The Scallywag - Summer 2014

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Helmshore, Haslingden, Crawshawbooth, Rawtenstall, Waterfoot, Water, Bacup, Whitworth & Surrounding Areas

DAILY DIARIES For Pre-school and Out-of-School Activities

NEWS

Updates on local activity groups, businesses and charities

Summer 2014

SUMMER EVENTS

Fun4Families Week of Wonderful Things Theatre Workshop Week The Whitaker – Summer Fun

Issue 33

For Local Parents, Carers & Kids

OUT & ABOUT Maize Maze, Singleton Spaceport, Wirral

PLUS MUCH, MUCH MORE!

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page welcome header Summer fun Welcome to our 33rd issue, another bumper 32 pager!

There is so much going on in Rossendale this summer, you cannot fail to have ideas with which to entertain your children.

In this issue’s Out & About section we have included Singleton’s Maize Maze and Spaceport on the Wirral. Not quite local, I grant you, but well worth the journey, especially when that fantastic summer weather comes along! Closer to home, try to keep an eye on upcoming events at The Whitaker or the enormously successful Fun4Families holiday programme, or a family favourite, Week of Wonderful Things (which is now two wonderful weeks!). We must mention the ever-popular Family Fun Theatre week being held at Fearns, Bacup. They are planning the most amazing activities and fun days for children and families, all at fantastic value. Please go along and show your support, and don’t forget to have fun!

We also take a moment to think about those of our children moving from primary to secondary school; it must be nerve-racking, more for us than them, I bet! So we have included an article written by a 13 year old girl to help soothe the nerves of our youngsters and reassure mums, dads and carers!

As we complete and distribute each issue, it never fails to surprise me how much positive feedback we receive, so once again, many thanks.

Bring on the sunshine and have a great summer holiday!

Tracey

CONTENTS Diary Pages Pre-Schools & Playgroups, Library Times & Soft Play Pre-School Diary Out-of-School Diary Out & About Singleton Maize Maze Spaceport News Updates on local businesses Rossendale Markets Summer Events Two Weeks of Wonderful Things Fun4Families Mythical Maze – Summer Reading Challenge Theatre Workshop Week The Whitaker – Summer Fun Focus On: Nervous about starting Secondary School?

More Funding for Sports in Schools

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Front Cover Winner A huge ‘thank you’ to Tor View Community Special School, Haslingden for participating in our front cover competition and supplying so many marvellously bright, happy, summery pictures.

Thank you for all your hard work.

‘Congratulations’ to Lia Vickers, aged 9 who drew the fantastic picture aptly titled, ‘The Beach’.

Many thanks to Mrs Dillon and Amy Bremment for their help, in coordinating and organising this competition.

CONTact Contact us us To discuss and book advertising space, ideas for future articles or just to let us know what you think of the magazine, please get in touch by any of the following means: 0 15 Hardman Close, Rossendale, Lancashire BB4 7DL 8 tracey@thescallywag.co.uk  01706 213863/07833 574375 R www.thescallywag.co.uk/rossendale/ The Scallywag Magazine - Rossendale @ScallywagRoss

Whilst every care is taken to ensure the information contained in this magazine is true, accurate and fair, the publisher cannot take any responsibility for errors, inaccuracies or omissions, or for events arising from the use of this information.

Any statements or opinions given in the magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher and no products and services mentioned in articles or adverts are officially endorsed by them. © 2014 All content of this magazine is copyright. No part of it may be reproduced by any means or in any form without written permission from the publisher.

news Successful styling!

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ased in Rossendale, Dawn’s ‘Micro Business’ offers a bespoke collection of clothing, jewellery, scarves and handbags all at very affordable prices.

Shortlisted in two categories in 2013 in the Rossendale Business Awards, this is a local business that works hard to deliver a service with a difference.

As a busy mum of three, Dawn knows that time and money are both valuable commodities.

She is therefore equally adept at designing a look for someone and catering for all budgets.

Dawn sources her collection from a wide range of designers,

local through to national and is a regular attendee at national fashion trade shows to source the latest pieces for the stylish look with a difference.

