Local Living January 2020

January 2020 Issue 33

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Wishing you a very Happy New Year from your Slimming World team. See what gives us #thatfeeling on page 15

Happy New Year!

And welcome to the first issue of 2020….

Well what a year! I’m hoping you have enjoyed the mix of our amazing local businesses and also stories and events that are happening right here in our fabulous community! Looking forward to 2020 and I for one would love to hear more of the same from everyone. So, if you, your business or your community group would like to appear in this years issues, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. I’d just like to take this opportunity to wish you a happy & healthy 2020.

LOWTON WEST DEFIBRILLATOR FUND You may have noticed that the Slag Lane telephone box has been decommissioned and the pay phone has been removed. However the K6 kiosk is to have a second life. It has been adopted by the Lowton West Defibrillator Fund who’s members are actively repairing and repainting it ready for the installation of a 24 hour Public Access Defibrillator point.

The fund needs to raise £3000 to buy the cabinet, defibrillator and ongoing expenses that include, insurance, replacing batteries and adhesive contact pads should the unit be used. Inside the K6 kiosk will be a coded access secure cabinet that will contain the defibrillator. To access the unit a user needs to dial 999 or 112 and ask for Ambulance who will give the access code ask for the address where the casualty is and send an ambulance. In order to raise funds we are hosting a concert

by Wigan Ukulele Band in the Independent Methodist Church on Saturday 25th January at 7-30pm. Admission £5.00 Children £3.00.

Make your Green Tokens Count at Asda Golborne Lowton Hedgehog Rescue Needs our help so they can continue to rehabilitate injured and orphaned wild hedgehogs Lowton St Mary’s PTA They want to improve the reading areas around the school and in the library Newton Le Willows Sea Cadets Need our help improving the main deck at their HQ and re-mark it for parade nights

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#thatfeeling That feeling .... when you achieve something you worked hard for. As a slimming World consultant that feeling for us is seeing our members work hard every week , chipping away at those lbs. Our job is to make sure we help our members come away from group with a plan for the week . We help break habits, manage tricky situations and inspire new ways to cook and shop for the whole family (even though all three of us cant cook! We learn each week too) For 2020 we want to give you ‘that feeling" starting with a warm welcome in the group you choose, like minded friendly people and bags of fun ! How would that feel ? Claire runs Tuesdays at the at Travelodge This year #thatfeeling for me was going to a family wedding in this dress. 4 months prior to this picture that feeling for me was one of dread. Having been a target member for 10 years life suddenly got in the away, I cant pinpoint what it was but suddenly my clothes were tight. I knew having seen a picture of myself what I needed to do. With a little help from the awesome members in Golborne and my own group i went to the wedding with that feeling! I felt proud of myself for getting the help i needed. Don’t sit at home alone come and let us help you. Love Claire x

For me, #thatfeeling is one of empowerment. Achieving my own weight loss and fitness goals means I know how to help others achieve theirs. #thatfeeling comes whenever I finish a run or challenge. Being able to wear the clothes I want to and not the ones I have to. #thatfeeling? Its the best feeling in the world and you can have it too. Much love Julie xx

So 2019 is my 10th Xmas at target wow I never would’ve believed that I could keep 5 stone off for 10 Christmas’. That’s the power of food optimising that’s the power of Slimming World. That’s choice power. Following Slimming World you really can fill your plate up fill your belly up and lose weight forever! I joined with 12 weeks to my 40th. The Vicki in 2010 broke her elbow in the January and couldn’t even push a pram. Vicki in 2019 completed the Manchester Marathon never would I have believed I could run a marathon !! #thatfeeling...

Can you imagine #that feeling losing weight and keeping it off alongside living your life forever. Whilst eating out at your favourite restaurants , eating homemade classics like spaghetti bolognese, good old English breakfast and curries to die for. You truly can enjoy fabulous meals and maintain your weight loss long term.

Make 2020 your year. Come and join me and watch the magic begin.

When the coat finally fits!

Happy day for Gina

Wendy Before and after losing 1 stone 12lbs, cholesterol down to normal and BMI spot on. Fitter and healthier in 5 months.

Target! #thatfeeling Glenn losing 4 stone

LOWTON Travelodge, 322 Newton Road WA3 1HD Tuesdays 5:15pm & 7:15pm Tel Claire: 07725 039399 GOLBORNE Heath St. Methodist Church, Heath Street WA3 3AD Wednesday 9:30am; 11:30am; 3:00pm; 4:45pm & 7:00pm Tel Julie: 07584 037483 LOWTON Travelodge, 322 Newton Road WA3 1HD Thursday 9.15am & 5 & 7pm Friday 9:15 & 11:15am* Saturday 8:00am; 9:45am & 11:30am Tel Vicki 07941 482466

I joined SlimmingWorld on the 5th December 2018 the day I went to the fertility clinic and got told they wouldn’t allow me to have IVF until I got my BMI to 30, I walked into group crying and a sobbing mess but determined I was going to achieve my dream of becoming a mum. On the 14th February 2019 I found out I was pregnant and by joining SlimmingWorld I naturally fell pregnant after 3 years of trying and being told we’d probably need IVF, fast forward nearly 1 year since I joined to achieve that dream I have had Oliver and I’m 1 stone 4.5lbs lighter than 9 weeks ago when I rejoined

Monday & Thursday Cheeky Monkeys Playgroup for babies/ toddlers ages 0-4. Lots of fun play, arts & crafts, stories, songs and seasonal activities. 9:15 - 11:15am term time only. All newcomers made welcome. Small fee includes activities, drink and snack for your child and hot drink for you. Golborne Sports and Social, Stonecross lane north. Lowton Each Monday (except Bank Holidays) 12 noon to 2.00 p.m.

