Over Wyre Focus - October 2016 by Focus Magazines

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Knott End ~ Preesall ~ Pilling ~ Stalmine ~ Hambleton October 2016

Issue 203

What’s on Over Wyre

Saturday 1st Sequence Steppers - Barton Village Hall (also 6, 15, 20 22, 29 Oct) 4

Harvest Festival Weekend - St John the Baptist Church, Pilling

MacMillan Coffee Morning - St Bernards Church Hall

Sunday

Harvest Festival Service, St Oswald’s Preesall

2nd

Harvest Festival Weekend - St John the Baptist Church, Pilling

Monday

Bridging the Gap - St James Church, Stalmine

3rd

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Hambleton Mobile Libraries (also 24 Oct)

Family History Group - Knott End Library

Pilling Men’s Fellowship - Pilling Methodist Chapel (weekly)

Tuesday

Kepplegate Residential Home - Recruitment Day

4th

North Fylde Photographic Society (weekly)

Town Council Representative at Knott End Library

Pilling Historical Society - ‘Victorian Funeral Rites’ 30

Over Wyre Art Society - St. Bernard’s Hall, Knott End

Lord of Bowland Lecture - Browsholme Hall’s Tithebarn

Wednesday

The Pleasant Guild - Methodist Hall (weekly)

5th

Galloways Social Club - St Helen’s Church Hall (also 19 Oct)

Pilling Lane WI - St Oswald’s Church Hall

Thursday

Stalmine Gardening Club - Stalmine Village Hall

6th

Poulton Photographic Society (weekly)

Over Wyre Probus Club - Springfield House Hotel (also 20th)

Friday

7th

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Walk the Lights - Rosemere Cancer Foundation

Fairytales Reading Group - Knott End Library

Stalmine Village Hall Bingo - Stalmine Village Hall (also 21st Oct) 22

Hambleton Walks - The Shovels Inn

Monday

Preesall Town Council Meeting - Youth & Community Centre

County Council Elections - County Hall, Preston (also 25th Oct)

Tuesday

Knott End Fireside Fellowship Meeting (also 25th Oct)

10th 11th

Meeting Point Hambleton - URC Hall (also 25th Oct)

Over Wyre Ladies - Juniper Close Meeting Rooms (also 25th Oct) 22

Stalmine Parish Council Meeting

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What’s on Over Wyre

Love My Beach - Knott End Ferry Car Park

Tuesday

Friends of Trinity Hospice Bingo - St Oswalds

11th

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Wednesday 12th

Garstang historical Society Meeting - Garstang URC

Mental Health Support Group - St Oswald’s Church Hall

Thursday

13th

Pilling Mobile Libraries

Friday

14th

Dancing for All - St Oswald’s Parish Hall

Poulton Historical Society - Poulton Methodist Church Hall

Saturday

Pilling Methodist Church Autumn Fayre

15th

Stand Up to Cancer - Yacht Club

Sunday

Ladies’ Sunday - Pilling Methodist Church

16th

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Stalmine Bowling Club Car Boot Sale - Wyre Villa

Monday

17th

Over Wyre Gardening Club Meeting

Tuesday

18th

Stalmine WI Birthday Party Meal

Wenesday

19th

ITHA Travel Talks - Concert Hall, Blackpool 6th Form College

Thursday

20th

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Comedy Night - St Aidan’s High School

Stalmine Village Hall AGM

Friday

21st

JC Country Charity Night in aid of NWAA

YMCA Taster Session - Knott End Library

CRY 007 Casino Night - Wyre Bank Banqueting Suite, Garstang 26

Spectacular Annual Ball, Cancer Help Preston - Bartle Hall

Saturday

22nd

Cleveleys Walks - Community Centre, Beach Road

Monday

24th

Preesall and Knott End Gala AGM, St Bernard’s Church Hall

Tuesday

25th

Fylde Bird Club - The River Wyre, Poulton

Wednesday 26th

Pilling & Over Wyre Drama Group ‘Waiting For Gateaux!’

Friday

Hambleton Litter Pick - Shovels Inn Car Park

28th

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Last Friday Reading Group - Knott End Library

Knott End Domino Club - Knott End Methodist Church

Fleetwood Walks - Memorial Park, Fleetwood

Pilling & Over Wyre Drama Group ‘Waiting For Gateaux!’

Saturday 29th

Pilling & Over Wyre Drama Group ‘Waiting For Gateaux!’

Monday

Meat Bingo Night - Golden Ball, Pilling

31st

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STALMINE GARDENING CLUB

CAR BOOT SALE IN STALMINE

Stalmine Village Hall 8:00pm

Sun 16th Oct

Thurs 6th Oct - ‘Plants To Extend The Season’ - Marguerite Hughes.

Stalmine Bowling Club has arranged a Car Boot Sale, to be held at Wyre Villa and Stalmine Bowling Club.

Thurs 3rd Nov - Lancashire Wildlife Trust. Meet first Thursday of the month. Visitors very welcome. Barbara Makinson (01253) 700232

SEQUENCE STEPPERS Charity Dance Group Sat 1st, 15th, 22nd & 29th Oct Thurs 6th & 20th Oct

There are still some pitches available, so if you would would like to clear some space for all those new Christmas presents why not come along and raise some cash? Further information from (01253) 425881 or (01253) 811677. Anne Trousdale

HAMBLETON LITTER PICK

We meet at Barton Village Hall every Saturday night, 7:45pm to 11:15pm. Dancing to Alan Cookson. Tea and Biscuits. Admission £3. All profits to local charities.

Please can you help, young or old? We will be having a litter pick on Fri 28th Oct at 10:30am, picks and bags provided.

NB: There is no dance on Sat 8th Oct as the Hall is unavailable on that date.

Meet at the Shovels Inn car park where we meet afterwards for a drink and natter.

Barbara Holden (01995) 601348

Beryl Hartley (01253) 700066

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HARVEST FESTIVAL

HAMBLETON WALKS

St Oswald’s Preesall

Fri 7th Oct - 2:00pm

The Harvest Festival service takes place on Sun 2nd Oct at 10:30am.

Come along and enjoy an hour’s Health Walk around Hambleton, riverside paths, local lanes, and ginnels with lovely views of boats, creeks and gardens.

The church will be decorated on a variety of harvest themes. We ask for gifts of toiletries this year, which will go to the local Women’s Refuge which we support through our Mother’s Union branch. Elizabeth Charles

CLEVELEYS WALKS

STALMINE WI The next meeting on Tues 18th Oct is our Birthday Party Meal. Members and guests welcome. Competition: ‘A necklace’. We are holding our Christmas Fayre on Sat 26th November at Stalmine Village Hall, 10:00am - 3:00pm. Crafts, Tombola, Raffle, Bake Stall, Refreshments etc. All welcome. Admission free. Tables still available to book. Jan 07896 664 683

Join us at the Shovels Inn car park for a 2:00pm prompt start. Afterwards enjoy refreshments in the local pub.

Sat 22nd Oct - 10:30am Enjoy an hour’s Health Walk in Cleveleys either a bracing Promenade walk or a look at Cleveleys Park houses and Towers Wood paths, ponds and wildlife. Meet at the Community Centre on Beach Road for a prompt 10.30 start and return for a welcome cuppa. Beryl Hartley (01253) 700066

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OVER WYRE PROBUS CLUB The next meetings of the club will be on Thurs 6th Oct and Thurs 20th Oct when the subject of the talks will be ‘New Zealand’ and ‘Poppy Appeal’ respectively. Membership of the Club is open to all gentlemen, resident in or adjacent to the Over Wyre district who have fully or partially retired, or are about to retire from professional, business or other similar occupations. Meetings are held on the first and third Thursday in each month at Springfield House Hotel. If anyone is interested in finding our more about the Club or would like to attend a meeting initially as a guest, then please telephone (01253) 790391. Stewart Lyell

FRIENDS OF TRINITY HOSPICE Over Wyre October’s Bingo will be at St Oswald’s, Preesall on Tues 11th Oct at 8:00pm. All welcome. The Trinity Christmas Cards are now available. We will be selling them at the Coffee Mornings at Hambleton United Reformed Church on Wed 12th & 26th Oct. Look out for us at other events around the district or give me a ring. On Sat 26th Nov we are holding a Coffee Morning at Saint Bernard’s Church, Knott End from 10.00am – noon. More details next month. Helen Lomax (01253) 702743

CHARITY NIGHT Fri 21st Oct, 7:00pm JC Country is hosting a charity night to raise money for NWAA. Tickets are £5 and available in store. Catwalk, raffle and refreshments. Cleveley Bank Lane, Forton PR3 1BY

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KNOTT END FIRESIDE FELLOWSHIP The 87th session of the Fellowship commences on Tues 11th Oct when Mr Norman Harris will present an illustrated account of ‘Hong Kong - where East meets West’. Mr Harris has spoken to members on several occasions, always with an interesting interpretation of his subjects. On Tues 25th Oct Denis Jones and Brenda Fox will talk about ‘Switzerland 1863: Miss Jemima and the Bell sisters of Garstang’. The talk, which is illustrated, follows the first Thomas Cook organised tour to Switzerland. This evening will be an ‘open night’ when all are welcome. The Fellowship meetings are held in the school room of the Methodist Church and start at 7:30 pm on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Bryan Chesworth (01253) 811355

BELLA’S COFFEE MORNING Much to my relief, Sat 27th August dawned bright and sunny after watching the weather forecast change constantly over the days before. Our coffee morning became a garden party with everyone enjoying the sunshine and good company. We were amazed to raise the fantastic sum of £1,136 for the ‘Saving Bella Morris’ fund. Many thanks to those who came and supported this worthy cause, donated prizes and helped out on the day. A final very special thank you to Ian Collinson and David Coggin of Cycle Aid for their most generous donation. Julie Speed 07961 310 471

THE PLEASANT GUILD The Guild meetings continue at 2:30pm on Wednesdays throughout the month in the Methodist Hall with many interesting speakers. Everybody very welcome. Dorothy Bray (01253) 810015

