bury Road, Haslingden Hameeda 01706 238355

Toddler Group 10.00 – 12.00 The Village Community Centre, Adelaide Street, Crawshawbooth Sarah 01706 830796

Parent and Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.15 St John’s Church Hall, Facit, Whitworth

Mini Massage 9.30 – 10.30 (Booking essential) The Riverside Whitworth Civic Hall Market Street, Whitworth 0 – 1 yr Charlotte 07703 50217

Jolly Tots Toddler Group Goodshaw Baptist Toddler 9:15 - 11:30 (18th May, 8th June, Group 22nd June & 6th July) 9.30 – 11.30 St Nicholas Church, Goodshaw Baptist Church Newchurch Burnley Road, Crawshawbooth Brenda Filcox 07581 702435 Alison - 07792 487260

NCT (Bury & Rossendale) Sling Library & Meet

Stay & Play Baby Yo 10.00 – 12.00 12.00 – Edenfield Village Pre-School , RDDC, 5 The Community Centre, Waterfoo Edenfield 01706 2 Jean 0774 8083009 Mini Kickers 10.30 - 11.15 Adrenaline, (formally Haslingden Sports Centre), Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 (2 – 4 yrs)

Tiddlers Group 1.00 – 2 St Mary’ Rawtens 01706 2

Humpty Dumpty Toddler Group 1:00 - 2:45 (Term Time Only) Edgeside Baptist Church Edgeside Lane, Waterfoot Gillian Davie 07568 189988

Sweet P 1.00– 2. St Paul’s

Mini Yoga 10.30 – 11.30 (Booking essential) The Riverside Whitworth Civic Hall Market Street, Whitworth 2 mths – 1 yr Charlotte 07703 50217

Carers & Toddler Group 1:00 - 2:30 Newchurch St. Nicholas C.E. Primary School Dark Lane, Newchurch Andrea Preston 01706 229478

Mini Mo 1.30 – 2 Samba D 613 Mar 01706 8 18mths +

Tap & Ballet 10.15 – 11.15 Fusion Fitness & Dance Cloughfold Conservative Club 276 Bacup Rd, Cloughfold Helen 07873 766101 2 – 4 yrs

Mini Mess - Family (prewalkers & toddlers) 12.00 – 1.15 (Booking essential) The Riverside Whitworth Civic Hall Market Street, Whitworth 4 mths – 5 yr Charlotte 07703 50217

Diddy Disney 1.00 – 1.30 Rossendale Dance and Drama Centre, 52 Bridleway, Waterfoot 01706 211161 18 mth - 4 yrs

Ballet & 1.30 – 2 Rossend Centre, 5 Waterfoo 01706 2

Parent & Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.30 Stacksteads Methodist Church, Rook Hill Road, Stacksteads 01706 560297

Baby & Toddler Group 10.00 – 11.30 Broadway Primary School Broadway, Haslingden Mrs Edmondson 01706 229832

Baby Bounce and Rhyme 10.45 – 11.30 Rawtenstall Library, Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall 01706 227911

Jo Jingles 9.30, 10.30, 11.30, Parent & Toddler Group Crawshawbooth Community 9.30 – 11.30 Centre, Adelaide Street, Helmshore Methodist Church Crawshawbooth Manchester Road, Helmshore Jo Corbett 01706 212889

Bumps & Babies 9.30 – 11.00 Zone Rossendale Rawtenstall 01706 213014

Mini Kickers 10:30 - 11:15 Adrenaline, (formally Haslingden Sports Centre) Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 (2 – 4yrs)

Baby Bounce & Rhyme 10.45 – 11.30 Haslingden Library, Deardengate, Haslingden

Mini-Movers Tap & Ballet, Disco & Acro 9:00 - 11:30 Rossendale Dance & Drama Centre, 52, Bridleway, Waterfoot 01706 211161 18 month - 4 years

Mini Street Dance 9.15 - 10.00 Dansworks Dance Academy of Performing Arts, Pioneer Building, Bacup 07843263714 2½ - 5 yrs

Pre-School/Primary Ballet & Tap – Various 9.30 – 11.30 McCaw School of Dance St Peter’s Community Centre, Haslingden Charlotte 07807386193 3+ yrs

Pre School Tap & Ballet 10.00 – 11.00 Dansworks Dance Academy of Performing Arts, Pioneer Building, Bacup Karen 07843 263714 / 01706 559671 Age 2 ½ - 4 yrs

Pre-School & Pre-Primary Musical Theatre 11.00 - 11.45 Dansworks Dance Academy of Performing Arts, Pioneer Building, Bacup Karen 07843 263714 2½ - 5 yrs