You can view Dawn’s products on her Facebook page or website, where her online shop offers free

delivery in Rossendale. She also works in partnership with a number of local businesses where there are permanent product displays. However, the best way to see the full range of Dawn’s collection is at one of her parties. In fact, why not host a party in your home, with your friends and family? As a thank you for hosting you will receive on average £40 - £50 to spend on products.

Alternatively, why not raise funds for your charity or your children’s school?

By holding fundraising events you will receive a percentage from the sales in cash towards your cause.

For further information or to make a booking, or to view any Dawn Rose products please visit www. dawnroseonline.co.uk

Stay Cool in your car this Summer!

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riving in a car in hot weather can be a trial for both driver and passengers. When our newborn baby arrived last year, it was so uncomfortable that we needed to get the airconditioning working againand fast.

Many people have air-conditioning or climate control in their which doesn’t work- and the reasons can be simple and cheap to fix.

If your air conditioning has got less effective over time, a simple re-gas of the system could get you cool again for £40+VAT. Most car manufacturers recommend a service and re-gas every 2 years.

We can also diagnose and fix your air conditioning if it has not worked for a long time, or has suddenly stopped.

Many problems are caused by a coolant leak. One cost effective solution could be re-gas and the addition of a leak-stop additive for £70+vat. Or if your air conditioning has not been used regularly it can develop an unpleasant odour; we can eliminate this with an anti-bacterial treatment for £20+vat.

Nick, owner and proprietor of

Ian Knight Automotive is a qualified air conditioning technician. If anyone knows what’s cool, he does!

news Rossendale International airport opens for business

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ifelong aviation fans Steve and Vicky Everson might not have opened an airport just yet but they can offer the next best thing with new Rossendale business ‘Flightdeck Experience’.

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What began as a hobby based in their home has now expanded into a fully-fledged flight simulator experience where individuals and corporate groups can come and find out what it’s like to pilot a jet airliner complete with a 12 seater cabin, airbridge and departure lounge.

‘I started out with a desktop computer and some flight simulator software when I trained as a glider pilot so that I could practice my flying at home but I had always had a keen interest in Commercial Aviation since visiting the cockpit of an airliner on a trip to Spain as a child.

My desktop setup soon expanded

until it eventually became a complete cockpit replica of a Boeing 737 in our spare room at home. It got to the point where we had to cut a door in the bathroom wall to access the flightdeck’ says Steve After having lots of friends and family visiting the flight deck the couple (who incidentally married on Concorde in Manchester), realised that the experience might appeal to a wider audience and secured a business unit in Stacksteads .Then began the massive task of assembling the simulator and cabin which was fitted with many parts rescued from disused airliners around the country.

Flightdeck Experience opened for business in January and so far the response has been excellent with customers ranging from a 12 year old would be pilot to a Business owner who brought along his family to enjoy him captaining a flight to Allicante.

Where do you fancy jetting off to!

VALLEY SHORAI KARATE CLUB

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arate is not just a great tool as a means of self-defence; it also teaches and empowers children to learn valuable life skills; it will teach them discipline and give them the confidence to go out and enjoy life.”

Sensei Neil Holroyd is an established and qualified instructor with over 24 years in the sport and over 16 years’ experience as a club instructor. The club was formed with small group of students over 16 years ago and has since grown to become a dedicated Martial Arts Centre at Ewood Bridge, where Neil and his team are committed to training students in this exciting and valuable skill.

Valley Shorai Karate Club welcomes children from the age of 3 to the infants’ class, held every Saturday morning, and from 5 years old, to karate classes held on Monday and Thursday.

All classes have fully qualified experienced instructors.

Neil maintains there is no better way to help a child’s selfconfidence than teaching them a discipline such as this in a fun, friendly and safe environment.

Everyone is welcome at Valley Shorai Karate Club- it is great fun for all the family. Not only can you expect to learn about core karate, but also discipline, respect, even leadership, whilst having fun and getting fit!

“Come along and meet us! Our award-winning team of instructors are happy to guide and teach you, whatever your level of ability or fitness”

news Bear Buddies Day Nursery were quality counts

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ear Buddies Day Nursery specialises in child care from birth to 5 years and out-of-school ‘Big Blue House Club’ for ages between 5-11 years.