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HELP BEAT CANCER Fundraising Group Fantastic news! We have reached our £50,000 milestone! The total raised so far is £50,138.33. Thanks very much to everyone for their support - it has been an amazing time - we very much appreciate all the support and help we have received. Many thanks to everyone who supported the Flower Demonstration given by Carl Wilde on Fri 9th Sep at the Bedford Hotel, St. Annes. We raised £1,702. Special thanks to Carl and John, Mrs. Baker and all the staff at the Bedford Hotel St. Annes, Ricky and Trish from Goldilocks Fashion Accessories and everyone for their donations and raffle prizes. Carl produced some fantastic flower displays. This was followed by a delicious afternoon tea. We all had a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon. Our next event ‘Stand Up to Cancer’ Charity

Night is on Sat 15th Oct at the Yacht Club, Skippool Creek at 7:00pm - 12 midnight Junior Rock Band and DJ with Auction and Raffle. Tickets £15.00 to include Hot Pot and Apple Pie supper. For more details, please contact: Jean Horner 01253 700555 - Pat Owen 01995 672760 - Val Southward 01995 679965

BRIDGING THE GAP Free Monthly Drop In Sessions Mon 3rd Oct 10:00am - 12 noon St James Church, Hall Gate Lane, Stalmine Free support and advice for older people dealing with hearing loss. It includes help with wearing hearing aids and advice on problems with equipment as well as basic maintenance. The project also offers home visits, available by appointment. Vincent Borg (01772) 561323 info@caritascare.org.uk

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PREESALL AND KNOTT END GALA AGM 2016 We hope you all enjoyed this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gala. The Preesall and Knott End Gala Committee would like to say a huge thank you to all our sponsors, advertisers, friends and volunteers who help to put the Gala together. Without you all it would not be possible to put the Gala on. Thank you also to all the community for your support. A big thanks to Sue at Focus Magazines for help in getting our information out to everyone. We are always looking for Committee members or helpers for on the day. If you would like to get involved please contact us at secretary@preesallandknottendgala. co.uk

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KEPPLEGATE RESIDENTIAL HOME Career Day Tues 4th Oct We will be holding open interviews for Community Carer and Residential Carer positions. Interviews will take place between 11:00am 2:00pm and 6:00pm - 10:00pm at Kepplegate Residential Home, Sandy Lane, Preesall, FY6 0EJ. Adam Purnell

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NORTH FYLDE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOC Our meetings are held at the United Reform Church Hall, Rossall Road, Cleveleys, at 7:30pm. Tues 4th Oct ‘Focus on Fylde’ Members show their projected images of local scenes and events. Tues 11th Oct Our own Dave Bibby CPAGB, EFIAP, BPE3* gives us ‘A-Z Back to Basics’. Always an enjoyable presentation and sure to be much for both experienced and novice members. Tues 18th Oct Our first Projected Image Competition of the season when a visiting judge gives us their opinion (often wrong!) on members’ work. Tues 25th Oct Guest Speaker – Terry Donnelly FRPS, MPAGB, FBPE, EFIAP. A professional photographer specialising in Architecture, Sport and People. This will prove to be a very special evening. New members, of any level, are always welcome. For further details please see www.northfylde-ps.co.uk or contact Paul King (01253) 700308. Paul Twambley

COMEDY NIGHT Saint Aidan’s C of E High School Thurs 20th Oct, 7:30pm Saint Aidan’s Association are proud to be putting on a Comedy Night hosted by Steve Royle from Radio Lancashire. This is a fantastic opportunity to see 3 comedians Phil Walker, Archie Kelly (Phoenix Nights) and Jamie Sutherland for the amazing price of £10. Licensed bar and snacks available on the night. Doors open at 7:30 pm. For further details or to purchase tickets please contact Ann Ralph 07713 852 639. Anthony Lord - Deputy Headteacher

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WYRE VOICE FOCUS GROUP

POULTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

Wyre Council is looking for volunteers to form a focus group to provide feedback on its residents’ magazine ‘Wyre Voice’ and other publications from time to time.

Methodist Church Poulton, FY6 7ST.

Initially, the group will be asked to read the Autumn 2016 edition of ‘Wyre’ Voice then attend a meeting in October to answer questions about the content, look and other aspects of the publication.

Thurs 13th Oct ‘Lantern Slide Collection’ Martin Berry LRPS

This feedback will be used to inform future editions and make sure that the publication contains information that is interesting and useful to residents. The council would like to ensure representation from the rural areas. If you would like to get involved please call (01253) 887267. Stephanie Collinson - Wyre Borough Council Senior Communications Officer

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Thurs 6th Oct Photo Challenge 1 ‘Work’ (Monochrome ONLY!)

Thurs 20th Oct PDI 1 Results. Judge: Mr Mike Davis. Thurs 27th Oct ‘My way with Digital Monochrome’ John Barton ARPS Print 1 Hand-in. Entrance from rear car park on Chester Ave. Thursday evenings - 7:30pm start. Christine Storey

GARSTANG HISTORICAL SOCIETY Tips on family tree tracing and advice on how to start exploring and recording your own family’s history are the topics for the meeting on Wed 12th Oct at 7:30pm. Genealogist Andrew Walmsley is the guest speaker. Andrew is no stranger to Garstang having led several introduction to family tree tracing courses at Garstang Library. Interest in family tree tracing has mushroomed in recent years with the relatively easy availability of census data and similar information via the internet and TV programmes such as the popular ‘Who do you think you are?’ His illustrated talk, which will include many anecdotes from his years helping people to find their ‘roots’, will be held in Garstang United Reformed Church. Visitors £3. Members who have not yet renewed their subscriptions can do so on the night. Please join us for refreshments in the church hall after the lecture. Contact: Peter Burrell (01995) 60105. Anthony Coppin

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MEETING POINT - HAMBLETON

MOBILE LIBRARIES

Tues 11th Oct ‘The Art of Origami’ - Mr S. Watson

The dates for the Mobile Library visits for Oct are as follows:

Tues 25th Oct ‘Behind the Scenes at the Grand’ - Mr G. Tolson

Pilling: Thurs 13th Oct

We are a non-denominational group meeting fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons at 2:15pm, at the United Reformed Church Hall, Sandy Lane, Hambleton, from September through to April.

Hambleton: Mon 3rd & 24th Oct

Everyone welcome. Mrs R Dixon (01253) 700700

MEAT BINGO Winmarleigh Village Hall First Wednesday of the month September May. Eyes down 7:30pm prompt.

Arthurs Lane:

11:00 - 11:10

Meadowcroft Avenue:

11:15 - 11:30

Wyreside Drive

11:35 - 11:50

Wyreside Park, Kiln Lane

11:55 - 12:05

Coniston Avenue:

13:15 - 13:25

Birchwood Drive:

13:30 - 13:45

Hambleton Country Park:

13:50 - 14:05

Stalmine Stalmine Country Park:

14:10 - 14:25

Refreshments served at half time. All the meat locally sourced. Everybody welcome!

Seven Stars:

14:30 - 14:50

Woodside Park:

14:55 - 15:10

Hilary Fryer (01995) 600715

Preesall Ash Grove:

15:20 - 15:40

Rosemount Avenue:

15:45 - 15:55

Pilling Lane:

16:00 - 16:10

Garstang Library 0300 1236703 www.lancashire.gov.uk

PREESALL BOWLING CLUB After an enjoyable and successful season we would like to invite all members and friends to our Presentation Night to be held on Fri 11th Nov at 7.30pm in the Knott End Working Men’s Club. Tickets cost £7.50 and includes a buffet. The entertainment will be provided by a three piece band Called “Beetroot Jam”. Raffle prizes would be very much appreciated. Please note our A.G.M. will be held on Thurs 17th Nov in the bowling Pavillion. Norma Ellwood (01253) 700787 normaellwood@btinternet.com

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HAMBLETON IN BLOOM

HARVEST FESTIVAL WEEKEND

Thank you to all the people who helped us make such a success of the Fundraising Brunch, from the local businesses who gave us prizes for the raffle and for gifts of food, plants etc. to the WI ladies who manned the kitchen and stalls and to the villagers who supported us. We raised £600, which will be spent on plants for the plots around Hambleton during the winter months and next summer.

St John the Baptist Church, Pilling are holding their Harvest Festival Weekend on Sat 1st and Sun 2nd Oct.

The results of the North West in Bloom competition will be announced at the Southport Convention Centre on Fri 28th Oct. Let’s hope we have done as well as in other years.

The church will be open with Harvest displays on Saturday and Sunday 12 noon to 4:30pm. Refreshments will be available each day. The Sunday services will be Harvest Gift Service at 10:30am and Harvest Evening Worship at 6:30pm with Pilling Jubilee Silver Band. All Welcome. Elizabeth Cookson

ROSEMERE CANCER FOUNDATION

Are there any re-cycled teenagers out there (the over fifties who have recently retired) who could help us to tend the plots and anyone who can do a spot of weeding to help us as it is hard work. Please support us.

Walk The Lights Fri 7th Oct 7:30pm

Beryl Hartley (01253)700066.

The walk is 5 miles long, leaving Bispham at 7:30pm and following the lights of Blackpool’s Promenade to finish at Starr Gate.

Join us in walking Blackpool’s famous illuminations to raise funds and awareness for Rosemere!