Tiny Twisters Tap and Ballet 9.00 – 10.00 Fusion Fitness & Dance Doals Community Centre, Burnley Road, Weir Helen 078737 66101

Mini Movers 9.15 – 10.00 Samba Dance & Fitness 613 Market Street, Whitworth 01706 854960 2 yrs +

Pre-Primary Tap & Ballet 10.00 - 11.00 Dansworks Dance Academy of Performing Arts, Pioneer Building, Bacup 07843 263714 / 01706 559671 4 – 5 yrs

Little Stars (Relax Kids) 10.00 – 11.00 Crawshawbooth Community Centre, Adelaide Street, Crawshawbooth Sue 07387282649/Aislinn 07970856719

Parent and Toddler Swim 9.00 – 10.00 Marl Pits Swimming Pool Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall 01706 226850

(3rd Wednesday of every month)

10:00 - 12:00 The Zone, Rawtenstall 07974 914216

Bambino’s

Rawtens Jane Ca

oga 1.00 (Booking essential) 52 Bridleway ot 211161

Parent & Toddler Swim 1.00– 2.00 Whitworth Leisure Centre John Street, Whitworth 01706 852694

s Parent &Toddler

Baby Bounce and Rhyme 2:00 - 2:45 Bacup Library, St James Square, Bacup 01706 873324

2.00 ’s Church stall 215585

Storytime 2.00 -2.45 Haslingden Library Deardengate, Haslingden

Bedtime Stories (2nd Mon of month)

6.00 – 6.45 Whitworth Library Lloyds Street 0845 053 0005

These diary pages are the heart of The Scallywag, we aim to list all the activities available for 0 - 5 year olds in the area. We do our best to ensure the information is kept up-to-date. However we are not infallible. If you

NCT (Bury & Rossendale) Sling Library & Meet

me 11.15 Library es’ Square, Bacup 873324

Mini Groovers 11.15 – 12.00 (Booking essential) Haslingden Community Link Bury Road, Haslingden 3 mths – 18 mths Charlotte 07703 50217

me 11.45 stall Library, den Road, Rawtenstall 227911

Mini Yoga 12.00 – 1.00 (Booking essential) Haslingden Community Link Bury Road, Haslingden 2 mths – 1 yr Charlotte 07703 50217

Rainbow Tots 1.00 – 2.30 (Term-time only) Longholme Methodist Church, near Boots, Rawtenstall David Burrow 01706 602882

Mini Movers Street & Cheer 1.15 – 2.15 Fusion Fitness & Dance Doals Community Centre, Weir, Bacup, Helen 07873766101 18mths +

assage 2.00 (Booking essential) 52 Bridleway ot 211161

Stay & Play 2.00 – 3.00 (Sept start) RDDC, 52 Bridleway Waterfoot 01706 211161 Newborn – 18mths

Pre School Tap & Ballet 4.30 – 5.30 Dansworks Dance Academy of Performing Arts, Pioneer Building, Bacup Contact Karen 07843 263714 (2½ - 4 yrs)

Mini Street Dance 6:00 - 6:30 Dansworks Dance Academy of Performing Arts Pioneer Building, Bacup Karen 07843 263714 (4 – 5 yrs)

Tiny Tappers 4.15 – 5.00 Samba Dance & Fitness s Nursery on Burnley Road) 613 Market Street, Whitworth stall 01706 854960 asey - 01706 215585

Pre-school and Pre-Primary Musical Theatre 5:30 - 6:00 Dansworks Dance Academy of Performing Arts, Pioneer Building, Bacup 07843263714 (2½ - 5 yrs)

Valley Shorai Karate Club 6.30 – 7.00 Ewood Bridge Mill, Ewood Bridge Neil 07717 870734 3 – 5 yrs

overs 2.15 Dance & Fitness rket Street, Whitworth 854960 +

Toddler Rhyme Time 2.00 - 2.45 Haslingden Library Deardengate, Haslingden

RSKC Kindergarten Karate 5:00 - 6:00 AB&D Centre, 1st Floor, Burnley Road, Bacup Stephen Warburton 07813051768

& Tap 2.30 dale Dance & Drama 52, Bridleway, ot 211161

Little Yoga Buds 4.00 – 4.45 Energybodi Studio, Burnley Rd East, Waterfoot, Sarah 07986 004441 3+ yrs

P’s Toddler Group .30 (Term-time only) s Centre, (Behind

Parent & Toddler Swim Session 12.00 – 2.00 1.00 – 3.00 Runamok, 10 Commerce Marl Pits Swimming Pool Street, Carrs Industrial Estate, Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall Haslingden 01706 226850 07974 914216 (2nd Tuesday of every month)

know of any changes to existing entries, or of any new groups or courses that should be included, please contact us via the details on page 3. Listing in this section is FREE.

