Local Living December 2018

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Welcome to the December Issue of Local Living Well here we are already! The December issue is packed with some fabulous local businesses. So much so that this will be the least I have ever said!

Why not save a few pennies this December with our voucher and offers on page 9.

On the community news page on page 12 you can find out where Santa is going to be on his rotary sleigh.

There is also a list of emergency numbers together for you to keep handy.

So, behalf of Local Living, I wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. See you next year!

Tracy Leach, Editor

The Devils Junior In-line Hockey Club are seeking new recruits to join their squads at a variety of age groups For those that don’t know much about the sport, it’s very close to Ice Hockey but played on in-line roller skates rather than ice skates and the junior category is open to kids up to the age of 16.

It’s widely known that children of our generation spend far too much time gazing at televisions and playing computer games and we all should be encouraging them to be more active. In-line Hockey is the perfect antidote. The sport benefits a child in a myriad of ways, including physically, emotionally and mentally. As a parent of a young In-line Hockey player, I can say with my hand on my heart that this sport has had an incredibly positive impact on my child’s health, social and academic skills.

Hockey is one of the best cardiovascular games you can play.

Alternating between skating and rest (what is known as interval training in the fitness world) improves the efficiency of the cardiovascular system, allowing it to bring oxygen to the muscles more quickly. It also helps to prevent injuries that often come with other sports that engage in repetitive movements. Playing hockey burns a ton of calories and regular training is a great way to improve their physical fitness and wellbeing.

Hockey is a fast sport. Plays develop in seconds, and momentum can shift in the blink of an eye. A child who can learn how to operate in that sort of environment will improve his or her ability to make quick decisions and think on his or feet. Concentration is also improved; being able to concentrate while playing will make it easier to concentrate while learning.

The Devils train at the Northwest Roller Sports Rink (Bolton Road, Atherton, M46 9JG). Training times are detailed below. Skates, pads, sticks, helmets and gloves are all available to loan during the classes, but the kids will need to be able to roller skate before they join the Hockey training classes. The standard of skating doesn’t need to be high, as further training in this area will be delivered as part of the Hockey training, but ideally they do need to be able to demonstrate the basics.

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Once the kids have mastered the basics through the “Introduction to In-line Hockey” class. They will then be invited to attend the advanced classes which are held on Monday evening.

Skating lessons: Tuesday 5.30 – 6.30 Tuesday 6.30 – 7.30 All ages welcome (£4.50 each) Hockey training Introduction to Inline Roller Hockey – Saturday 9.30 - 11.30 (£5 per hour) Hockey advanced (under u8’s & u10s) – Monday evening 6.00 – 7.15 (£6) Hockey advanced (under u12’s & u14s) – Monday evening 7.15 – 8.30 (£6) For more information, please visit our Facebook page #jnrdevils or find us on Instagram @devils_inline_hockey_club or pop along to any of the training sessions and have a chat with one of the coaches or team managers.

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Vicki, Julie and Claire would like to wish all their friends and Slimming World members a Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthy New Year!

2019 is a very exciting year as Slimming World enter their Golden year! celebrating 50 years of helping local communities shed the misery of being overweight.

Celebrations start Christmas week with the launch of the New Golden Year Member pack which will be FREE to all existing and new members. The new pack is full of Slim-spiration and new additions to the plan, making it even more delicious and satisfying, you will never go hungry following Slimming World!

All groups open 52 weeks a year. Tuesday and Wednesday are Christmas Day and Boxing Day so groups that week will move slightly, New and existing members are welcome, Get your Golden Year new member pack FREE Claire’s Tuesday group will be held Christmas Week on Monday 24 th Dec 8am – 11am and the week after at New Year Claire is running two sessions Monday 31st December 8am – 11am AND Tuesday 1st January 5pm – 7.30pm Julies Wednesday group will move to Thursday 9.30am, 3pm, 4.45pm & 7pm. Julies Saturday group will run as normal Vicki’s Thursday, Friday and Saturday will all run as normal.

There will also be FREE joining offers in the New Year so please call or text Vicki, Julie or Claire if you would like details.

Bill Sowerbutts was one of the great characters of 20th century gardening who was based in Ashton-under-Lyne. His father died when he was sixteen and he took over the family market gardening business. His favourite flower, he once said, was the cauliflower, because, ‘I made so much money from growing ‘em in’t war!’ Famed for appearing for many years in BBC Radio’s Gardeners’ Question Time, Bill used to say, ‘House plants thrive from a modicum of neglect!’ And he was right, especially in the colder months of the year.