It’s the perfect opportunity to come along with friends and family and have a leisurely stroll along the illuminations, while raising funds to help support local cancer services. The entry fee is £5 (although we’d be delighted to receive your donations or sponsorship too!) and kids go free. For further information, or for an entry form, please email info@rosemere.org.uk or call Amy Hilton (01772) 523598

MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT Coffee Morning Sat 1st Oct 10:00 am to 12:30 pm St Bernards Church Hall, Hackensall Road, Knott End. We would like to invite everyone to join us and help raise funds for MacMillan, who will make sure that no one faces cancer alone. Jo Durbano & Di Robinson

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KNOTT END LIBRARY Why not come along to our next YMCA fitness taster session which will be on Fri 21st Oct from at 2:00pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:00pm. Low Impact circuits and fitness. Free event - no ticket needed. Fitness sessions aimed at improving your flexibility and mobility. Interested in learning how to use a computer? We now have our basic computer course available on Thursday mornings from 9:30pm -11:30am. Please see a member of staff for more details. Our artwork in the Library for October/ November is being provided by Sparklers Nursery, St Williamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic Primary School, Pilling. The theme is books by Julia Donaldson. Please do come along and support our events. Regular Events The Family History Group will be meeting at the Library on Mon 3rd Oct from 10:00am 12 noon. Any issues with the area, then call in and speak to a representative from the Town Council, who will be at the Library on Tues 4th Oct from 4:00pm. Fairytales Reading Group meet on Fri 7th Oct and the Last Friday Reading Group meet on Fri 28th Oct. Both meet at 2:00pm and the groups will always welcome new members. Baby Bounce and Rhyme sessions run weekly throughout the year every Friday morning from 10:30am -11:00am. Babies and toddlers welcome. Other weekly events include Crochet and Knit and Natter sessions. If you are interested in any of the events please ask the Library staff for more information. Christine France - Branch Manager, Knott End Library 03001 236 703

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GALLOWAYS SOCIAL CLUB

PILLING MEN’S FELLOWSHIP

Once again we have been on the move since the last lot of flooding in August and now meet at St Helen’s Church Hall, Churchtown.

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As before, our meetings are held on alternate Wednesday afternoons 2:00pm - 4:00pm and our next meeting will be on Wed 5th Oct when we welcome Colin who will entertain us with his music. On Wed 19th Oct we look forward to welcoming Sue Wilkes who will be bringing her puppy which she is training to be a guide dog for the blind. We are a mixed club and new members are always welcome to join our small but friendly club, have a natter over a cup of tea and biscuits with people who have similar sight problems. Please contact me for more information. Lorna Musgrave (01995) 471319

This long running group will be starting its new winter program on Mon 3rd Oct at Pilling Methodist Chapel in the Fellowship Room at 7:30pm. This non-denominational group started before the Second World War and has continued without a break ever since. You are cordially invited to come along and enjoy an interesting talk in warm comfortable surroundings for just £15 annual membership and a weekly collection. The October meetings are: Mon 3rd Oct ‘Pillar Boxes’ - Ben Andrews. Mon 10th Oct ‘Fire Service’ - Mark Wissett. Mon 17th Oct ‘A Highland Journey’ - David Bibby. Mon 24th Oct ‘Volcanoes in Britain - Past, Present and Future’ - Mike Gosling BSc. Mon 31st Oct ‘Union Castle to South Africa’ - Heather Slater. For further details talk to any fellowship member or phone Graham Curwen (01253) 790502 or 07951 130 465 or Andrew Bell (01253) 790649.

PILLING METHODIST CHURCH Ladies Weekend Sat 15th Oct at 2:00pm is the Autumn Fayre which will be opened by Mrs Caroline Fisher. Afternoon Teas will be available. Stalls will include: Cakes, Jigsaws,DVD’s, Books, Pies, Produce, Goods and others. Sun 16th Oct is Ladies Sunday with services led by Marianne Metcalf at 10:30am and Lynn Cawley at 6:30pm. The evening service will be our Autumn Songs of Praise Service with a Selection of Hymns written by Ladies. Andrew Bell

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MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP

STALMINE VILLAGE HALL BINGO

St Oswalds Church Hall Wed 12th Oct 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Fri 7th & 21st Oct

Anyone who is experiencing, or has a loved one or someone close to them who is affected by mental health issues is invited to come along to this group. We meet every second Wednesday of the month. Pauline Teague 07583 039 804 Email: sisterteague@hotmail.co.uk

DANCING FOR ALL - PREESALL Strictly Come Dancing With John! Fri 14th Oct 7:30pm - 10:30pm St Oswald’s Parish Hall, Lancaster Road, Preesall. Admission £3.00 including refreshments. Please pay at the door. Profit goes to the Hall Maintenance Fund. John Blakey (01253) 811218

Everyone welcome - good prizes. Doors open at 7:00pm, eyes down at 7:30pm. David Makinson (01253) 700232

STALMINE VILLAGE HALL Annual General Meeting Thurs 20th Oct 7:30pm All welcome. An Evening with Pilling Jubilee Silver Band Sat 12th Nov - 7:30pm. Tickets £10.00 including a plate supper. Bring your own drinks. The 200 club draw will take place during the evening. For tickets and details Tel (01253) 700232. David Makinson

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KNOTT END DOMINO CLUB

ITHA – TRAVEL TALKS

Fri 28th Oct - 7:30pm

Wed 19th Oct - ‘Journeys among the Mountains of Europe by Boot, Snowshoe & Train.’

WANTED: New members for our Domino Drive. We play the last Friday in the month at the Methodist Church, Knott End. We are a happy group and everyone enjoys themselves. We are not serious so if you want to meet new people and have a change, we are the ones for you. Admission is £1.50, to include tea or coffee and biscuits. We also have a great raffle. So hoping to meet you at our next Domino Drive. Beryl Stott (01253) 810035

OVER WYRE LADIES Tues 11th & 25th Oct - 2:00pm We meet on alternate Tuesdays at Juniper Close Community Room. We have a varied programme and all ladies are welcome. Lilian Makin (01253) 811791

Darren Axe is a new speaker to our group, a keen traveller and an enthusiast cyclist. He even cycled from Lancaster to hear a talk by our celebrity speaker John Pilkington. New members and visitors welcome; visitors may pay at the door, £4 per meeting, at the Concert Hall, Blackpool Sixth Form College, Blackpool Old Road, Blackpool FY3 7LR at 7.30pm. www.fyldetravellers.org.uk Joan Gaffiney (01253) 700799

OVER WYRE WHIST & DOMINOES Every Tuesday at Knott End Working Men’s Club, 2:00pm - 4:00pm. New members always welcome. Maureen (01253) 810518 (evenings)

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DOWN TO EARTH Hands up if you remembered to sow your pumpkin seeds in May? Me neither. In my defence (and probably yours) pumpkins do need a lot of space and my tardiness means that farmers benefit from the annual retail craze. Although pumpkins are indigenous to the western hemisphere they were completely unknown in Europe before the time of Columbus. In 1584, the French explorer Jacques Cartier reported from the recently discovered Americas that he had found ‘gros melons’ (no sniggering at the back) which was translated into English as ‘ponpions,’ or pumpkins. In fact, pumpkins have been grown in America for over 5,000 years and Native Americans called them ‘isquotersquash’. Many of us mistake pumpkins for vegetables – actually they’re a fruit and like gourds,

and other varieties of squash, they are all members of the Cucurbitacae family, which also includes cucumbers, gherkins, and melons. As you know we share our lives with two small curious humans who shortly will begin to test our patience and knowledge with repeatedly asking ‘why’. It’s actually an annoying trait I’ve never grown out of and it occurred to me that I’d forgotten why we carve out pumpkins every Halloween. (When I was a kid we used turnips. My mother developed the arms of a body builder scooping out the inside – I’m pretty sure this is why we adopted the American’s far more sensible use of soft fruit). Halloween is based on an ancient Celtic holiday known as Samhain or ‘Summer’s End’. It was the end of the Celtic year, starting

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DOWN TO EARTH (cont) at sundown on October 31st and going through to sundown November 1st. It was a night to honour loved ones who had died as the veil between their realm and ours was (presumably still is?) at its thinnest on that night. So on this magical evening, glowing jacko-lanterns, carved from turnips or gourds, were set on porches and in windows to welcome deceased loved ones, but also to act as protection against malevolent spirits. Burning lumps of coal were placed inside as a source of light – we later replaced the coal with candles.

meantime I’ll trot off to the shops to buy one of the ten million pumpkins grown in the UK every year. There are of course ten million things that need doing in the garden at this time of year. Remember to care for your lawn by raking or brushing leaves off the grass. Try collecting them in a leaf bag, which will turn them into useful leaf mould. You can also cut the grass for one last time this year. Make that last cut slightly higher to protect the lawn from winter frost.

It was when European settlers, particularly the Irish, arrived in America they found the native pumpkin to be larger, easier to carve and seemed the perfect choice for jack-olanterns.

October’s the time for clearing up. Greenhouses, ponds, gutters and water butts may all need cleaning out, wooden garden furniture will need covering or storing for the winter and terracotta pots will need bringing inside.

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In the veg patch plant garlic cloves with their pointed ends up, and spaced 10cm apart.

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DOWN TO EARTH (cont) Plant out spring bedding and biennials, such as wall-flowers, for spring displays. Pots and hanging baskets can be planted with spring bedding, and teamed with bulbs, grasses, cyclamen and violas for a colourful and textural display. So that’s October sorted – and make the most of it as the shops will have us panicking about Christmas next month. Happy Gardening! Alison Tarpey-Black (01253) 810039 / 07738515846

CRY Cardiac Risk in the Young A glorious summer sunset provided the perfect backdrop for the 18 teams entered into our annual Twilight Treasure Hunt. Clues were answered and treasures found whilst raising £356 towards a CRY heart screening.