RSKC Kindergarten Karate 5:00 - 6:00 Adrenaline Centre (formerly Haslingden Sports Centre) Helmshore Road, Haslingden Julie Ringl 07835325680

NOTE:

All activities listed on these PreSchool pages will require an adult to remain with the child at all times. Some activities have limited places, some only run in term time and some may be cancelled at short notice. We always advise phoning ahead before setting out to any activity and, for some of the courses, it is essential.

Bacup St James Square, Bacup 0300 123 6703 bacup.library@ lancashire.gov.uk

Haslingden Deardengate, Haslingden 0300 123 6703 haslingden.library@ lancashire.gov.uk

Rawtenstall Queen’s Square, Haslingden Rd, Rawtenstall 0300 123 6703 rawtenstall.library@ lancashire.gov.uk

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library times

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09:30 - 19:00

09:30 - 19:30

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9:00 - 17:00

09:30 - 13:00 14:00 - 17:00

wednesday

09:30 - 17:00

Closed

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9:00 - 19:30

09:30 - 13:00 14:00 - 17:00

friday

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09:30 - 13:00 14:00 - 17:00

saturday

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out of school diary

Family Time 3.30 – 4.30 Whitworth Children’s Centre Hall Fold, Hall Street, Whitworth 01706 648747 (0 – 11 yrs)

Ballet (Various classes) 4.00 – 7.30 McCaw School of Dance Manchester Rd Methodist Church, Haslingden Charlotte - 01706 210516/ 07807386193

Alf’s Blackbelt Academy 3.55 – 5.00 Unit N Tollbar Business Park Stacksteads Nigel Fagg 01706 870108 4+ Yrs

Tap, Ballet & Disco (Various Classes)

4.15 – 7.15 Samba Dance & Fitness 613 Market Street, Whitworth 01706 854960

Kickboxing (Kids and Jnr) 4.30 & 6.00 Unit 7, New Hall Hey Business Park, New Hall Hey Road, Rawtenstall, Chris – 07494 920275 4 – 12 yrs

Fearns Gymnastics Club – Beginners and BAGA awards 5.00 – 7.00 Fearns Leisure Centre, Fearns Moss, Stacksteads 01706 879835 5 – 7 years

Drama & Musical Theatre 5.00 & 7.00 Rossendale Dance & Drama Centre, 52 Bridleway, Waterfoot 01706 211161 4 - 21 years

Alf’s Blackbelt Academy 5.45 – 7.00 The Old Mill Hotel, Cheshire Suite, Ramsbottom Nigel Fagg 01706 870108 4 – 11 yrs

Gymnastics, Cheer & Street 4:30 onwards Fusion Dance & Fitness, Doals Community Centre, Burnley Road, Weir, Bacup Helen 078737 66101 8 + years

Fearns Trampoline Club 5.00 – 7.00 Fearns Leisure Centre, Fearns Moss, Stacksteads Bev Hornby 07912638097

Cotton Theatre Workshop 5.30 – 6.45 Haslingden Primary School Ryefield Avenue, Haslingden Cath 01706 214309 7 - 11 yrs

Junior Fun Session 6.00 – 7.00 Whitworth Leisure Centre John Street, Whitworth 01706 852694

2nd Rossendale Beaver Group 6:00 - 7:00 Burnley Road, Bacup Mr Warwick 01706 873106 6 - 8 years

‘Sens’ational Dance (Special needs dance class) 2.30 – 3.15 Samba Dance & Fitness 613 Market Street, Whitworth 01706 854960

Dance (various classes) 4.00 onwards Rossendale Dance & Drama Centre, 52, Bridleway, Waterfoot 01706 211161 4 + years

Trampolining 4.00 & 5.00 Adrenaline Centre (formerly Haslingden Sports Centre) Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 5 + years

Kickboxing (Kids and Jnr) 4.30 & 6.00 Unit 7, New Hall Hey Business Park, New Hall Hey Road, Rawtenstall, Chris – 07494 920275 4 – 12 yrs

Football Development 5.00 – 6.00 Marl Pits Newchurch Rd, Rawtenstall, 01706 226850 Reception to Yr 2

Alf’s Blackbelt Academy 3.55 – 5.00 Unit N Tollbar Business Park Stacksteads Nigel Fagg 01706 870108 4+ Years

Street Dance 4.00 - 5:00 Fusion Fitness & Dance Doals Community Centre, Burnley Road, Weir Helen 078737 66101

Dance, Drama & Street

Gymnastics 5.00 - 6:00 Fusion Dance & Fitness Doals Community Centre, Burnley Road, Weir, Bacup Helen 078737 66101

