Local Living June 2024

June 2024 Issue 86

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What’s On Guide: Bridge for Beginners Mondays at 7.15pm Wigan Bridge Club New Set of Beginner Lessons starting 8th April 38 Bridgeman Terrace Wigan WN1 1TT Tel: Secretary: Shaun Frayne 07763 809 257 Tutor: John Gooch 01257 266288

Cheeky Monkey Play Group Mondays and Thursdays 9.15-11.15am Term Time Only at Golborne Sports Club, Stone Cross Lane.

Church Lane Community Centre Room for Hire Contact for enquiries/bookings Email: churchlane@douglasvalley.org.uk Church Lane Community Centre, Lowton, WA3 2RZ

Coffee & Chat Pop in for a cuppa in a friendly environment every Thursday, 9-11.45am St Mary’s Community Hall, Newton Road, Lowton,WA3 1EW Tea, coffee hot buttered toast and teacakes available.

“Good As New” Shop St. Thomas’ Church Golborne, WA3 3TH Open from 10am - 12:00pm Every Thursday.

Light refreshments will be served.

Lowton & Golborne Community Church Join us for a friendly tea or coffee at our Community Café every Tuesday 9am—12 pm, We have a play area for Mums and toddlers .

149a Lowton Road Golborne, WA3 3HT

Red Lion Bowling Interested in Crown Green Bowling at the Red Lion, Lanehead, Lowton?

We have 3 teams Monday 19.00 - Hindley League—male Tuesday 13.45 - Newton Senior League—male Wednesday 19.00 - Leigh Parks League -male & female.

Beginners are more than welcome to join us and learn the game.

If you are interested in playing in any of these teams for the Red Lion please contact Phil on 07954 380132

St Mary’s Church Lowton St. Mary's Church is open for visitors on Mondays & Fridays 10.00 - 11.30am, Everyone is welcome. Just passing by, feel free to drop in and have a look around, have a chat or sit quietly.

If the welcome sign is out then we are open.

Strong Tower Christian Fellowship Lowton Community Centre, Church Lane, Lowton, WA3 2RZ. Friday’s at 19:00 Dennis: 07547 948503 or Lita: 07910 857195

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Putting a Face to our Advertisers Well I found myself in a bit of a predicament whilst chatting to a neighbour my new car locked itself with my keys inside and no spare! So I rang Tom at Loxtra and he came out the same day with his magic wand and retrieved my keys quickly and without any damage.

Great service.

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Success in Malta!

Congratulations to all medal The English Karate Academy British, World and European have Karate lessons for ages Champions over the years The English Karate Academy winners: 4+ at Leigh Sports Village and our next International –National Team have returned Amanda Kershaw at our purpose built Dojo in competition is the WUKF home from another Culcheth.

New starters are European Championships in Darcey McDonald successful International always welcome!

Poland October 2024.

Karate Competition at the end of March. The Squad competed in the Malta Open 2024 – featuring over 1000 competitors from 33 countries in attendance.

This year we took a smaller Squad of just 14 competitors – plus coaches who won an incredible 29 medals between them!

Amy Kershaw

We teach traditional On Sunday 23rd June 2024 we Shukokai Karate as well as will also be hosting our next the option for all students competition the EKA Open Hayley Bristow who want to compete at 2024 at Leigh Sports Village – Anya Foxwell Karate competitions. Karate this is then 5th year of running Kumite (or fighting) is very our event which is now one of Lucy Aitken light contact – competitors the best competitions in the Elizabeth Grice are awarded points for country. Teams from around controlled techniques / the UK and Europe will be Holly McDonald strikes / kicks to the head and attending to compete. If you body. would like to know more Hannah Grice Kata is a traditional form of about the EKA Open or would Harold Howarth Karate practice where like to come down at competitors demonstrate a spectate – details are Amy Burns series of karate techniques – available on the website demonstrating, skill, power www.ekaopen.co.uk and focus – Kata competitors are awarded points by 5 If you are interested in startjudges to move through to the ing Karate you can book your next round. first class online: We have a very successful www.englishkarateaacadem competition Karate Squad y.com/book-online or call and have produced countless Sensei Gary - 07747055793 Alicia Foxwell

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Twin Toilets How it all began: Three grandma’s were having a chat with the vicar from St Thomas’ Church in Golborne where they found out that in some poorer countries there is no safe place for young girls to use the toilet. So Valerie , Margaret & Sylvia chucked a few coppers in a bag and set about raising the £60 needed to twin their first toilet. On hearing about the first one more members of the congregation soon raised enough for a 2nd toilet. Valerie's 7 year old grandson who attends St Thomas’ School gave his pocket money and before they knew it another toilet was twinned.

Margaret's Slimming World Group at Lowton raffled a bottle of champagne and raised the next £60 in 30 minutes and the 4th toilet was twinned.

The ladies are now raising money for their 5th toilet.

Well done Ladies

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THURSDAY & SATURDAY

Methodist Church, Heath St ,

Travelodge Lowton, 322 Newton Rd,

Golborne, WA3 3AD

Lowton, WA3 1HD

9am, 10.30am, 4.45pm & 6.45pm

Thurs - 5:30pm & 7pm,

Call Jenna 07974 301019

Sat - 8am & 9:45am Call Vicki 07941 482466

It's a Family Affair

Cherie inspires her Husband

Andrea, Lee and their daughter have done amazing losing over 13 stone between them since they started last. They have all made so many positive changes and created some brilliant positive habits such as walking during their lunch hour and being prepared with their meals to help them stay on track. Jenna their consultant at Golborne says...

"I know they are going to go all the way to target and I can't wait to see their smiles grow whilst they're clothes size shrinks" Mum Andrea who has lost 4 st 7lb says....

"We'd tried Slimming World as a couple before but although we'd always start off for a few weeks with the best of intentions, after a couple of months, old habits would start creeping in and we'd be back to square one.

Our mindsets have completely changed this time round. We individually decided we were joining group, and though we really do support each other at home, its our own journeys we are on, so whilst we do watch each others syns, and give a mindful "do you really want that for your syns?" we just cheer each other on."

Our fabulous Golborne member Cherie achieved her target on 15th May losing the 2lb she needed to reach 2 stone 1.5lb a fantastic achievement.

Cherie says " its been a bumpy journey and took 1 year and 5 days to achieve, but it has all paid off, and it's been worth it, thank you Jenna for all your help and support, it has really kept me going and made me power on. Also to my group for all the great tips, and help, it reminded me not give up" Cherie has done so well that she has inspired her husband to come along too who is also doing great.

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Lowton WI At our May WI meeting our speaker was Angie Fletcher who got to week 6 in The Great British Sewing Bee in 2022. Angie is a member of Buckshaw Village WI and applied as she was at a bit of a loose end in the lock down in April 2021. Angie had to add more strings to her bow as part of the process. Due to the restrictions in place at the time, she had to order fabric online which she had never done before and film all the segments of herself, her family and her daily activities. Of course as a member of the WI, all this was soon overcome and no-one was more surprised than she was as she kept getting through the stages to eventually appear on the show. Among the items Angie had to make were a garment incorporating macrame, trainers, a maxi-dress from an old duvet and Halloween spider. All the ladies thoroughly enjoyed Angie's talk and looking at the pieces she brought to show us.

Well done Angie, you have done the WI proud!

Lowton WI meet on the first Thursday of the month at 7.15pm in Lowton Social Club on Newton Road. If any ladies are interested in joining us and would like to arrange a visit, please phone Val Barrow on 07419335330 for further details.

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