Thanks to you all for making the evening such a fun event, to Edwina and David at Cobble Hey for hosting and providing refreshments and to Shepherds at Moons Farm for providing milk and cream. Donations of clothing were sent for recycling in early September, followed swiftly by a market stall held in memory of both David Quinney and Matt, the latter event raising a whopping £375.Neither of these events could take place if it were not for the lovely donations of goods we receive, so thank you to all who gave so generously. Throughout the year we collect a vast range of items including clothing, bedding, crafting items and goods for our stalls/raffles and we’d like to say thanks to Mary and all at Havenlyn Park for their continued support. 007 Casino Night, Fri 21st Oct Wyre Bank Banqueting Suite, Gartang. Matt was a huge fan of the Bond movies so what better way to celebrate this, and help raise funds, than a fun 007 themed event! Tickets are £25, and includes a cocktail on arrival, hot carved buffet and desserts selection, 3 casino tables, complimentary casino money to start, raffle and DJ throughout the night. Dress code of course is smart/007 attire. Please note - tickets for this event must be purchased before Wed 12th Oct. Also look out for our 007 casino quizzes currently available for £1 in various outlets around Garstang and through the contacts below. For tickets contact Zoe 07584 067 243 Paula, 07785 106 976 or e-mail paulahez. ph@gmail.com For further information about the fund and upcoming events see The Matthew Hesmondhalgh Memorial Fund on Facebook. Paula Hesmondhalgh

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FASTING FOR HEALTH Did you know that your body uses enormous amounts of energy to digest food and cleanse your body. One estimate I have heard is that 70% of your energy goes into the digestive system! However, we can harness all this energy to aid our health by having a fast. When was the last time you had a day where you did not eat anything? For many of us the answer will be that we cannot remember a day where we did not eat something. Perhaps a few of us will have had a day off food when we have been ill but outside of that it is a rare occurrence. Yet fasting has been shown to have a profoundly positive affect on our health. There are two main ways to try a fast – the first is to take a whole day off every now and again to allow the body to cleanse. I would strongly recommend this if you have an attack of gout – in simple terms gout is a symptom of an overtaxed system where

excess acid becomes crystallised by your body and deposited in peripheral joints to avoid our organs becoming damaged! What a clever thing our body is to do such a thing – even if it causes excruciating gouty pain it is actually keeping us alive! So step one in dealing with acute gout is to stop taxing your system by drinking lots of water and not eating food. This approach is also key to beginning to make changes to arthritic pain too. The other way of trying a fast is called ‘Intermittent fasting’. This means you only eat food during an eight hour period of the day. Outside this eight hours you do not eat any food, thus, if you start eating at 10:00am you will not eat a single thing after 6:00pm. Simple! There are many well documented healthy effects of fasting – whilst refraining from food your blood insulin levels drop which aids fat

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FASTING FOR HEALTH (cont) in the body thus protecting against diseases such as arthritis. Our blood pressure improves when we fast, as does cholesterol and markers for inflammation begin to reduce, which has a wonderful effect on improving our heart health. burning. Growth hormone (known as the anti ageing hormone) levels increase which is. The body begins cellular repair including the removal of waste from cells. In addition, genes and molecules that are involved in longevity and that protect you from disease see beneficial changes. Intermittent fasting helps you eat less food whilst allowing your metabolism to increase, thus is very effective for getting rid of belly fat. It also reduces blood sugar levels which helps anyone with Type 2 Diabetes. It also has a good effective on inflammation

We also know that intermittent fasting prevents cancer in animal studies – human studies need to be done but I would suggest it will help in humans too. Amazingly it also encourages the growth of new neurons in your brain and seems to have a protective effect against Alzheimer’s disease. So what have you to lose people? Other than inches from your waist you have everything to gain by using such a simple yet powerful technique. Give it a go. Nick Tofalos

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PILLING BAND On Sat 10th Sept the band was in concert at Pilling Methodist Chapel. It was a lovely evening so plenty of people turned out to hear a varied programme of music including solos from Andy Hall, Danny Jones and Ethan Whittaker.

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One piece which impressed several people was the very moving ‘Hymn to the Fallen’ which is taken from the sound track of the film ‘Saving Private Ryan’. The band was welcomed by Graham Curwen who spoke warmly of the part that the band plays in the local community. A few months ago you may remember reading about one of our players, Mike Hallett, who was taken seriously ill and spent some time in the Intensive Care Unit at Blackpool Victoria Established over 14 years

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His son-in-law, Ben Duke, who also plays in the band, took part in The Great North Run on Sun 11th Sept to raise funds for the Critical Care Unit as a ‘Thank-You’ on behalf of the family.

He completed the race in 2hrs 41mins and at the time of writing he has collected nearly £1000 for the Critical Care Unit and still has more to collect. He wanted to use Focus to thank everybody who sponsored him. Our next appearance will be at St John’s Church, Pilling on the occasion of their Harvest Festival on Sun 2nd Oct. Meanwhile we are still rehearsing for the coming contest in Rochdale on Sun 23rd Oct. As always the band can be contacted via the website www.pillingband.com or the Secretary Emily Duke on 07710 983 916 Jack Isles 200 Club September Draw 1st

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STALMINE PARISH NEWS Playing Field Hedge The Parish Council is to ask Wyre Juniors and Wyre Villa to reinstate the concrete fence panel and the hedge which was taken out to provide access to the playing field earlier this year. Whilst the gap was made to prevent children having to walk via the car park, there is already a gate between the two areas further down the playing field. Speeding on Carr End Lane LCC has confirmed that it will not put in place any measures to curb speeding on Carr End Lane as there is no history of accidents there which would indicate an underlying road safety problem. In their view traffic using the lane is local (as opposed to through traffic) and the soft verges, narrowing width and a bend mean that traffic speeds are likely to be reduced and not excessive.

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STALMINE PARISH NEWS (cont) Bin Replaced at the Children’s Play Area

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The bin was removed by Wyre Council when the play area was refurbished and, as a result, there was an increase in litter in the area and dog walkers had nowhere to deposit their dogs’ ‘deposits’. At the request of the Parish Council the bin has now been replaced.

The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Tues 11th Oct at 7:00pm.

Pedestrian Crossing In the continuing bid to secure a pedestrian crossing for the village the Parish Council arranged a meeting with Ben Wallace MP and County Councillor Vivien Taylor. The meeting, which took place on Fri 16 Sept, was also attended by a number of Stalmine Beavers who are working towards their World Challenge Award. The Beavers stressed how important a crossing was for the safety of all pedestrians. Mr Wallace gave a commitment to support the Parish Council in its efforts to secure a crossing.

Your Parish Councillors The councillors for Stalmine-with-Staynall Parish Council are: Cllr June Jackson, Height o’th Hill, Highgate Lane, Tel: 700328 (Chairman); Cllr Ken Jenkinson, Pump House, Moss Side Lane, Tel: 701354, Cllr Sue Pelham, Eldersfield, Brickhouse Lane, Tel 700750, Cllr D Forshaw, Woodland Cottage, Brickhouse Lane, Tel 07585 335201, Cllr Davia Walmsley, The Old Smithy, Carr Lane, Tel: 702531 and Cllr Terry Williams, By The Way, Brickhouse Lane, Tel: 702734 For further information contact any councillor or the Clerk: stalminepc@gmail.com / 07880 657761 / www.stalmineparishcouncil.org Jan Finch - Clerk to Stalmine with Staynall Parish Council

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PREESALL TOWN COUNCIL NEWS A Message from the Mayor Firstly, I would like to say how delighted and excited I am to be the Mayor for the civic year 2016/17. It is a great pleasure and privilege to serve the communities of Preesall and Knott End in this prominent role. The Town Council considers that consultation is an important part of finding out what local residents think about local issues. From time to time, the Council aims to engage with residents on various matters to help obtain feedback and use this along with other information to help decision making. There is currently an enormous public focus on the centenary period of the First World War - 4th Aug 2014 until 11th Nov 2018. The country is being reminded over these four years of the sacrifice of the nation, which brought personal loss to almost every family in the land. Indeed our own war memorial

bears the names of 33 individuals who died in the service of their country during the Great War and Preesall Cemetery contains five Commonwealth war graves. 11th Nov 2018 will be the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice. The Town Council would like to commemorate this event and would welcome your ideas for commemorating the end of the Great War. Preesall and Knott End residents are therefore encouraged to submit their proposals/ideas to the Clerk. Road Worries Councillors are fighting for better road surfaces in Preesall and Knott End after learning that some cyclists and motorcyclists no longer visit the area because of damage caused to their bikes and a fear of injury. Concerned about the harmful effect on the local economy, Councillors plan to meet County Highways representatives to seek

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PREESALL TOWN COUNCIL (cont) prompt and effective repairs and draw lost visitors back. Buses Boost The 2c bus service between Knott End and Blackpool is to resume running on bank holidays after representations to Blackpool Transport. The first such service will be on Tues 27th Dec and although the timetable is yet to be fixed, it is expected to run every two hours until the evening, to fit in with hospital visiting times. Passenger levels will be closely monitored and insufficient take-up will threaten the service. Efforts to reinstate the Sunday service continue. Best Kept Village Success Preesall and Knott End has been honoured in this year’s contest, finishing runner-up in the Best Kept Large Village category. Grateful thanks go to all volunteers who worked hard to keep the village looking attractive.

Parking Dangers Parking problems outside the former Saracen’s Head pub are set to be eased after the County Council indicated that it supports the introduction of double yellow lines. Increased roadside and pavement parking in the area is thought to cause risk to road users and pedestrians, but delays of 12 to 15 months in introducing yellow lines concerned Councillors, who agreed to contact the County Council to try to bring the work forward. Date of Next Meeting Mon 10th Oct - 7:00pm in the Youth and Community Centre, Lancaster Road, Preesall. Further information: Alison May email preesalltowncouncil@gmail.com / 07739 868 212 or www.preesalltowncouncil.org Alison May - Clerk to the Council

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At the September meeting, Over Wyre Gardening Club was pleased to welcome one of our local gardeners, Alison Tarpey-Black.

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Alison gave members an illustrated talk on ‘The History of Women in Gardening’. She noted that from early drawings, it is obvious that women were pivotal to gardening, growing vegetables and herbs which would be used for both flavouring and medicinal purposes. In the 17th and 18th Centuries it was some women, who married wealthy husbands with large estates, who became enthusiastic plant collectors. The Duchess of Beaufort, whose husband inherited Badminton, collected thousands of seeds. By the 1700s, as British trade expanded around the world, women began travelling

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OVER WYRE GARDENING (cont) with their husbands and sent home details of their expanding knowledge of horticulture. This quite often was not appreciated the male botanists of the time. In 1804 Royal Horticultural Society was founded remained an all male establishment for next 20 years.

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By the Victorian and Edwardian eras more women horticulturists were becoming known and accepted. Jane Loudon became fascinated by botany through her husband John Loudon and went on to write popular garden manuals for women. Maria Earle was a horticulturist and writer who published ‘A Pot Pourri from a Surrey Garden’, a book in which she wanted to provide straight forward advice for women gardeners.