Trampolining - Beginners Dance (various classes) 6.00 – 7.00 5.15 onwards Fearns Sports and Leisure Dansworks Dance Academy of Centre Performing Arts, Bacup Fearns Moss, Stacksteads 07843263714 01706 879835 5 + yrs 8 - 12 years

Modern Dance Classes 3.30 – 6.00 McCaw School of Dance Manchester Rd Methodist Church, Haslingden Charlotte - 01706 210516/ 07807386193

Street Dance (Various Classes) 4.00 – 5.30 Marl Pits Swimming Pool Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall 01706 226850

Kickboxing (Kids and Jnr) Dance, Disco & Cheerleading 4.30 & 6.00 (Various Classes) Unit 7, New Hall Hey Business 4.00 – 7.30 Park, New Hall Hey Road, Samba Dance & Fitness 613 Market Street, Whitworth Rawtenstall, Chris – 07494 920275 01706 854960 4 – 12 yrs

Football Development 5.00 – 6.00 Marl Pits Sports Centre, Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall 01706 226850 Yr 3 to Yr 6

Junior Netball 6.00 – 7.00 Adrenaline, (formally Haslingden Sports Centre) Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 7 - 11yrs

Alf’s Blackbelt Academy 3.55 – 5.00 Unit N Tollbar Business Park Stacksteads Nigel Fagg 01706 870108 4+ Years

Rossendale Music Centre 4.00 – 7.00 Fearns Leisure Centre, Fearns Moss, Stacksteads Christine Hoyle 07887 830993

Drama & Dance (Various) 4.30 – 7.00 Rossendale Dance & Drama Centre, 52 Bridleway, Waterfoot 01706 211161 4 – 11 yrs

Fearns Trampoline Club 5.00 – 6.00 Fearns Leisure Centre, Fearns Moss, Stacksteads Bev Hornby 07912638097

38th Rossendale Scout Group (Beavers) 6.00 – 7.15 Peel Street, Cloughfold Mr Andrew Cooper – 07902 400472 6 - 8 yrs

Alf’s Blackbelt Academy 3.55 – 9.00 Unit N Tollbar Business Park Stacksteads Nigel Fagg 01706 870108 4+ Years

Dance & Cheerleading 4.00 – 7.00 Samba Dance & Fitness 613 Market Street, Whitworth 01706 854960

ACRO Yoga Buds 5.00 – 6.00 4.45- 5.45 Rossendale Dance & Drama Energybodi Studio, Burnley Rd Centre, 52 Bridleway, East, Waterfoot, Waterfoot Sarah 07986 004441 01706 211161 6+ years 4 – 12 yrs

Tumbling 5:00 - 6:30 Fusion Dance & Fitness Doals Community Centre, Burnley Road, Weir, Bacup Helen 078737 66101

Cheerleading 5.30 & 7:00 Fusion Fitness & Dance Doals Community Centre, Weir, Bacup Helen 078737 66101

Junior Musical Theatre & Jazz 4.00 – 5.00 McCaw School of Dance Manchester Rd Methodist Church, Haslingden Charlotte - 01706 210516/ 07807386193

Kickboxing (Kids and Jnr) 4.30 & 6.00 Unit 7, New Hall Hey Business Park, New Hall Hey Road, Rawtenstall, Chris – 07494 920275 4 – 12 yrs

Relax Kids 4.50 – 5.30 ENERGYBODi Studio, Unit C at WBC Clarkeholme Street Burnely Road East Waterfoot

Introduction to Invasion Games 5.00 – 6.00 Adrenaline Centre (formerly Haslingden Sports Centre) Helmshore Road, Helmshore 01706 227016 Reception - Yr 2

Gymnastics 5.00 & 6.00 Adrenaline, (formally Haslingden Sports Centre) Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 Yrs 1 – 4

Alf’s Blackbelt Academy 5.45 – 7.00 The Old Mill Hotel, Cheshire Suite, Ramsbottom Nigel Fagg 01706 870108 4 – 11 yrs

Alf’s Blackbelt Academy 3.55 - 5.00 Unit N Tollbar Business Park Stacksteads Nigel Fagg 01706 870108 4+ Years

Tap, Ballet & Jazz 4.00 - 5.30 Rossendale Dance & Drama Centre, 52, Bridleway, Waterfoot 01706 211161 4+ yrs

Kids Sparring 4.30 – 5.30 Unit 7, New Hall Hey Business Park, New Hall Hey Road, Rawtenstall, Chris – 07494 920275 4 – 12 yrs

Pointe - Intermediate 5.30 - 6.30 Rossendale Dance & Drama Centre, 52 Bridleway, Waterfoot 01706 211161

Dance 5.30 – 7.00 Samba Dance & Fitness 613 Market Street, Whitworth 01706 854960