The Bear Buddies motto is ‘driven by excellence, motivated by love’ offering excellence in child care in an environment which is bright, exciting and lively; where children can develop and grow in an atmosphere of warmth and security. All children are treated equally and as a unique individual.

Their core vision and values are: • Excellence & quality in all aspects of child care • Integrity & Trust • Effective & enjoyable teamwork • Provide a fun caring, loving and stimulating environment • Professionalism in everything that they do.

In the nursery there are three main play rooms where key workers help children to develop educationally, emotionally, and physically; Robins, for 0-2 years; Rainbow Finch, for 2-3 years and Sparrows, for 3-5 years.

All meals are nutritionally balanced, prepared and cooked fresh on the premises from ingredients sourced from local suppliers, forming part of a varied

menu. Bear Buddies can also cater for children who may have special dietary requirements.

The Nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum from birth to five years old, and believes in positive, successful and active partnership with all parents. Effective communication between staff and parent is essential for your child to receive the best care. When a child registers at Bear Buddies Nursery they like to gain as much information and knowledge about them, to help the child settle in quickly and easily, so that the experience is happy and as enjoyable as it can possibly be.

The Nursery Manager is the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) within the nursery, responsible for supporting staff members, parents and carers in identifying and meeting the needs of children with specific educational and health needs.

Bear Buddies also have a trained Equality Named Co-ordinator (ENCO) who ensures that all aspects of equal opportunities throughout the setting, as they believe all children should be allowed to learn and play together without barriers.

The Nursery Manager and Deputy Manager are the Designated Safeguarding Officers for the setting,

Summer theatre fun

Sign and Rhyme!

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Running from the 4th-8th August.

Only £65 for the whole week! (discount for siblings).

For more information please e-mail cath@cottonshed.co.uk , or visit www. cottonshed.co.uk. Places are limited.

a new and interactive show where you will get to learn songs, listen to stories and meet lots of characters, including our snappy crocodile Clive!

Starting September 2014, every Tuesday* 10:30am-11:30am, Tor View Ewood Capmus, Clod Lane, Haslingden, Lancashire, BB4 6LR. *Term time only

otton Shed Theatre otton Shed Theatre Company are happy Company is bringing to announce our new a new, interactive, inclusive Summer School. Enjoy inclusive theatre experience! a creative week of theatre, Sign and Rhyme is a weekly games and fun for ages 5-11 session for ages 0-4.

Each week we will be bringing you years.

but ALL staff are to be trained in Safeguarding.

Bear Buddies operate an open door policy at all times. If you wish to arrange a visit to view the nursery or discuss any aspects of the child care facility, please do not hesitate to contact the Nursery Manager, Jo Crankshaw, on t: 01706 260822 m: 07730391607 e: manager@

bearbuddiesdaynursery.co.uk Bear Buddies’ promise to you is to provide the highest standards of care and nursery education, tailored to your child’s individual interest and needs.

They work closely with Lancashire County Council to ensure services are maintained at a high standard.

The Big Blue House Holiday Club will be open for the summer holidays, so book early so as not to miss out.

Bear Buddies is at Hurstdale House, Suite 2 & 4, Crankshaw Lane, Rawtenstall , BB4 7SH

Cotton Shed Theatre Company, where the people are the theatre.

news Sign your name on the dotted line…?

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ritish Sign Language (BSL) is the 4th official language of the UK, used by around 100,000 deaf people.

It is a fascinating, visual language which many people are interested in learning. Ayesha Communications, recently featured in The Guardian newspaper, is based in Rossendale; Ayesha offers levels 1 & 2 at classes held in Bolton and Bury and level 3 held in Waterfoot. Using dynamic and

knowledgeable tutors as well as relaxed and lively teaching methods, Ayesha Communications offer more than a qualification - you will gain a real insight into deafness, communication and sign language. All courses can be paid for in instalments and reduced prices are available for under-16s. We are now enrolling for September 2014 courses. If you are interested in learning BSL, why not “sign up”? www.ayeshacommunications.com

Hello from Jo

the ‘happy little fellow all dressed in red & yellow’!