Family History Help Desk (Free) at Leigh Library near the Archives Section. Volunteers from Leigh & District Family History Society help with anyone having difficulty tracing their family history. No need to book, just bring along any information you already have and we will try to solve your query.

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 Dec 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). The group is 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 inc refreshments. If you are interested in joining email contactus@healthyarts.org.uk or phone Martin on 07542 114383 Tuesday 8pm The Three Towns rehearse at Tyldesley Methodist Church, Elliott Street, Tyldesley M29 8JE. For more information contact Ursula Lightford on 01942 670284 www.threetowns.net

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.

Fourth Saturday of every month

Forget me not Café at St Thomas’ Church. August 24th. Everyone welcome for a chat, a cuppa and bite to eat. 10-12 noon. All welcome. No entrance fee.

Bi monthly on the 3rd Monday of the month

Lane Head South Residents Group Lowton meet at 7:30pm in the conservatory of The Red Lion, Newton Road. The group aims to bring residents together both socially and to work towards improving our local environment. Current issues include HS2, Parkside development, traffic congestion, over development, air pollution & odours from Diggle Green

A SPECIAL INVITATION FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY St Luke‘s school would liek to invite St Luke‘s church family and everyone to a praise and Christingle service ar St Luke‘s school on Sunday 26th January at 10:30am On Sunday 2nd February at 10:30am a praise and christingle service will be held in St Mary‘s Church.

Third Tuesday of each month (except July, Aug& Dec)

Leigh & District Family History Society meet at the Derby Room, Leigh Library from 7.30 p.m. A speaker about family or local history with refreshment. £2.00 non-member, £1.00 member including tea/ coffee and biscuits. Contact Glenys McClellan 01942 729559 www.lswlfhs.org.uk or Facebook Leigh & District Family History Society

Last Tuesday of the month 7:30pm. Lowton West

Residents Meeting (west side of Slag Lane and adjacent roads incl Scott Road estate) A non-political neighbourhood group to

discuss local issues and work together to improve our area. Meetings will take place on the last Tuesday of each month, 7.30pm in the

Community Room at Manor Court and elected representatives will be invited along regularly to address residents concerns. Why not come along and find out what is happening in our local area and make some new friends?

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! £6 per session. Email juleswriter@hotmail.com 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 Wednesday 2nd Wednesday of every month at Community Room, Manor Court. 7pm. Come and have your say in what you would like to see in the Community. All welcome 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

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.

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Lowton WI had their December meeting which was Christmas party night.

Members enjoyed a hot pot supper followed by entertainment from Vicky Lowe, who has a wonderful singing voice. Vicky sang several operatic songs followed by songs from the shows. We couldn’t finish the evening without a visit from the main man himself who caused quite a bit of excitement, yes .......Santa Claus paid a early visit to hand out Christmas gifts to our members. There will be no meeting in January as it is the WI New Year meal. The first regular meeting of the New Year will be on Thursday 6th February. If any of you ladies are looking to setting off 2020 with a new interest, please come along and join us. .Phone Lin Hayes on 01942 207764 and she will give you further details. Lowton WI meet on the first Thursday of the month at 7.15pm in Lowton Social Club on Newton Road.

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Local afternoon tea a great success!

On the 11th December local children Ethan, Rhea, James, Jessica and Matthew hosted an afternoon tea for the residents of Bridgewater day care in Golborne.

The residents were treated to bingo, music and some lovely singing from Lowton High school choir.

Santa paid a visit in the afternoon and gave each residents a gift for Christmas.

A lovely day was had by everyone. The children started writing to local businesses to ask for donations back in September. They have been collecting gifts and they all baked and provided a lovely afternoon tea which was enjoyed by everyone.

On behalf of the children and the residents they would like to say a huge thank you to everyone that donated towards the event to make it a huge success.

Pictured above and to the left: organisers and Lowton High choir

Asda’s local fantastic team of community champions are sprinkling a bit of Christmas magic on our green token scheme by giving local good causes double the amount they usually receive. Thanks to a £1 million investment from the Asda Foundation, the groups nominated for the latest customer vote in our stores across the UK will receive £1,000 if they win or £500 if they finish as runners-up. Our community champion are also busy helping local groups, schools and charities apply for extra donations from the Asda Foundation to help pay for Christmas parties and treats. Cheryl from our Golborne store is one of the community champions helping local groups this Christmas. She said: "We’re really excited to be spreading the magic this Christmas by supporting three local charity groups with double the donation they were expecting. We couldn’t be happier that ASDA Foundation is doubling their investment meaning we are donating £2000 across the groups with the winner receiving £1000 - Don’t forget to use your vote!”