She became a friend of Gertrude Jekyll and together they were influential in helping to set up professional training for women for careers in horticulture. However it was not until 1896 that the first women were employed to work at Kew Gardens. Today it is estimated that 70% of work in home gardens is done by women! The final meeting for this year will take place on Mon 17th Oct when Matthew Smith will answer the question ‘Weeds To Love or To Loath’. The Gardening Club annual Christmas Lunch will be held on Mon 5th Dec at Wyrebank, Garstang. Any members who have not signed up but who are planning to attend should notify Sandra at or before the October meeting. Joyce Wilson (01253) 813519

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PILLING WI Ann Ronson, recognising many faces known to her, undertook a daunting task for a local lass - to give our institute a demonstration of flower arranging. We arrived to see a puzzling array of containers: full and empty wine bottles, empty canned food tins, a lantern and a small galvanized bucket. These were to be quickly transformed into objects of beauty. Combining familiar techniques with modern ideas she produced five beautiful, colourful arrangements. She had culled the best blooms and foliage from Pilling gardens, including her own and institute treasurer Elaine Whitehead’s and, with carefully chosen ones from the florist, she produced five beautiful colourful arrangements. Whilst keeping up with a stream of helpful ideas and advice and, deftly placing the flowers, Ann conducted a quiz to test our knowledge of gardening.

She chose the winners of our monthly competition - an arrangement in a teacup. First was Marlene Connolly, runners up being Barbara Topping, Barbara Johnstone and Maureen O’Reilly. Helen Curwen thanked Ann on behalf of fellow grateful members. Our October meeting will be our A.G.M. Guests will be welcome to give the WI a try at our meeting on Thurs 24th Nov at St. John the Baptist’s Hall when Dave Pearce and Dick Gillingham will give their talk ‘Fish and Ships’. The competition will be for a Fleetwood Souvenire. Frances Connolly

OVER WYRE ART SOCIETY September was full of sunshine and promised a good start for our art group. We welcomed two new members at the first meeting. We concentrated on the composition of paintings which is of course very important. In October we have two very good artists. Ray Swift is back with a new angle on pastel, a work along and later professional artist Greg Howard will demonstrate how to paint a waterfall. Pastels are needed for the work along but Greg will be demonstrating only, so you can make notes or take photos to be of help for the following weeks practical in watercolour. Of course the members are free to continue with any of their own projects since we will be handing in finished paintings on Tues 25th Oct ready for our next exhibition in Knott End Library in November. I’ll just mention the 1st November meeting as certain colours are needed for mixing but we will talk about this beforehand at the meetings. October Programme Tues 4th Oct Pastel Work Along with Ray Swift.

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OVER WYRE ART SOCIETY Tues 11th Oct More Pastel Practice. Tues 18th Oct ‘Waterfall in Watercolour’ demo with Greg Howard. Tues 25th Oct Practise Watercolours. Tues 1st Nov ‘Use of Colour’ with Susan Pugh Please phone me for more details.We meet at St. Bernard’s Hall, Hackensall Rd Knott End from 2:00pm - 4:00pm every Tuesday. Sandra Langhorne (01253) 813739

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BOY’S BRIGADE FOR GIRLS! Yes why not? Come and have fun, games, crafts and gain awards in a safe and well organised environment. The Boy’s Brigade, which meet at Bethel United Reformed Church on Tuesday evenings, are expanding following the national uptake in allowing girls to join the Boy’s Brigade, by becoming associate members of our Company. We are looking for new members, boys and Girls from the ages 5 years - 10 years old to join our Anchors and Junior sections. The Company, 1st Over Wyre, meet in the school rooms at Bethel United Reformed Church, Preesall; at 5:15pm - 6:15pm for 5 - 7 year olds and 6:30pm - 8:30pm for 8 11year olds. We do lots of activities including crafts, games, badges, faith sessions, outdoor pursuits, camping and visits to local attractions.

BB as it is sometimes known is a christian youth organisation so connected to a church and we attend church parade on the first Sunday of the month (school term time). All leaders are volunteers and DBS checked to ensure the safety of those involved in being part of the organisation. All boys and girls welcome. Please come along and just see if you like what we do! For more information you can see our Facebook site, (1st Over Wyre) e-mail faganfamily@btinternet.com Tel (01253) 810857 or visit The Boy’s Brigade website. Chris Fagan (Company Captain)

PILLING LANE WI Our speaker at the September meeting was Norman Harris. His topic was ‘Gasping for Breath in the Himalayas’, the story of his 63 mile trek up to the Everest base camp at

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PILLING LANE WI (cont) 17,500 feet high where Sherpa Tenzing and Sir Edmund Hillary started their ascent to the top of Everest.

We celebrated our 81st birthday party in September with a meal at Wyre Bank in Garstang.

He showed pictures and talked about the culture of the people of Nepal and his trek up to the base camp.

Our next meeting is is being held on Wed 5th Oct at 7:30pm at St Oswald’s Church Hall. Our speaker will be Alysia Gilda who is going to entertain us with ‘Music and Movement’.

He arrived in Nepal by plane landing on the world’s most dangerous airfield due to the short runway in a mountainous region. He stayed overnight in a small hotel before starting his trek with others helped by sherpas and yaks carrying the equipment. This was very arduous due to the altitude hence the ‘gasping for breath’! Everest itself is 29,000 feet high and 280 people have died in their efforts to climb it. Obviously Mr Harris is fit! It was a very interesting and informative evening. I am sure that everyone enjoyed the talk.

We have arranged a varied programme for 2017 so why not come along and see if this is for you as you will be made most welcome. Eva Cocker (01253) 811784

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FLEETWOOD WALKS Sat 15th Oct - 2:00pm A warm welcome to all who join us at the Marine Hall, Fleetwood for a brisk one hour health walk along the promenade as far as Rossall and back for a drink and natter at the YMCA Splash Pool Cafe. Fri 28th Oct - 2:00pm The Memorial Park, Warrenhurst Road, Fleetwood. Have a walk around the newly refurbished park and stroll along the promenade for one hour’s health walk and return to the park for a welcome cuppa. Beryl Hartley (01253) 700066

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Do you want well fitting dentures without needing implants? Do you have problems with your full or partial dentures? Do you want dentures that fit well, are comfortable and look fabulous? Are you prevented from choosing the foods you like? Do you get food underneath your dentures? Would you like dentures that look just like natural, healthy teeth? Do you want dentures that no one knows are dentures?

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If the answer to any of the above is yes then Dr Finlay Sutton (a dentist who is a specialist in replacing missing teeth - prosthodontist) along with his in-house dental technician, Mr Rowan Garstang are here to help you, in Garstang. Finlay is renowned for his work with dentures and has patients travelling to see him from throughout the UK and from all over the world (Europe, China, New Zealand and USA)– he is recognised as one of the country’s leading specialists in removable prosthodontics and teaches other dentists and technicians how to produce top quality dentures. Please read Christina’s amazing story at the end of this feature. She came to see Finlay all the way from the United Sates of America. Finlay says: “I love making dentures and I am fortunate in having one of the world’s best dental technicians working with me. When it comes to dentures, the key to success is for them to be incredibly comfortable and look as natural as possible. They should mirror original teeth characteristics as closely as possible, so that no one knows they are dentures. Christina’s testimonial below sums up perfectly the level of service we provide.” Christina came to see Finlay, travelling all the way from Boston USA, for a full upper denture and lower partial denture. Her amazing testimonial:

Before I came to see Finlay the health of my mouth was an all-round nightmare. I became withdrawn and stopped smiling in fear of revealing the condition of my mouth. After 3 years of eating soft foods and puréed soups, I knew I could no longer avoid the problem. I went to see 10 well-respected dentists in New York and Boston, none of whom could help me. Disheartened and disappointed, I began searching the Internet, and eventually found Finlay. Now the rest is history. Even though I knew I was getting something very special I had no idea of the extremely caring way in which Finlay and his team helped me. I advise people considering Finlay’s services to think about the value of the conﬁdence that comes knowing your dentures will be indistinguishable from real teeth and will do so without compromising comfort. Comparing the picture of my natural teeth 35 years ago with my photograph now, is testament to Finlay and Rowans’ achievement. The result has equalled my wildest dream. Shoot for the moon you just might get it! The treatment I received from Finlay and his team has been an excellent investment of time and money.

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LORD OF BOWLAND LECTURE 2016 Tues 4th Oct, 7:00pm Bowland’s Medieval Roots Revealed Browsholme Hall’s Tithebarn Dr Fiona Edmonds, newly appointed director of Lancaster University’s Regional Heritage Centre, will deliver the 6th annual Lord of Bowland lecture on Tues 4th Oct in Browsholme Hall’s Tithe Barn. Entitled ‘Scandinavians and Celts: The Birth of Medieval Bowland’, the lecture tackles the early medieval history of Bowland. Dr Edmonds will draw together textual evidence, place-names and sculpture to shed light on the so-called ‘Dark Ages’. She will draw on the work of scholars such as Eilert Ekwall and Mary Higham, as well as providing new insights from her own research, which will shortly emerge in a book entitled ‘Gaelic Influence in the Northumbrian Kingdom: the Golden Age and the Viking Age. ‘ A native Lancastrian, Dr Edmonds is a former Senior Lecturer in Celtic History at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge.