Junior Fun Session 6.00 – 7.00 Whitworth Leisure Centre John Street, Whitworth 01706 852694

Tap & Ballet 4.00 – 5.00 Fusion Fitness & Dance Cloughfold Conservative Club 276 Bacup Rd, Cloughfold Helen 07873 766101 7 – 10 yrs

Street Dance 4.30 – 5.30 Adrenaline Centre (formerly Haslingden Sports Centre) Helmshore Road, Haslingden Rebecca 01706 227016

Street 5.00 & 6.00 Fusion Fitness & Dance Cloughfold Conservative Club 276 Bacup Rd, Cloughfold Helen 07873 766101 7 – 10 yrs

Street Dance 5.30 – 6.30 Adrenaline Centre (formerly Haslingden Sports Centre) Helmshore Road, Haslingden Rebecca 01706 227016

Irish 6.00 - 6.30 Rossendale Dance & Drama Centre, 52 Bridleway, Waterfoot 01706 211161

Laser Tag 6:15, 7:15 & 8:15 Adrenaline Centre (formerly Haslingden Sports Centre) Helmshore Road, Helmshore 01706 227016

Dance (Various classes) 9.00 - 3.30 Rossendale Dance & Drama Centre, 52 Bridleway, Waterfoot 01706 211161 4 yrs +

Dance (Various classes) 9.00 – 2.30 Fusion Dance & Fitness Doals Community Centre, Burnley Road, Weir Helen 07873766101 5+ yrs

Dance (Various Classes) 9.15 – 2.30 Samba Dance & Fitness 613 Market Street, Whitworth 01706 854960

Special Needs Kids Club 10.00 – 4.00 Tor View School, Clod Lane, Haslingden Vicky Bennett 01706 214640

Acro 10.30 – 11.00 RDDC, 52 Bridleway Waterfoot 01706 211161 4 – 7 yrs

Magical Adventures 11.00 – 12.00 Crawshawbooth Community Centre, Adelaide Street, Crawshawbooth Sue 07387282649/ Aislinn 07970856719

2nd Rossendale Scouts Training Band Practice 9.00 – 9.45 Burnley Road, Bacup Graham Helm 07736 029257 6 + years

Ballet & Tap (Various classes) 9.00 - 4.30 McCaw School of Dance Manchester Rd Methodist Church, Haslingden Charlotte - 01706 210516/ 07807386193

Water Band Brass (Instrument Tap & Ballet Beginners & Improvers) 10.00 - 11.00 9.30 - 12.00 Dansworks Dance Academy Water Band Bandroom, of Performing Arts, Pioneer 1036-1038 Burnley Road East, Building, Bacup Lumb, 07843263714 07816 765474 Age 7+ Ages 4 - 6 years

Family Fun Session 11.00 – 12.30 Whitworth Leisure Centre John Street, Whitworth 01706 852694

Tap & Ballet 11.45 – 1.15 Marl Pits Swimming Pool Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall Rebecca 01706 226850 6+ yrs

Trampolining 9.00, 10.00 & 11.00 Adrenaline Centre (formerly Haslingden Sports Centre) Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 5 + years

Stephanie Bridge School of Dancing 9.00 – 12.00 Fearns Leisure Centre, Fearns Moss, Stacksteads 07931 924348

Sam Collier’s Trampoline 9.30 – 11.30 Fearns Leisure Centre, Fearns Moss, Stacksteads 07963602838 Sam Collier

(Various Classes)

4.15 – 7.30 Samba Dance & Fitness 613 Market Street, Whitworth 01706 854960

Drama & Dance (Various) 4.30 onwards Dansworks Dance Academy of Performing Arts, Bacup Karen 07843 263714 / 01706 559671 6+ yrs

Kids Club 10.30 – 12.00 Whitworth High Leisure Centre, Hall Fold, Whitworth 01706 343218 5 + yrs

Tap & Ballet classes Beginners Street Dance/ (Grades 1, 2 & 3) Street Dance 11.45 – 1.15 11.00 - 11.45 Dansworks Dance Academy Dansworks Dance Academy of of Performing Arts, Pioneer Performing Arts, Bacup Building, Bacup 07843263714 07843263714 Ages 6 - 7 yrs & 8 – 10 yrs Ages 6 - 11 years

42nd Rossendale Beaver Group 6.00 – 7.00 Trinity Church, Market Street, Bacup Liz Nelson 01706 872414 6 - 8 years

Valley Shorai Karate Club 6.30 – 8.00 Ewood Bridge Mill, Ewood Bridge Neil 07717 870734

Bacup Swimming Club - Lessons 6.45 – 9.15 Marl Pits Swimming Pool Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall Susan Holt 07759 662594