You have the central heating on? Most house plants hate central heating, so keep them in the cooler, frost-free room with plenty of light. I use the conservatory, which we don’t use much in winter because of the cost of heating it. Indoor hyacinths: bring them into the warm rooms or porch just as the flowers are colouring up.

Christmas cacti the same. Those that flower indoors over the Christmas-New Year period: keep them watered, but don’t give them too much. While we are on the subject of watering indoor pot plants, DON’T put crocks at the bottom of the pot or bowl, because that DOESN’T improve drainage. This was confirmed by an RHS study, summarized in the recent edition of The Garden magazine. Instead, fill the pot with compost. When it comes to house plants you are overwintering that will begin to grow and then flower in spring. Like geraniums and fuchsias – keep them on the dry side. Dec, Jan and Feb are the best months for planting deciduous trees and shrubs that are dormant in winter: fruit bushes, blackcurrants and gooseberries, apples and pears, roses, hydrangeas and lilacs. The fruit varieties and roses are often sold ‘bare-rooted’, and are usually cheaper to buy (Google R.V.Rogers of Pickering. They have a tremendous fruit range, including old Lancashire varieties). Buy a carton of mycorrhizal granules (Root Grow). Soak the roots in a bucket of water as soon as they arrive, prepare a planting hole that is deeper and wider than the roots.

Fork into the bottom of the hole plenty of garden compost or well rotted manure. Before planting, dust the bare roots with the mycorrhizal Root Grow. If your shrub or tree is pot grown, before planting and after removing the pot, tweeze out some of the roots and dust the outside of the compost and roots with Root Grow. Now plant, with bare root ones, spreading the roots out widely. With roses, currants and hydrangeas, plant an inch or two deeper than they were planted in the nursery. With trees, plant at the same level.

Water well and scatter some fertilizer (bone meal or blood, fish and bone are fine) around the plant. Water well.

Mycorrhiza are fungi that grow into the outer root cells and they take up mineral nutrients from the soil and pass it into the new plant’s root tissues so that, by using Root Grow, you enhance the root growth and then the new stem growth. The fungus/root relationship is a form of ‘symbiosis’, where both plant and fungus benefit: the plant gets lots of nutrients from the fungus and the plant passes on to the fungus sugars it has made in its leaves in photosynthesis.

Whatever trees or shrubs you plant this winter, keep them well watered through their first full season: half a gallon every fortnight is not too much. And may I wish you all a very Happy Christmas, and a great New Year.

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Monday & Thursday Cheeky monkeys playgroup Age 0-4 years. Term time only 9-15 to 11-15 at Golborne sports club Monday Men wanted for Parkside Colliery Male Voice Choir.

Meet every Monday at 7:30p at Congregational Church, Hilton Street. Ashton www.parksidecollierymvc.co.uk 2nd & 4th Monday of month Coffee & craft at Lowton IM Church, Newton Road, Lowton. 1:30-3pm. Come for tea and cake and learn a new craft or just have a chat. Everyone welcome.

Third Monday of the month Leigh & District Antique and collectable society. From Sept-March at 7:30pm (except December for Christmas outing) at Leigh Rugby Union Club, Hand Lane. New member & visitors welcome. Different speakers each month. Contact Colin on 01942 673521 or find us on Facebook.

Tuesday MemorabLEIGH every Tuesday 1-3pm at the Old Grammar School in Railway Road, Leigh (in the same block as Oceans Eleven Chippy). Aimed at anyone over 50 who wants to talk about their life in Leigh and/or the history of the town. Each week we discuss a different topic. £4 per session includes refreshments. If you are interested in joining email contactus@healthyarts.org.uk or phone Martin on 07542 114383 Tuesday 8pm The Three Towns Operatics Society rehearse at Tyldesley Methodist Church, Elliott Street, Tyldesley M29 8JE For more information contact Ursula Lightford on 01942 6670287 www.threetowns.net Last Tuesday of the month 7:30pm. Lowton West Residents group meet at Parkside Club, Rivington Avenue. Have your say about what is happening locally and help improve our area. All welcome.