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• Scouts (10 ½ -14 yrs): 7:45pm - 9:15pm. All Sections are open to boys and girls. We have fun both indoors and outdoors. The young people learn life skills from their dedicated leaders. We need adult volunteers to enable the children reach their full potential and to work as a team. Training will be given. Contact Sarah 07792 190 810. Rod Robinson

Entry to the lecture is free but places need to be booked in advance: 01200 446161 / enquiries@slaidburnarchive.org or Forest of Bowland AONB on 01200 448000 sandra.silk@lancashire.gov.uk The Tithe Barn at Browsholme Hall is a wonderful setting and this year’s lecture takes place there once again by kind permission of the Parker family. Donations are welcome on the night and will go to Slaidburn Archive and Champion Bowland to support heritage, landscape and tourism projects in the area. William Bowland will be hosting the lecture and will himself be delivering a presentation to Clitheroe Civic Society on the history of the Lordship of the Forest of Bowland, the previous evening – Mon 3rd Oct. The talk will take place in Ribble Valley Council Chambers, Church Street, Clitheroe and will start at 7:30pm. Visitors are welcome and

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I could tell you all about Sea Bank House and its facilities as if I was describing a hotel, for example the beautiful Individual rooms, some with sea views, the designer bathrooms, Wi-Fi, HD televisions, telephones and the glorious sea views from the lounges... However when I was searching for a room for my own mother all those years ago, I do not remember any of those concerns being uppermost in my mind. What I do remember is the fear of making the wrong decision, whether I was ‘doing the right’ thing, remembering “don’t ever put me in an old people’s home” knowing that was exactly what I was considering... I now realise what made it all so diffi cult: it was the realisation that taking and accepting the responsibility of making such a life-changing decision on behalf of a loved one was the hardest decision I had ever had to make. Finding the type of care available within the many different care homes is daunting in itself: • Do I want a new, large, modern home or should I say institution with all the facilities like Wi-Fi and a garden maze, or do I want the home that offers the nearest possible likeness to a ‘home’? • Do I want familiar staff, many of whom have been working at the same home for many years, coupled with on-going continuous training enhanced by a dedicated management team who are in daily contact with both residents and staff? • Do I want to see certifi cates plastered all over the walls or do I want to be greeted every time I visit by the same familiar faces? • Do I want the same staff knowing my loved one not only during the day but also at night when they are alone and feeling lost and knowing that they would appreciate If you are thinking along these lines, then come and visit Sea Bank House for a chat and feel the homely atmosphere for yourself. Contact Andrea on 01253 810888 or e-mail info@seabank-house.co.uk Visit www.apexhealthcare.co.uk or hear what others think of us at www.carehome.co.uk 27-31 The Esplanade, Knott End On Sea, Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 0AD

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CEILIDH EVENINGS Increasingly popular in England, a traditional music, singing and dancing evening from Scottish and Irish culture, a ceilidh (pronounced “kaylee”) is now a part of the English

The dances take the form of longways, squares and circles, and are interspersed with traditional tunes and songs, to add variety to the evening.

It is is an ideal form of entertainment, celebration or fund-raiser. The music, unlike disco, is generally of an acceptable acoustic level, where age ranges can be crossed and conversation and socialising is possible.

A well-rounded evening would often include a pie-and-pea supper, Lancashire hot-pot or a Jacobs Join supper half way through the evening.

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The band, usually an accordion, violin, guitar and flute for example, will come with a ‘caller’ to explain and direct the dances, which can be of a fun nature or more advanced if needed. family Local ess in bus 2005 lished estab

There can be few other forms of entertainment which involve all age ranges. We have often seen children dancing with parents, grandparents and greatgrandparents!

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GARSTANG’S GREAT WAR HEROES The team behind the ‘Garstang Great War Heroes’ project are to repeat their book offer to the town’s schools next month, to encourage interest in the lives and times of servicemen from Garstang who served in the Great War (1914 to 1918). Last autumn local historians Paul Smith and Anthony Coppin, with the help of generous local sponsors and Garstang Historical Society, published ‘Garstang’s Great War Heroes’ about the men from Garstang, Bonds and Bowgreave whose names appear on the Garstang Great War Memorial. In November 2015 pupils at the three primary

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GREAT WAR HEROES (cont) The parents/guardians of any students of Garstang Academy who are new to the area, and who would like their son/daughter to receive a copy should drop a note to ‘Garstang’s Great War Heroes Project’ c/o Market Place News, High Street, Garstang, with their name and contact details (preferably email or landline phone number). Similarly students from Garstang, Bonds or Bowgreave (or their parent/guardian if 16 or under) who are studying at institutions outside the town, who would like a free copy of the book, should drop a note with contact details, c/o Market Place News. Alternatively, if any queries, contact Anthony Coppin (01995) 605824 or email ant@ garstang01.orangehome.co.uk Copies of ‘Garstang’s Great War Heroes’ remain on sale to the public, priced £8. The book, which has been supported by Garstang Royal British Legion, is of interest to anyone

keen to learn about Garstang’s history. and heritage. Local sales points are: Market Place News, Garstang, the Visit Garstang office, Cherestanc Square, Garstang, and KwikKutz Barbers, Park Hill Road,Garstang. To date around £1,300 has been raised from public sales of the book. The money raised is to be presented to an armed forceslinked charity in the run up to next month’s Remembrancetide. Anthony Coppin

GARSTANG LAKELAND CLUB Sun 16th Oct - Kirkby Lonsdale Sun 20th Nov - Grange and Cartmel The Annual Meeting and Christmas Meal will take place at The Crofters Hotel on Fri 25th Nov. For more information, contact Michael (01995) 604358, Gwyn (01995) 6045380 or Kate 07759 659 004. Michael Collins

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Despite all the uncertainty surrounding the Community Centre and the car park we are delighted to confirm that this year’s extravaganza will be going ahead on Sat 5th Nov. Bonfire lit at 7:00pm fireworks at 7:30pm. Car Parking Once again Lions were responsible for car parking at the Lancashire Game & Country Fair at Scorton. The Guys Road Race on Sun 4th Dec will see the close of our parking season for this year. The new season then opens up with parking the Garstang Community Academy 10k and fun run. Lions Marquee

We were delighted to help on the very successful Kepple Lane Park Fun Day by not only putting up our own marquee for free but helping the organisers put up their own newly purchased marquee. Help and Donations Lions helped in Booths with a collection for Motor Neuron Disease. By moving chairs and tables for various functions Lions contributed to the recent Arts and Music Festival. Help and funds are needed for the child protection charity ‘Aspired Futures’ so Garstang Lions are recommending that this be taken up as a zone project. Lions are again going to sponsor 10 tickets for local OAP’s to go to Garstang Musical Production’s next show. Women’s Refuge (Fylde Coast Women’s

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Due to severe funding cuts this group urgently need donations of female toiletries (including any hotel freebies), new female clothes, new baby clothes, new equipment or toys for babies/toddlers.

We are proud to say that our youngest Lion Joshua has been accepted at Nottingham University to read Business Studies. We will be sorry to lose such an active member of our team for three years but wish him all the very best in his studies.

Lions are going to buy ÂŁ100 worth of goods to start the ball rolling and have offered to act as a local collection point. So, an appeal to the good folk of Garstang â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if you can help in any way please bring your items to Susan at GIFS LTD, The Resource Centre, Bridge Street, Garstang PR3 1YB Christmas is Coming Yes, even though it is only October plans are already being finalised for organising our annual Christmas dinner for Mencap clients and carers and arranging for Santa to visit the Victorian evenings.

However we welcome back into our club Marina Holland, our previous secretary, who has moved back to the area. We must be doing something right if she is so keen to rejoin. As always the Lions welcome new members or anyone who is just interested in seeing what they do. Information is available on the web site at www.garstanglions.co.uk or just speak to a member. Our meetings are on the 3rd Tuesday of the month in the Royal Oak at 8:00pm. David Lewis (01995) 605146

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TRACTOR TREVOR CLEARS THE WAY chairs. The Walks can be accessed from the car-park outside Singleton Parish Church. The pathway construction and the mower attachment on the tractor has been part funded with a grant from The Lancashire Environmental Fund. Organisations can apply for funding for environmental and community initiatives which benefit the environment and the people of Lancashire. Trevor the tractor belongs to local charity ‘Richard Dumbreck`s Singleton Trust’ based in Singleton in the Fylde. Trevor is seen here mowing part of the five kilometres of footpaths and woodland walks recently completed by the trust. 50% of the footpaths are all ability surfaced and pass through the beautiful Singleton Park and are ideal for wheel-chair users and push

Projects to date have included improvements to community facilities, environmental education, general environmental improvements, creation and management of habitats, improvements to parks, gardens, open spaces, play areas, ponds and rivers. For further information contact Anne Kingston (01772) 317248 e-mail annekingston@lancsenvfund.org.uk www.singletontrust.co.uk

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LOVE MY BEACH Litter Picks & Beach Care Activities LOVEmyBEACH is a North West campaign inspiring people to look after their beaches and bathing waters. We hold regular beach cleaning events up and down the coast. We would like to encourage more people from the local communities to come and take part in the beach cleans. They are good fun, light exercise, get some fresh air and do something to help the environment and feel good. Knott End - Tues 11th Oct 10:00am - 12 noon. Meet at Knott End ferry car park. Rossall Point Observation Tower Thursdays 10:00am – 12 noon. Meet at the tower. www.lovemybeach.org/events/upcoming/ Emma Whitlock 07918 054 600

LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE NIGHT Garstang Arts Centre Sat 22nd Oct 7:30pm A Lancashire and Yorkshire themed night is to be held as a fundraiser for the Centre. Top of the bill will be the Garstang Ukulele Group whose members will be playing tunes with Lancashire and Yorkshire links, including ‘Blackpool Belle’, ‘Leaning on a Lamppost’, ‘Old Pendle’ and ‘Manchester Rambler’.