Girl Guide Group 7.00 – 8.30 Newchurch Methodist Church Newchurch, Waterfoot Simone Cudworth 07595 652418 10 – 14 years

38th Rossendale Scout Group (Beavers) 6.00 -7.15 Peel Street, Cloughfold Mr Andrew Cooper – 07902 400472 6 - 8 yrs

43rd Rossendale Cub Group 6.45 – 8.15 St Thomas’s Church, Helmshore Road Helmshore Mrs Cooper 01706 226116 8 – 10½ years

5th Rossendale Cub Group 6.45 – 8.30 Tunstead Church, Holme Street, Stacksteads Mr Pepperday 01706 876563 8 - 10½ years

Tani Kai Karate Alf’s Blackbelt Academy 7.00 – 8.00 7.30 - 9.00 (Juniors) Fearns Leisure Centre, Fearns Unit N Tollbar Business Park Moss, Stacksteads Stacksteads John 01706 229618 Nigel Fagg 01706 870108

Drama 6:00 - 7:00 Fusion Dance & Fitness 6.00 – 7.00 Fearns Leisure Centre, Fearns Doals Community Centre, Burnley Road, Weir, Bacup Moss, Stacksteads Helen 078737 66101 Elizabeth – 07582961072

45th Rossendale Beaver Group 6.30 – 7.30 Scout Hut, Top of Hill Street, Crawshawbooth tuesdaybeavers@45throssen dale.org.uk

2nd Rossendale Cub Group 7:00 – 8.00 Burnley Road, Bacup Mr Warwick 01706 873106 8 – 10½ years

38th Rossendale Scout Group (Beavers) 6:00 -7.15 Peel Street, Cloughfold Mr Andrew Cooper – 07902 400472 6 - 8 yrs

40th Rossendale Beaver Group 6.15 – 7.15 St Peter’s School Room Haslingden Ted Lewis 01706 216633 6 – 8 years

Rossendale Shotokan Karate Club 6.30 – 8.00 Haslingden Primary School, Ryefield Avenue, Haslingden Stephen Warburton 07813051768

21st Rossendale Cub Group 7.00 – 8.30 St Mary’s Church, Cherry Crescent, Rawtenstall Mrs Terry 01706 214106 8 – 10½ years

Under 11’s Cricket 6.15 – 8.00 Rawtenstall Cricket Club Bacup Road, Rawtenstall Simon Butterworth 07779630922

45th Rossendale Cub Group 6.30 – 8.00 Scout Hut, Top of Hill Street, Crawshawbooth wednesdaycubs@45throssen dale.org.uk 8 - 10½ years

Valley Shorai Karate Club 6.30 – 7.30 Ewood Bridge Mill, Ewood Bridge Neil 07717 870734 5+ yrs

5th Rossendale Beaver Group 6:30 - 7:30 St. Luke’s Mission, Holme Street, Stacksteads Laura Mather 07504 407540 6 – 8 years

Pendle Forest Orienteers 6.45 – 8.30 Newchurch St Nicholas Primary School, Dark Lane, Rawtenstall Hamish Willis 07967 318501

Alf’s Blackbelt Academy 7.30 - 9.00 (Juniors) Unit N Tollbar Business Park Stacksteads Nigel Fagg 01706 870108

FLM Allstars Cheer and Dance 6.30 – 8.30 Fearns Leisure Centre, Fearns Moss, Stacksteads Fayhe-Louise Mitchell - 01706 893 722

2nd Rossendale Scouts Percussion Practice 6.30 – 7.15 Burnley Road, Bacup Graham Helm 07736 029257 8 + years

21st Rossendale Beaver Group 6.30 – 7.30 St Mary’s Church, Cherry Crescent, Rawtenstall Mrs Black 01706 227365 6 – 8 years

Rawtenstall Swimming Club 6.40 – 9.15 Marl Pits Swimming Pool Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall Come along on a Wed night (term time only) to find out more.

Haslingden Girls and Ladies football training 7.00 – 8.00 Fearns Leisure Centre, Fearns Moss, Stacksteads Stephen 07857659829

38th Rossendale Scout Group (Scouts) 7.45 – 9.15 Peel Street, Cloughfold Mr Andrew Cooper – 07902 400472 10.5 - 14 yrs

Musical Theatre 6.00 - 7.00 Rossendale Dance & Drama Centre, 52, Bridleway, Waterfoot 01706 211161 4 - 12 years

Under 9’s Cricket 6.15 – 8.00 Rawtenstall Cricket Club Bacup Road, Rawtenstall Simon Butterworth 07779630922

Valley Shorai Karate Club 6.30 – 8.00 Ewood Bridge Mill, Ewood Bridge Neil 07717 870734 5+ yrs

