WEST LANCASHIRE
15 September 2021
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Vol 28 l Issue 37
INSIDE THIS WEEK: Nine year old to take on 12 hour walk for charity
Garden wall demolished in car crash
Tributes paid to former football club chairman
PLEA FOR TRAFFIC WARDENS TO END ’PARKING NIGHTMARE’
A NINE year old from Upholland is set to tackle the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge with a group of friends and family members to raise funds for charity. Willow Maddy Kirkpatrick, who attends St Thomas the Martyr School in Upholland, came up with the idea herself to raise funds for the Macmillan Cancer Support charity as “everyone knows someone who has been affected by the disease.” The group, ranging in ages from eight to adult, will take part on the fundraiser, which they have named Willow’s Walk, on Sunday, September 26. Her proud mum, Natasha, said: “We are set to arrive Willow with her proud early morning Report by Tom Martin mum, Natasha around 6am to set off on the 12 hour walk! A FED up resident from Aughton wants “Willow wants to do this walk because she tougher action on motorists who are caussaid everybody knows somebody who has ing a “parking nightmare” on his road by or has had cancer and has suffered because leaving their cars across his driveway and of it, she wants to raise as much money as on double yellow lines. she can to do something nice for charity. Chris Seddon, who lives on Whalley Drive, “Friends and family who want to show claims the parking problem has been going on support but are unable to do the walk will for years and is caused by parents picking up A car parked across the pavement and others parked on double yellow lines, inset. be waiting at the end to cheer everyone on their children from nearby Aughton Town Green at the finish line and we will be letting off vehicle. He said: “I’ve been complaining to the have to walk into the road and it’s very dangerous Primary School. balloons for our loved ones who have been He showed pictures to the Champion of cars council about this for years but nothing is ever and it’s a matter of time before someone gets run affected by this awful disease. over. blocking pavements and left on double yellow lines, done. “She is keen to carry on doing as much as “They need to send more traffic wardens to mon“There is nowhere to park next to the school and making it difficult for residents to park outside their she can for charity. I am a very proud itor the area. When is someone going to take this this is the nearest road so parents come here and own homes or even access their own driveways. mum.” just park where they want. At one stage, Chris received a parking ticket for seriously? To donate at online funding site Go Fund “It’s a nightmare and has been for a long time and “Someone is going to get hurt if they don’t leaving his van on double yellow lines because he Me, visit-https://gofund.me/a1347b4c Lathom Front page Strap 265 x 50 new.qxp_Layoutsaid 1 13/09/2021 Page Continued inside there was 13:31 nowhere else1 for him to park the because cars are left across pavements so people
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