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BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING The people of Churchtown and Garstang have once again found themselves flooded, after heavy rain caused water to overtop the banks of the River Wyre in August. I’m very concerned that flooding has occurred again, as I appreciate how difficult it has been for people in those areas over the past few months. We’ve been doing our utmost to provide help and support to those affected and we continue to work with the Environment Agency and Lancashire County Council to press for improvements to flood defences. Flood resilience measures installed in homes following last winter’s floods worked well and prevented water from getting into properties. Anyone who was flooded during storms Desmond and Eva can still apply for up to £5,000 towards flood resilience equipment and I urge anyone who hasn’t to do so.

please email engineering@wyre.gov.uk or call (01253) 891000. Please make sure you are signed up to the Environment Agency’s flood warning system Floodline, a 24 hour recorded information service that tells you when your area is at risk of flooding - call 0345 988 1188 or 0845 988 1188. And you can visit www.wyre.gov.uk/flooding for practical advice about being prepared and what to do if the worst happens. Cllr Roger Berry Update Report from the Environment Agency Since the flooding caused by Storm Eva in December, our focus has been on helping local communities, such as Churchtown, St Michael’s and Garstang, recover and prepare

To apply for funding talk to an officer: call (01253) 891000 or visit www.wyre.gov.uk/ floodinggrantscheme. The newly formed Churchtown Flood Defence Group provided tremendous support during the flood, visiting homes to comfort people and help assess the damage. We’ve since held our regular Flood Forum where one of the things we talked to community groups about was how the Garstang and Catterall flood basins operate and will be giving them a tour of the basins this month. If you’re interested in joining or starting a flood group, with support from the council,

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This has included conducting reviews of the Garstang and Catterall flood basins to ensure they continue to operate successfully and reduce local flood risk. We’ve also inspected the Ainspool embankment – we found that the materials used to construct the embankment had settled over time, so we’ve brought it back up to height. We’ve also been working with Wyre Council and Lancashire County Council to support existing and emerging Flood Action Groups in the area. By working together, we can better prepare for winter. Stephanie Collinson Communications Officer (01253) 887551 Email stephanie.collinson@wyre.gov.uk

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POULTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY Poulton Methodist Church Hall Fri 14th Oct 2:00pm ‘Traditional Buildings of the Fylde, Bowland, & The Lune Valley - Kevin Illingworth. All welcome. Christine Storey

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CAT SMITH MP (cont) Motor Neurone Disease Since last month I have met with Linda Endicott who co-ordinates the Motor Neurone Disease Association branch in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre, a charity particularly close to my heart after I lost a friend, Rose, to the disease a couple of years ago. Motor neurone disease (MND) is a progressive disease attacking the motor neurones, or nerves, in the brain and spinal cord. Messages gradually stop reaching muscles, leading to weakness and wasting. MND can affect how you walk, talk, eat, drink and breathe. However, not all symptoms necessarily happen to everyone and it is unlikely they all develop at the same time, or in any specific o We als ton s in g lo ly supp logs & ets of bags, n ﬁregrates g, kindlin h more m & uc

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Over the river in Preesall and Knott End I was impressed by the efforts of Emma Weaver and her wonderful team of ladies who put on a fantastic summer fete for Community Foster Care in St Oswald’s Church Hall in Preesall. Sadly the bouncy castle was rained off but the kids had a great time running around the hall, playing games and consuming enough sugar to keep them buzzing for some time yet! This is a local charity finding foster placements in Lancashire so I’m pleased to be able to support them.

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Visiting Local Care Homes I had a lovely time visiting Kepplegate Care Home in Preesall, seeing old friends and meeting new ones. At last year’s summer garden party I was asked to judge the dog fancy dress. This year it was children’s fancy dress. There were prizes for all and it’s good to catch up with residents and staff who work

I believe that everyone matters all the way through their life until the moment they die and that no one should die in avoidable pain, suffering or emotional distress. I want to make sure that everyone with a life-limiting or terminal condition gets the very best care, and I believe hospices are critical to achieving this. St John’s Hospice has supported some of my friends through some of life’s toughest times. Now I want to give back, as a small way of saying thank you. On Sat 29th Oct I’ll be walking the Bay Gateway in the Welly Walk raising funds for this amazing local hospice. If you can spare something to support St John’s please donate here: https:// thebaygatewaywellywalk.everydayhero. com/uk/cat-smith or, if you want to join me, please sign up too!

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CAT SMITH MP (cont) In September I also managed to catch up with local man David Chandler who took on a ‘Lancashire Challenge’. David travelled to every train station in Lancashire on one day to raise money for St John’s Hospice. I caught up with him in Wennington station and cheered him on his way. If you can support him, please visit his sponsorship page: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ LancashireChallenge Chats with Cat Thank you to everyone who came along to my ‘Chats with Cat’ in Cockerham Parish Hall on the 17th Sept. I do regular ‘drop-in’ events like this in the villages across the constituency. It is always a great opportunity to have informal chats, often over cups of tea and slices of cake. Issues that get talked about tend to be important ones to local people, but perhaps not ones you’d put pen to paper about. This is great, as I really enjoy fixing up the little

things which annoy us all! I’ll be looking to set some dates for future ‘Chats with Cat’ in the coming months, so if you have a venue you want to see me hosting a chat in please get in touch. Get in Touch As the Member of Parliament for Lancaster and Fleetwood I can only take up individual cases if you live in my constituency. That includes Knott End, Preesall, Pilling, Cockerham, Forton, Scorton and Dolphinholme. Email me on cat.smith.mp@ parliament.uk but remember to include your full postal address. If you want to meet with me to discuss any issue, local or national, please phone my office on (01253) 490440 to book an appointment in one of my regular advice surgeries. Cat Smith MP

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ST AIDAN’S NEWS Return to School

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It was wonderful to welcome back all of our students in early September after their sixweek summer holiday. What was particularly pleasing was to see the 178 new students who were starting with us in Year 7. This is our largest year group for many a year and we are delighted that we have students from so many different primaries across the Fylde Coast; we really hope that they have an enjoyable and successful five years with us.

Our Open Evening was held on Wed, 14th Sept and was an overwhelming success. Over 300 families came to hear the Headteacher explain the difference a Saint Aidan’s education can make. The visitors were able to tour all eight faculties taking part in hands-on activities, playing quizzes and getting to know students and staff. Parents and primary students are reminded that they are always welcome to come back and visit the school during the working day. Please contact Deputy Headteacher, Anthony Lord, at anthony-lord@st-aidans.lancs.sch.uk to arrange a tour.

Tower Wood Twenty-five of our Year 10 students had a week’s residential course at Tower Wood, accompanied by our P.E. staff. This enabled the students to participate in rock climbing activities and exercises. Their performance here will count towards their final GCSE grade in P.E. Happily, they experienced mostly excellent weather.

Parents’ Association The Saint Aidan’s Association, our parents, teachers and friends group, held its first meeting of the term on Mon12th Sept. It was really heartening to see so many new faces from our Year 7 parents.

ST AIDAN’S NEWS (cont) The Association has raised many thousands of pounds over the years and has funded a range of excellent projects, including cameras, stage equipment, rewards trips and the new school minibus. We are delighted to have the help and support of this super group – both in fundraising and their presence at all the key events in the school calendar. Comedy Night The Parents Association are holding a new venture, a Comedy Night, on Wed, 20th Oct. The doors open at 7:30pm and tickets, available from school, cost £10. The evening will showcase three comedians (Phil Walker, Archie Kelly from Phoenix Nights and Jamie Sutherland) and will be hosted by Steve Royle. There will be a bar and other refreshments. This is bound to be a popular venture, so don’t delay in booking tickets Andy Smith - Headteacher

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COMPUTER SAFETY What do you know… about Computer Service Fraud? I’ve written on previous occasions about the dangers of scam IT support phone calls, but did you know that this is such big business that there is an official name for it – Computer Service Fraud? It’s been going on for as long as people have had computers which can use the internet, and I’ve recently seen some very big numbers about the problem so I thought it was time to have another chat about it. Computer

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The building work is now well underway and we were all expecting to lose the use of the car parking facilities during construction. We are pleased to be able to inform you that by the time the builders are ready to commence work on the patient car park the new staff parking area should be completed. Therefore we plan to designate this area for patient parking and staff will continue to park off site until completion of the build. We will keep you updated on dates but the good news for patients is that they will not be required to park on the road at any stage of the project.

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The builders have found a bat (a single common pipistrelle) sleeping in the eaves of our roof. It is a cute little thing and we have subsequently had to submit a European Protected Species Licence application to Natural England to have the bat rehoused to a bat box. It is not envisaged that this will

And now for those scary numbers. In the year to April 2016, 33,000 incidents were reported to Action Fraud (and those are just the ones which get reported), and a total of £9.5 million was reported lost by victims of computer service fraud. The average amount lost by each victim was £2,000. Please – don’t become one of these statistics! Joan Bailey 07528 173 891

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OVER WYRE MEDICAL CENTRE (cont) cause a delay as the Ecologist is coming out to the site to arrange a new home for our bat friend. Electonic Prescription Service We are also busy preparing for the planned implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service. This new NHS service lets your GP practice send your prescription electronically to the place you choose to get your medication or appliance from – without the need for paper in some cases. How does the Electronic Prescription Service work? - At first, if you want your GP to send your prescription electronically, you must choose, or ‘nominate’, a place to receive your electronic prescriptions. This could be a pharmacy, dispensing appliance contractor or your GP practice if you are entitled to collect medication from there. Nomination works in a similar way to a prescription collection service where the pharmacy collects your

prescription for you instead of you having to collect it from your GP practice. The main difference with nomination is that your prescription will be sent electronically and you don’t have to nominate a place that is close to your GP practice. For example, you could choose to nominate a place that is convenient to where you live, work or shop. When will I be able to start using the Electronic Prescription Service? - Wed 2nd Nov. What happens once I have nominated? - Once your nomination is recorded, your GP will send all your future prescriptions electronically to the place you have nominated. You should try to ensure you go to this place to collect your medication or appliance – unless you have made alternative arrangements with your GP practice. If you go elsewhere without making these arrangements you may experience delays in getting your medication or appliance.

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OVER WYRE MEDICAL CENTRE (cont) What if I already collect my medications from the Medical Centre? - In this case you do not need to do anything. Your prescriptions will continue to be processed in the normal way. Flu Vaccination Programme 2016 Our Adult Flu Clinics for over 65’s and ‘At Risk’ patients will continue on Saturday mornings throughout October. Please do not phone before 11:00am when making your Flu appointment as phone lines can become overwhelmed. It is also reminded that all pregnant ladies at any stage are recommended to attend our Adult Flu Clinic. All children aged 2 months to 17 year olds with conditions that put them at risk of complications of flu will receive a letter offering them a flu vaccination. We encourage parents to book them into the flu clinic. Children with asthma who only need a ‘blue’ inhaler and do not need a regular steroid inhaler will not be invited as they are not classed as being at more risk. Children aged 5-6 years will be vaccinated in school and we will therefore be unable to offer this age group the vaccination if they miss it as the vaccines will be delivered to the school. We are able to offer the vaccination for most eligible children from age 2 to 17 years as a nasal spray, rather than an injection. Not all children are suitable for the nasal vaccine and to ensure the correct vaccine is given, we are running a dedicated children’s flu clinic for all eligible children aged 2 to 17 years old, on dates which are soon to be arranged. We will not be able to vaccinate adults at these clinics. We do ask that the person with parental responsibility accompanies all those under the age of 16. If a grandparent or older sibling is bringing them, please can they bring a consent note from the Mother. Thank you for your continued support and patience. John MacPhee - Practice Manager

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90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Donation For RNLI

Fleetwood Lifeboat, made the journey across the river to receive the cheque. Along with 2nd Coxswain Tony Cowell, they thanked the members for the magnificent donation, little knowing what was to follow. The bucket was passed around the members yet again and a further £140 was raised, making a total of £900. But there was yet another surprise. A member donated the extra £100 to take the final sum to £1,006.