Street 7.00 - 8.00 Rossendale Dance & Drama Centre, 52, Bridleway, Waterfoot 01706 211161 7+ years

45th Rossendale Scouts 7.45 – 9.15 Scout Hut, Top of Hill Street, Crawshawbooth thursdayscouts@45throssend ale.org.uk 10½ - 14 years

Rossendale 45th Beavers 6.15 – 7.15 Scout Hut, Top of Hill Street Crawshawbooth thursdaybeavers@45throssen dale.org.uk

Rossendale Shotokan Karate Club 6.15 -7.45 AB&D Centre, 1st Floor, Burnley Road, Bacup Stephen Warburton 07813051768

38th Rossendale Scout Group (Scouts) 7.00 – 9.00 Peel Street, Cloughfold Mr Andrew Cooper – 07902 400472 10.5 - 14 yrs

Alf’s Blackbelt Academy 7.00 – 8.30 (Juniors) Unit N Tollbar Business Park Stacksteads Nigel Fagg 01706 870108

38th Rossendale Scout Group (Cubs) 6:15 - 7:45 Peel Street, Cloughfold Mr Andrew Cooper – 07902 400472 8 - 10.5 yrs

Irish Dancing (Novice +) 6.30 - 8.00 IDL Club, George Street, Haslingden Melissa 07933189836

38th Rossendale Scout Group (Scouts) 8.00 – 9.30 Peel Street, Cloughfold Mr Andrew Cooper – 07902 400472 10.5 - 14 yrs

Roo’s - Trampoline Club

(for children with special needs)

Special Needs Dance Tap & Ballet 3.00 - 3.45 1.00 – 2.00 Dansworks Dance Academy Marl Pits Swimming Pool of Performing Arts, Pioneer Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall Building, Bacup 01706 226850 07843263714 8+ yrs Ages 5+ Musical Theatre Classes 1.15 - 2.00 Dansworks Dance Academy of Performing Arts, Pioneer Building, Bacup 07843263714 Ages 6 - 11 years

Alf’s Blackbelt Academy 3.30 – 5.00 Unit N Tollbar Business Park Stacksteads Nigel Fagg 01706 870108 4+ Years

Roller Skating 4.00 – 6.00 Adrenaline Centre (formerly Haslingden Sports Centre) Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016

Laser Tag 4:15 & 5:15 Adrenaline Centre, Helmshore Road, Helmshore 01706 227016

SUNDAY

Inflatable Fun Session 1.45 – 2.45 Marl Pits Swimming Pool, Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall 01706 226850 8+ yrs

40th Rossendale Cub Group 7.30 – 9.00 St Peter’s School Room, Haslingden A Smith 01706 225542 8 - 10½ years

Rainbows, Brownies and Guide Groups are available in the following areas: Bacup, Crawshawbooth, Edenfield, Haslingden, Helmshore, Rawtenstall, Stacksteads and Waterfoot. For detailed information please contact www.girlguiding.org.uk/interested or call 0800 169 5901

Roller Skating Lyrical 7.30 – 9.30 6.30 – 7.30 Doals community center, Weir, Haslingden Sports Centre Helmshore Road, Haslingden Bacup, 01706 227016 Helen 078737 66101 Street & Musical Theatre 12.30 – 2.15 RDDC 52 Bridleway Waterfoot 01706 211161 4 yrs+

42nd Rossendale Cub Group 7.00 – 8.30 Trinity Church, Market Street, Bacup Mrs Horne 01706 874037 8 - 10 years

Rossendale Shotokan Karate Club 10.00 – 11.30 Haslingden Primary School, Ryefield Avenue, Haslingden 01706 227016 or 01706 878795

Rossendale Rays MultiAbility Swimming Club 3.30 – 5.30 Marl Pits Swimming Pool Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall John Wilson 017062 25457

No age restriction

Tag Rugby (Girls & Boys) 10 15 - 12.00 Marl Pits Sports Centre Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall Shaun 07858 747867 5 + years

Mats and Balls Fun Session 1.45 – 2.45 Marl Pits Swimming Pool Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall 01706 226850

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charity news

he Rossendale branch of Save The Children has been fundraising for the international children’s charity for the past fifty five years, with a total of just over £500,000 having been raised to help children all over the world, including the UK.

Last October, one of Rossendale Save the Children’s committee members, Tim Nuttall, went to the East African country of Rwanda to look at how some of this money is keeping projects running there. Now Tim is offering a talk about his visit, and the work of Save the Children Rwanda, to schools and other groups in Rossendale and the North West. Tim said, “I was lucky to be one of just five UK volunteers to go to Rwanda. We packed a lot into a five day visit, and saw examples of Save the Children’s work in education, children’s rights, child protection, and health & nutrition. Save the Children have been running a project to improve the level of education in primary schools. In the school we visited it was great to see the enthusiasm of the children in a class being given a maths lesson - in English.” Tim explained that English is now the official second language in Rwanda, but children learn it from age seven.