Wednesday The Paperback Writers meet at 10:30-12:30 at The Coffee Stop in Railway Road, Leigh. You don’t need to be experienced just keen to develop and share your work, and a sense of humour! During the workshops, led by local writer Julie McKiernan (www.juleswriter.co.uk), you will receive feedback on your writing and learn how to apply different styles and techniques in practical writing exercises. £6 per session. Email juleswriter@hotmail.com for further information.

Wednesday Leigh Community Choir meets 7:30-9pm at The Turnpike Gallery above Leigh Library WN7 1EB. It’s £2.50 per session and everyone is welcome!

Wednesday LGN Choir rehearse every Wednesday evening at 7:30-9:30pm at Cross Lane United Church in Newton-Le-Willows.

Enquiries should go via our website which is www.lgncc.co.uk Thursday 8:30-12. Coffee & chat Lowton St Mary’s, Newton rd.

Thursday Lowton and Golborne art group meets every Thursday at Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club from 10 till 4 and enjoy not only the freedom to express their artistic talents but also engage socially with other members with similar interests.

Second and fourth Friday of the month

THURS 6TH DECEMBER - ANNUAL HOSPICE CAROL SERVICE To be held at Heath Street Methodist Church, Golborne at 7:30pm.

Collection to be taken for The Hospice. All are welcome to come and support Wigan and Leigh Hospice.

FRI 7TH DECEMBER - CHRISTMAS PARTY AT THE RAM’S HEAD All welcome. Three course Christmas lunch for £20. Their kitchen has just been refurbished. Pre-booking required. Places are limited. Tickets from Kath Pennington on 01942 720947 or Ann Glacki on 01942 71149

SAT 8TH - SUN 9TH DECEMBER - PENNINGTON HALL MARKET

11am - 4pm. Pennington Hall Park’s first Christmas market, Pennington Hall Park, Leigh. At least 20 stall holders on each day who are based locally and are showcasing their handmade products

Knit and natter held in St Luke’s church on Slag Lane. 2-4pm.

Lots of chatting and cup of tea and a biscuit 50p towards costs.

Third Wednesday of the month

Leigh Arthritis Care Support Group meet every 3rd Wednesday in the month at Kingsleigh Methodist Church Community Building, free car park for those attending the meeting to rear of church in Cook Street off Railway Road. 1.30-4pm Supporting people with arthritis, family and carers with information, support and a warm welcome. Contact John 01942 704704.

Fourth Wednesday of the month

Golborne & District Townswomen s' Guild meet at Northfield Court, Lowton Rd. Golborne from 7pm. - 9pm. We provide speakers, and social activities. Please contact Avril on 01942 726 033 for further details.

First Thursday of the month

Lowton WI will be having their Christmas party in December.

Santa will be our guest of honour. Lowton WI choir will be part of the annual Carol service this year it is being hosted by Burtonwood WI. No meeting in January but back in February 2019 with our first meeting being keep fit for the new year. Lowton WI meet at Lowton Social Club on Newton Road on the first Thursday of the month. If interested contact Lin Hayes on 01942 207764

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WED 12TH DECEMBER—EPIPHNANY TRUST CAROL SERVICE

7pm at Lowton IM Church, Newton Road. Taking part, representatives of the local communities and the LGN Choir. Collection towards Epiphany projects across the world supporting disadvantaged and vulnerable young people. Thanks in anticipation. If you require any further information about Epiphany Trust, one of a handful of international charities in the north west please call 07545 782608

FRI 14TH DECEMBER - GLAZEBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL 3:30 at Glazebury Primary school. Stalls, games and in the north west please call 07545 782608

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SANTA’S ROTARY CLUB sleigh routes