Kevin Clutton with his son Kevin and his wife Kay As Kevin Clutton, from Knott End, approached his 90th birthday, he decided to help the RNLI lifeboat station at Fleetwood, by asking friends to make a donation. He had no idea how generous his friends are. At his birthday party, held at Knott End Working Men’s Club, the friends and members raised £766 and Captain Dave Eccles, from

‘We continually see acts of generosity from the public, which never cease to amaze’, said Captain David Eccles of Fleetwood Lifeboat. ‘Donations are vital to the RNLI, but this gesture by Kevin takes some beating! We cannot thank him and the members of Knott End Working Men’s club enough for their support’. The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and

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90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION (cont) rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates over 234 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and has more than 160 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824 its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 140,000 lives. Ken Harcombe

INNER WHEEL We started our new year on a fun note having a celebration for the Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 90th birthday and the Olympics. The party was held at the home of one of our Presidents, and club members provided all the food. It was a really good spread and was enjoyed by all. One of our members did a demonstration of make up and one lucky member had her make up done. Our first dinner meeting of the year will be held at the end of September and the Speaker will be Dan Hoare of First Responders. This will be the chosen Charity of our two joint Presidents. It is a very local Charity and can be very useful to anyone in the community in case of an emergency. At the beginning of October some members will be going to the Auction Mart at Junction 26 on the motorway to be at the District International afternoon. One of our two Presidents is the District International Organiser so the Club will be helping to run the event for Mary. We do have fun as well as dealing with the more serious business side of things in the town and the Inner Wheel District. If you are interested please ring give me a ring. Maureen Garstang (01995) 604336.

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SOROPTIMISTS Women inspiring action, transforming lives Who Are We? What Do We Do? We care about women and try to give them the chance of a better life. Soroptimist clubs in the North West are working with our project partner Child.org, on the Meru Women’s Garden Project. This project will support some of the poorest women-led households in Kenya and focus on providing earning and learning opportunities to women and girls, enabling them to cultivate their plots of land, improving their lives and prospects for a better future. We help to feed starving children and give them an education. Our President Annemarie’s charity for her year of office is ‘Mary’s Meals’. At our recent meeting we watched a video on the progress of this work – the presenter told how in 2002 when he asked a 14 year old boy what were his ambitions, his reply was ‘not to feel hungry every day and to have an education’.

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SOROPTIMISTS (cont) her head. They were pleased to carry these over a mile up a steep mountain path to their village as they thought their inaccessibility would deny them this help. It costs just £12.20 to feed a child for a year. Since the start of Annemarie’s year in March the Garstang club has raised enough money to feed over forty children for the whole of a school year. We Value the Friendship of Others Recently three Garstang members visited Fylde Soroptimist Club for their Friendship evening and had a brilliant time learning unexpected skills as we were treated to a demonstration of drumming! Their guests explained the history of the wide variety and types of drums which they had brought with them originating from Africa and Egypt. These were beautifully made and inlaid with mother of pearl and different woods.

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SOROPTIMISTS (cont) and skirts ages 5 -13. Please remember us when you do that wardrobe clear out. Mustard Seed Café, Park Hill Road (0pposite the Wheatsheaf Pub) open Tues 10:00am to 12 noon Thurs 10:00am to 2.00pm. Sat 10:00am to 12 noon If you like the sound of the work we do and would like to help, why not come and join us at one of our meetings? We would love to meet you. We meet twice a month at the Garstang Hotel and Golf Club at 7:30pm on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Interested ladies and new members are always very welcome. Murial Burnham-Airey (01995) 606604 www.sigarstang.org.uk

PILLING & OVER WYRE DRAMA GROUP After our successful visit to St Oswald’s Church Hall, Lancaster Road, with ‘Dirty Dusting’ back in April, we are pleased to announce our return with another very funny adult comedy by the same writers, Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood, entitled ‘Waiting For Gateaux!’ This will be performed on Wed 26th Oct, Fri 28th Oct and Sat 29th Oct. All performances will start at 7:30pm. Tickets £7.00, including refreshments obtainable from Knott End Post Office and Drama Group members. If you enjoyed ‘Dirty Dusting’, then do come along for another laughter filled evening! Have you ever struggled with a diet? Then you will love this! We would like to invite new members to come and join us. Every one will be welcomed, but we do need younger people to swell our ranks, not just on stage, but behind the scenes too. Having a wider age range would greatly increase the choice of Drama we could

perform. We have a lot of enjoyment during rehearsals and are a friendly and sociable group. The Drama Group has a long history in the area and we are keen to see it thrive for many more years so, if you have ever fancied having a go, now is the time! (NB No performance on Thurs 27th Oct) For tickets and information contact John Savage, (01253) 790707 or Jenny Blyth (01253) 391341.

GOOSE GREEN BOWLING CLUB Our team is in need of more players. Any man over the age of 60 who would like to join us is most welcome. No experience is necessary. Our bowling green is on Pilling Lane, Preesall. If you would like to join please contact Derek Hinds (01253) 810034

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The end of August saw us fail to reach the finals of the Lancashire league yet again. Although we did play excellent football we just couldn’t seem to score the goals to nail a win. Of the three games we played we only managed to score one goal in a one all draw with Blackpool. On 5th Sept we started running an extra session at Poolfoot Farm Sports Complex to accommodate the people that are working during the day. The session is 7:00pm - 8:00pm on Monday evenings and is held on the new enclosed pitches under the supervision of qualified coaches. These sessions will hopefully increase club capacity further, with more male and female soccer stars attending, thus having a knock on effect for our competitive section and increase our chances of winning some competitions. Unfortunately this meant that we had to close our Monday daytime session in Fleetwood, disappointing for those who were instrumental in starting the group way back when. The decision wasn’t taken lightly but became necessary mainly due to health and safety aspects (no toilets or first aid facilities) and stipulations laid down by our funding body D day arrived for the new session and we had a great turn out with 21 people attending, allowing us to easily split five a side to play a round robin of three games exhausting but in the long run will improve players’ fitness levels. We have had some new members attend

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FLEEETWOOD FLIERS (cont) and some old ones returning. All had a great time finishing off with a cake from PT, our resident chef to hand. On a very poignant note, in his own words Dave, one of our members, says he was coming out of the closet. He informed us this week that he has terminal Prostate Cancer. For me he is a very brave man in doing so. He told us all the nitty gritty about his illness and left it open for us to approach him and ask him questions about the condition. He has been suffering for a couple of years. He has had all the treatment possible and is getting on with his life without any remorse. If there is anyone in the same situation please come and talk to Dave at one of our sessions. He will gladly share his feelings and how he has coped with his ailment. Dave is also one of our hard working committee members and a regular tournament player for our over sixties team. The last word on this subject, he says if you want to talk tackle, his or yours, please come and meet him. Sunday 11th Sept saw us travel to Heywood to play in our first over sixties tournament and after four very fiercely fought games we come away with the supplementary Challenge Cup Trophy, with the main Memorial Trophy going to Wakefield. I was very proud to go up and receive the cup supported by the other five chaps who all had great games. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d just like to mention our manager, George, who tried his hardest to get the best out of our team. He must have had a sore throat with all the shouting he did to encourage us. Thanks again George. For more information about the sessions or the Club itself please donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hesitate to contact George on (01253) 825206 info@ fleetwoodwalkingfooty.co.uk or visit www.fleetwoodwalkingfooty.co.uk. Derek Widdup

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GARSTANG UNPLUGGED You could be forgiven for thinking at first listen that Sunjay is older than his 23 years. Born in Derby, he began singing and playing guitar at an early age. A local paper misprinted his surname as ‘Brayne’. To prevent the confusion of reverting to his real surname, ‘Brain’, he dropped both in 2013.

Drawing from a rich, musical background it is hardly surprising that Sunjay has quickly become recognised as one of the UK’s rising stars. His performances have been described as ‘mature and confident’, while his guitar has been hailed as ‘superb, brilliant, experienced, intricate and faultless’.

With a relaxed and confident manner, vocal style and mastery of his instrument he walks onto a stage and addresses the audience as though he is sitting down with friends; a completely natural approach for a young man who picked up the guitar when he was just four years old and hasn’t put it down since.

Sunjay clocked over a hundred tour dates last year supporting the likes of Steeleye Span, Martin Simpson, Passenger, and Terry Reid.

Sunjay’s style has that natural drift between folk and blues and both camps have recognised his obvious flair. There have been a clutch of award nominations, including the final of the BBC’s Young Folk Award in 2012, the Exposure Music Awards 2014 and the 2014 British Blues Awards.

And you can judge for yourself. He’s with us at 8:30pm on Thurs 20th Oct at Garstang Unplugged, The Kenlis Arms, Ray Lane, Barnacre, Garstang PR3 1GD. Tickets cost £10 on the door, through our website or on (01995) 602795. Our monthly singers’ night is on Wed 26th October from 8:00pm. It’s free and all are welcome. www.garstangunplugged.com www.sunjay.tv Don Moore

GARSTANG LAKELAND CLUB We run guided walks in the Lakes, Dales and local Pennines on the third Sunday of each month. Recent walks have been held to Thurnham and to Stonethwaite despite some very wet days during the last month. Club members and friends are reminded that we have the following walks planned: Sun 16th Oct - Kirkby Lonsdale Sun 20th Nov - Grange and Cartmel The Annual Meeting and Christmas Meal will take place at The Crofters Hotel on Fri 25th Nov. For more information, contact Michael (01995) 604358, Gwyn (01995) 6045380 or Kate 07759 659 004 Michael Collins

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