The group also saw a community literacy project where volunteers teach reading skills to children in after-school clubs. Their parents make reading materials to be placed on the classroom wall, and meet once a month to raise funds for the project. “Rwanda is an amazingly clean and green country” said Tim. “They are already ahead of Britain in reducing the use of plastic. We were warned that taking a plastic carrier bag into the country in our luggage would mean a large fine. And on one Saturday each month everyone in the country,

including the President, has to spend time on community work such as cleaning the streets and tree planting.” The volunteers ended their week with a day at a camp for 56,000 refugees from neighbouring Burundi, where Save the Children run ‘Child Friendly Spaces’ and have built a full-sized hospital to care for children and adults. “Before we went, I was apprehensive about what we would see and how it would affect me”, Tim said, “But at the end of our visit we were all impressed by how the work Save the Children carry out in Rwanda is making such a difference to people there. It’s a great country with a difficult past, but an amazingly positive attitude towards its future.” Tim will be giving a talk at St James The Less Parish Centre on Thursday 24th May at 7pm. If you would like him to talk to your school or group contact Tim on williamtnuttall@ btinternet.com or 01706 226 857. By Tim Nuttall

Photos courtesy of ‘Save The Children’

Helping to ‘Save the Children’

charity news

ossendale is fortunate indeed to have Civic Pride volunteers working tirelessly to make it a better place to live, work, raise a family or start a business but they couldn’t achieve so much without the support of local people, businesses and other charities. Early in April, all profits from the stunning performance of ‘Breaking the Code’, performed by Rossendale Players at the Millennium Theatre, Waterfoot were donated to Civic Pride (Rossendale) to assist them in their endeavours. For those lucky enough to have purchased tickets it was hailed as a great success, hard to believe that the entire cast were amateurs, such was the quality of the performance. The combined proceeds from ticket and raffle sales was an amazing £650! The hard work of maintaining the gardens starts again as the seasons change but a recent donation of over 2000 plant pots, each containing an average of 5 bulbs – tulips, narcissus, daffodils, crocuses, snowdrops and several others – will result in a few aching backs no doubt! Thanks go to Heaton Park Garden Centre for their generous gift and to the many willing volunteers who will be busy planting them across the valley over the next few weeks. Regular volunteers live across the valley but an unsolicited email offering a day’s work

by around 20 staff from Daisy Communications in Nelson was a real bonus. It appears that one of their senior managers lives in Helmshore and is so impressed by the achievements of Civic Pride he wants to donate a day’s hard graft to support them! This is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at its best but carries advantages for the Daisy Group as well. Team building is a vital factor for staff morale in any organisation and many thousands of days and millions of pounds are spent on outdoor pursuits in the mountains and lakes of North Wales, Scotland and Cumbria. The end result may indeed achieve the ultimate goal of improved performance but this has the added bonus of helping the community. It isn’t the first time Daisy Communications have taken it upon themselves to put something back, last year they were working with the Ribble Rivers Trust, up to their chests in cold water dragging out shopping trolleys, prams and even a motorbike! All equipment was supplied by the Trust and the day is remembered with pride and satisfaction by those who took part. Needless to say, this year’s tasks may not be as exciting but Civic Pride are working hard to make sure that their efforts make a real difference and are asking local businesses to provide some lunch and stand them a pint afterwards! With several new projects about to start or already underway including repainting the metalwork on the Riverside Walk (opposite the ELR station), clearing and planting the North

end of the gyratory in Rawtenstall centre and erecting a greenhouse behind Rawtenstall market to grow plants for their many barrier baskets there’s no shortage of ideas! That of course is in addition to the routine work of weeding, planting, pruning, dead-heading and picking up litter to maintain their existing projects. Work has also begun to cut back the undergrowth behind the fence next to the delightful garden on the first outbound layby on the spur road in order to show it at its best. Their Outreach Team works hard with schools, scouts, guides brownies, cubs, beavers and Duke of Edinburgh Award students explaining the global consequences of dropping litter as well as involving them in a little light gardening. Where would they be without these dedicated volunteers, the sponsors who keep the cash flowing, the businesses who provide support in so many ways and the back up from the public bodies, including the council? Rossendale would be a far poorer place than it is. If you’d like to make a difference please email info@civic-pride.org.uk to discuss volunteering, arrange a meeting with the Outreach Team or if you prefer to make a donation go to www. justgiving.com and search for Civic Pride Rossendale.

Photo courtesy of ‘Civic Pride’

Working with Civic Pride