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Hibernation Time for Hedgehogs Most hedgehogs will now be in hibernation (but not all), some may not hibernate at all and some may come out of hibernation during mild spells to seek much needed food and water. A hedgehog needs to be 650g in weight in order to survive this long period.

If you are tidying your garden and find a hibernating hog please leave it undisturbed and put back the leaves, twigs, grasses, etc, which it has used as its hibernation materials. Also check before you move any bags of garden cuttings, leaves or compost in case a hedgehog has decided to occupy it for the winter months. Check that drinking water is free of ice during extreme weather, all wildlife will struggle to find water to drink during icy conditions.

When will the hedgehogs come out of hibernation?

When a hedgehog comes out of hibernation is not based just on the weather; other factors like the size of the hedgehog, whether it is its first hibernation, whether it is a male or female, can all have a bearing. Mild weather probably helps some of the smaller hedgehogs to survive the winter because there is a little more food around for them and they are kept going until the food is more abundant in the springtime. Severe weather sadly kills off the underweight hedgehogs that do not have a regular food supply. Although good swimmers many die in ponds because there is no way out for them. Try to be extra vigilant and ensure your pond has a way of escape via a plank into the water, shallow edges like a pebble beach, a couple of big stones partially submerged at the edges, or heavy planting round the edge so that hogs can climb out. Some of the smaller or older hedgehogs will be very weak when they wake so if you see any walking with a wobble or out in the day then they need to be rescued.

Rescuing a Hedgehog

Using gardening gloves, scoop up the animal and place in a in a high-sided box which has newspaper in the bottom and some old tea towels/ fleeces for it to snuggle into and hide. Fill a hot water bottle with warm (not too hot) water, wrap the bottle in a towel and place this next to the hedgehog but make sure the hedgehog can move away from the hot water bottle if it becomes too warm. If you don’t have a hot water bottle you can use a plastic drinks bottle or empty carton (again wrapped in a towel). It can have some meaty dog or cat food, some cat biscuits, and a dish of water. If the animal is injured please take it direct to a veterinary surgery asap.

More information and advice is available by calling Irene Thomson at Lowton Hedgehog Rescue on 07950933410

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Mark Collier and the team of volunteers who, behind the scenes, are busy fighting to see the return of the Carnival.

Mark who owns the Bloomin' Nursery has already held a few successful community events and says. "The fight to get back Golborne Carnival is Bloomin' on!! After the success of Let's Get Together Event, Easter Egg hunt and Christmas Market people were telling me how great it would be to bring back the Carnival. So we have got all the groups together and they are offering their support. If Wigan council grant permission, the Carnival will be back on Sunday 7th June 2020."

Councillors are working with the council to secure the use of suitable land. Mark is hoping, with the help of his team of volunteers, to bring back the spook walk too! Anyone who has ideas or would like to volunteer in helping bring it back please get in touch with Mark and share your ideas. 07305062629

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I’m excited to be working in conjunction with the award-winning team at The Holiday Village, who are as passionate as I am about finding the right holiday for you along with exceptional customer service.

The Holiday Village is part of The Travel Village Group, which is a 4th generation family business, and established 60 years in June this year - quite a feat these days!

I have seen many changes within the Travel Industry over the years. The types of holidays and destinations my customers want to book now are very different from when I started working in Travel. Majority of the holidays I confirmed would have departed in the Summer school holidays to a traditional Spanish destination for either 7 or 14 nights. The main criteria would be a pool, near the beach and evening entertainment, how things change….

The more exotic destinations are now more accessible and affordable. My customers want more choice with flexible durations, more long-haul and a wider choice of things to do in resort especially experience type holidays.

Keeping up to date is imperative to the success of my business, I therefore attend as many training sessions as possible from all leading Tour Operators and Hoteliers. This way I have the knowledge to make recommendations and sometimes lucky enough to visit, it’s part of the job I really love!

I am also seeing families wanting a more educational and cultural type holiday in place of the bucket & spade, more multi-generational “grandparents” travelling with their children and grandchildren. Villa holidays are selling quickly and ideal for larger families and groups. Ocean cruising is also popular allowing families to travel together but with their own space and choice of restaurants. Making memories seems to be high on everyone’s agenda, and rightly so…

There is also a high demand for “Winter Sun” and not just the Canaries or Mainland Spain. Travelling to the Middle East is in demand including Oman direct from Manchester, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khamiah, Doha and of course Dubai. Abu Dhabi is attracting more families and now have two great attractions Warner Bros Studios & Ferrari World and In Ras Al Khamiah you will find the world's largest zipline, not for the faint hearted….

So whatever destination or type of holiday you are looking for, booking your holiday with me comes with peace of mind for you and your family. I offer the assurance of being ABTA registered and ATOL bonded, which provides you with 100% consumer protection.

I do hope that you’ll get in touch for all your travel plans I look forward to hearing from you Cheryl

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