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o Jingles has had such an exciting year!! He is looking forward to the summer where he has been invited back to Radio 2’s Huge CARFEST to help entertain all the hundreds of children who attend.

have commented that the children with learning needs (including English as an additional language) respond and therefore benefit especially well from our methods. We are already filling our class lists for September; why not come and have a trial?

Jo is very proud to have been asked back, the organisers all commented on how vibrant, exciting and above all professional Jo Jingles was.

In classes Jo has ‘taken’ the children Pond Dipping, on Picnics and even the Car Wash (excellent fun – if a bit wet!) as in our classes we are always creating new programmes to provide exciting educational fun!

Schools are increasingly booking Jo Jingles as they see that our strong educational basis ties in perfectly with their learning targets. Many teachers

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page out &header about Singleton Maize Maze

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uring the last long summer break, I wanted to try something completely different with my older children, rather than another park, castle, theme park or museum; something we could all enjoy together. I

remembered visiting a maize maze years ago and so I searched for one that was reasonably local. The one I decided on was at Singleton, just outside Blackpool, about 40 minutes away by car. What a great choice! What a great day!

A maize maze is a confusing series of paths created within a field of corn that is between eight and ten feet tall. This is definitely a weather-dependant summer activity. These crop mazes typically open each year in July, but by October the maize season is coming to an end and the plants are harvested, usually for animal feed.

The Maize Maze at Singleton changes every year, with a different theme and new challenges. I thought this would be just the activity to entertain my then six and eight year old but, as it’s situated on a 12 acre site, I thought it would be too hard going for my four year old. I was right on both counts.

So I packed up a picnic and filled the car with everything; wellies, waterproofs, sunhats, sun cream and lots of drinks.

The Maize Maze is situated at Mount Farm, which was well signposted. It is a working farm which you drive through to get to the parking area. Parking is free.

First of all, adjacent to the car park area, there are some free activities.

Ideal to explore and keep your group entertained should the weather ‘turn’.

There was an indoor and outdoor play area, pedal go-karts, a trampoline, even a mini-maze for those who don’t want to walk far. But we had come for the main attraction so, not letting the other activities distract my explorers, we all agreed to go for it, and get lost!

We paid our entrance fee and were given a flag, an option to buy a maze map (in a sealed envelope at £1) and a clue sheet. The flag is in case things get too much and you really are lost; you wave your flag and the helper, who is permanently situated at a lookout point, ‘guides’ you to freedom. I seriously recommend you buy a map or you may not emerge at the exit for a week! The clue sheet is this year’s challenge. You find ten pointers hidden in the maze, each with a question. The completed answer sheets can then be entered into a prize draw.

And so the adventure begins…

I carried a little rucksack full or drinks and energy snacks; my son had the map and was chief navigator and my daughter led with the flag. The walking was quite bumpy in places (it is farmland), so sensible footwear is necessary.

Halfway through, when we had got six out of the ten clues, we needed a break. We navigated our way back to the entrance and found the main play area and a number of picnic tables. I fetched our lunch and we rested our feet for a while.

After lunch we ventured in to the maze again to find the final clues. We were getting the hang of it now and we actually discovered the last pointers quite easily.

We emerged from the maze at the exit, victorious in our efforts.

To celebrate we had a delicious homemade ice cream from the farm shop. There was time for some of the extra activities although we decided not to try the mini-maze; we had seen enough maize for one day!

Food, drink and ice cream prices were reasonable and the toilets were basic but clean. Some families had chosen to split themselves up, with one parent looking after the younger ones in the play area, while the other was in the maze with the older ones.

All in all it was a fantastic day out, definitely made better by the sunshine and a great way of spending quality time with the children.

We’re going again this year, go on, I dare you. Go and get lost!

This year the Maze opens daily 10.00am – 5.00pm Friday 18th July until Sunday 7th September, followed by weekends for the rest of September.

There are some Friday nights being special torch-light nights. More details are on the website.