The routes will be different to previous years so carefully check the Rotary Website or Facebook nearer to the time, so that you aren’t disappointed. The weather and other circumstances can always cause delays meaning we have to cut short a route. We always do our best to overcome any problems but if this happens please accept our apologies. Santa’s street tours will start each day at 6 pm and we have to finish by 9 pm. These are general details of the areas covered. Detailed information can be found on the Rotary club Facebook page /Rotary Club of Leigh Saturday 1st Dec - TESCO (10am till 7pm) Sunday 2nd Dec - BENTS (10am till 4pm) Monday 3rd Dec - Chapel Street / Manchester Rd Tuesday 4th Dec - Pennington North Wednesday 5th Dec - Westleigh Area Thursday 6th Dec - Twist Lane /Windermere Rd; Church /Orchard /Hope St Saturday 8th Dec - ASDA (10am till 7pm) Sunday 9th Dec - BENTS (10am till 4pm) Monday 10th Dec - Lowton (Newton Road) Tuesday 11th Dec - Firs Lane / Wigan Road (Lower Part) Wednesday 12th Dec - Higher Folds Thursday 13th Dec - Wigan Road (Upper Part) Friday 14th Dec - Hayman Ave Area Saturday 15th Dec - TESCO (10am till 7pm) Sunday 16th Dec - BENTS (10am till 4pm) Monday 17th Dec - The Avenue / Holden Road Areas Tuesday 18th Dec - MORRISONS (10am till 7pm) AND Lowton (6pm to 9pm) Wednesday 19th Dec - MORRISONS (10am till 7pm) AND Pennington South (6pm to 9pm) Thursday 20th Dec - BRADSHAWGATE (10am till 4pm) AND Warrington Rd areas (6pm to 9pm)

Make your Tokens Count at Asda Golborne

1st Ashton Lord Gerard’s Scout Group To fund equipment for the scouts Golborne St Thomas PTA To fund equipment for pupils Umbrella Arts To fund materials for their art-craft groups

WW1 REMEMBERANCE AT GOLBORNE HOUSE ACTIVITIES CO0ORDINATOR ELIZABETH M BATES AND RESIDENT BARBARA HARVEY MADE LARGE POPPIES TO PUT ON ALL THE WINDOWS AT THE FRONT OF GOLBORNE HOUSE IN REMEMBERANCE

When Santa’s Sleigh is on display in Supermarkets, Bents and Bradshawgate Santa may not be there himself as he is very busy and he may be visiting other towns

Handy Numbers Warrington Borough Council 01925 443322

Wigan Borough Council 01942 244991

Warrington Hospital

Lowton West Residents Meeting Tuesday - 7.30pm - Lowton West Residents group meets on the last Tuesday of each month, at Manor Court Community Room, Golborne. Have your say about what is happening locally and help to improve our area - all welcome. Check out our website to confirm next meeting details - http:// lowtonwestresidents.webs.com

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Leigh Walk in Centre 01942 482453

Chemist/Doctor/Dentist details www.nhs.co.uk

Utilities

Electrical Faults - 0800 3163105 BT Faultline - 0800 800151 Gas Emergency - 0800 111999 United Utilities - 0800 330033

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CLASSIFIEDS ARCHITECT SERVICES Lowton based architect for your property conversion designs including submission to local authorities for planning and building regulation consideration.

Excellent service with quality drawings at competitive prices.

Ring Gavin Pinion at Goldcrest Design Services Ltd on 01942 729832 or 07958102874

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ELECTRICAL SAFETY CERTIFICATES City and guilds qualified electrician with over 20 years experience in testing and inspection. Landlord safety certificates, buying/selling houses, insurance compliance.

Excellent service at very competitive prices. Call Neil on 07563302290 or email njtelectrical@sky.com

deluxe decorating We offer a high standard of painting and decorating work at competitive rates, we are reliable and fast.

Call for a free quote 07592411219. Find us on FB /deluxedecorating or email kieranturley8@gmail.com

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M.S.M Established 1989. Driving Lesson. No passengers. Nervous pupils welcome. Discounts for students and unemployed.

Patient and reliable. Excellent pass rate. 01942 603108

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Time served roofer. (25 yrs exp).

All roofing and gutter repairs from a broken tile to a full re roof. Insurance work undertaken, special rates for OAP’s. Call Alan on 01942 576183 or 07930 110031 for free estimate

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Double glazed units? Unsightly marks between the glass?

Replacement units can be changed in quick, quick time. *no fuss *no mess *all work guaranteed. Free quotes and advice. Ring anytime on 07413 917964. OAP work welcome.

Atlas Upholstery Design Services.

Specialist in the re-upholstery of Settees, Easy Chairs, Dining Chairs etc. Headboards recovered and made to order.

Spring repairs etc. Do you need new foam cushion? Pubs, Clubs, Caravans recovered etc. 40 years In the trade. Workmanship guaranteed. Free Estimates.

Call David on 01942 729978 www.atlasupholstery.co.uk

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