Photos: T Sunderland

Carr Lane, Singleton, Blackpool, FY6 8LG www.singletonmaizemaze.co.uk 01995 670381

By Tracey Sunderland

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Fun 4 Families Holiday Activities Edgeside St Anne’s Church Ashworth Road, Edgeside BB4 9JE To Book Call: 01706 558394

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Danswork 3 Old Pioneer Building, Alma Street, Bacup Just across from The Maden Centre

To Book Call: 01706 871740

Haslingden Community Link and Children’s Centre Bury Road, Haslingden BB4 5PG To Book Call: 01706 238355

WEEK 1 Mon 28th July Tue 29th July

Pot a plant, gardening Wild Road Show Creepy crawly show Circus skills workshop

10 - 12pm 10 - 12pm 10 - 12pm

Make your own Place Mat Story Magic Cook & taste

Mask Making Kids Rock Family Movement African Drumming

10 - 12pm 10 - 12pm 10 - 12pm 10 - 12pm

Magical Creatures craft Owl show

1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm

Dance workshop Puppet making

1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm

Pot a plant, gardening Wild Road Show Creepy crawly show Circus skills workshop

1 - 3pm

Mask Making Kids Rock African Drumming Family Movement

1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm

Make your own Place Mat Story Magic Cook & taste

1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm

Magical Creatures craft Owl show

1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm

1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm

Wed 30th July Thu 31st August

Sock Puppets Craft Flash Bang Science Sports Cool

1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm

WEEK 2 Mon 4th August Tue 5th August

Make your own Place Mat Story Magic Cook & taste

10 - 12pm 10 - 12pm 10 - 12pm

Sock Puppets Craft Flash Bang Science Sports Cool

1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm

Wed 6th August Thu 7th August

Magical Creatures craft Owl show

10 - 12pm 10 - 12pm

Dance workshop Puppet making

1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm

1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm

WEEK 3 Mon 18th August Tue 19th August

Sock Puppets Craft Flash Bang Science Sports Cool

10 - 12pm 10 - 12pm 10 - 12pm

Pot a plant, gardening Wild Road Show Creepy crawly show Circus skills workshop

1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm

Wed 20th August Thu 21st August

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Dance workshop Puppet making

10 - 12pm 10 - 12pm

Mask Making Kids Rock Family Movement African Drumming

1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm 1 - 3pm

All sessions £1 per child or ‘Bring a tin and we will let you in’ donations to local food banks Also Healthy Snack Taster Station for children and families to enjoy at each session

Lancashire County Council and Rossendale Local Children’s Trust Partnership Via the Rossendale Early Support & Intervention Small Projects Fund

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ibraries across Rossendale are getting ready to introduce children to a fantastical world of legend and mythology that will keep them reading throughout the school summer holidays .... with Mythical Maze, the 2014 Summer Reading Challenge™ run by independent charity The Reading Agency.

Each year the Summer Reading Challenge for children is simple. They’re encouraged to read six or more books of their choice – fact books, joke books, picture books, audio books just as long as they are borrowed from the library – during the holidays. There are collectable incentives and rewards, plus a certificate for every child who completes the Challenge. Children can sign up at any one of our local libraries from the end of June onwards and all materials are absolutely free. The start date for the Summer Reading Challenge will be 12th July and will run until September.

The Summer Reading Challenge is open to all school children and is designed for all reading abilities. Our Rossendale libraries will work with local schools and give out information to encourage children to take part, also the Early Years settings for pre-schoolers.

This year’s theme – Mythical Maze, challenges children aged four to eleven to find their way around a labyrinth

that introduces them to fantastical creatures, collecting stickers of each character along the way.

• Head to your local Rossendale library during the summer holidays and enrol. It’s completely free and anybody can take part.

• If you’re a parent or carer then take a look at the Reading Agency Family Leaflet to find out more and join them on their Facebook page for all the latest news.

• Children can chat, get reading recommendations and enter competitions on the Summer Reading Challenge website.

• If you’re a teacher take a look at the resources available to help you support children’s reading for pleasure.

Anne Sarrag, Summer Reading Challenge director for The Reading Agency, says: “Mythical Maze is all free fun, which is top news for parents. So mums, dads and carers, pop down to your local library and find out more about what supporting activities are happening in the area; and help your children discover a love of stories this summer whilst they

maintain and develop their reading skills over the summer holidays. ” Sarah McIntyre, the illustrator of Mythical Maze, is a British-American illustrator and writer of children’s books and comics. Sarah was awarded the Sheffield Children’s Book award for Best Picture Book and Overall Winner for her illustrations in the book Morris the Mankiest Monster in 2010, which also won the Bishop’s Stortford Picture Book Award 2010. She says: “A group of kids at Leith Library brainstormed some hilarious, often outrageous, ideas for local how to draw our mythical creatures, and I was able to bring some of their ideas into the drawings. It’s vitally important that children are engaged with reading and I hope the Mythical Maze will inspire many more children to take up The Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge with libraries next summer.”

Once again this year, children’s publishers are supporting the Summer Reading Challenge, and there are also large print Summer Reading Challenge materials available for visually impaired children, or visually impaired parents/ carers; thanks to the support of the RNIB National Library Service.

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Ready, Set……More funding for sports in schools!

rimary schools in England are currently sharing an extra £150m per year for sports education. This ring-fenced funding became effective in September 2013, and will continue until 2020.

This funding, worth approximately £8,000 per school with an extra £5 top-up per pupil, is allocated directly to primary school Head Teachers, but it must be used to improve the provision of P.E and school sport in general; a continuation of the sporting legacy of the Olympics.

Not only is sport considered a means of promoting good healthy life-styles in our children, it also has an important part to play in building confidence and a sense of achievement. According to Change4Life, the increase in sporting activities in schools can ‘have a

significant impact on many whole school priorities such as behaviour, attendance and attainment’.

The fund was established after repeated warnings about childhood obesity and a general lack of exercise in primary school-aged children. Also, there have been repeated calls to improve school sport, with Ofsted warning that there is too little strenuous exercise in PE lessons. A cross-party Education Select Committee also reported that many schools lacked the facilities needed for youngsters to get involved in sport.

This money is currently, and should be, being spent on improving sports lessons and improving the standard of these sessions; paying for specialist coaching or equipment or helping to set up after-school clubs. The PE funding should also assist with the cost of additional support for children who usually receive extra help in class but not after school. This should mean that

after school sports clubs have become more inclusive and all children should now be able to enjoy the activities.

In order to ensure all schools explain how the funding is making a positive impact, Ofsted will be monitoring the effect of this funding on primary PE and school sport.

It is hoped that these improved sports activities and clubs help young children develop a sense of belonging and improve their confidence as well as competence as they grow as young people.

Very few people will deny that sport is essential in encouraging children to be active, helps demonstrate a healthy lifestyle, assists in developing friendships and above all else….. lets them have fun!

“The help I got at school was a key part of how I got to where I am today and so it can make a big difference” Mo Farah Olympic champion

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family matters

Bring Out the Best in You and Yours

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ere comes the school summer holiday. Day after day of time to fill with activities and good quality time with the kids...

Yey! Wait! Do I hear some boos?

Some parents look forward to spending time with their children over the holidays and want to make sure it’s as positive as possible. Do you want to strengthen what you do best and further your skills in understanding your child in order to help bring out their best and enhance your family life? We may be able to help.

For others life’s not so rosy. Do you dread trying to sort out childcare arrangements and think of hundreds of things to do to keep your children entertained, to reduce the risk of temper tantrums and tears?

Don’t worry, you’re not alone! A survey commissioned by Hobbycraft in 2012 of 2000 parents found 40% dreaded the summer holidays and 47% stated that they find it hard to keep their children entertained for the whole summer.

Spending more time with your children can highlight issues that you have tried to push to the back of your mind e.g. when you have the time and energy, you’ll try getting them to bed on time (and staying in bed!), eating their greens, playing nicely etc. etc. For many parents the list is endless and may seem that any time you have off from your ‘job’ is going to be spent doing the ‘jobs’ you may not have had the

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time, energy or inclination to sort out.

Relishing that opportunity, are you?

Parenting is hard and tiring work that can be rewarding for some, at times. What would a job advertisement read like for parenting, I wonder? What would the working hours be like, or the bonus package? What would the training manual look like? How many of us get training for motherhood?

Would you like help to strengthen what you do best and learn new ways to better your skills as a parent? Would you love to ‘pick the brains’ of a trained, experienced, clinical psychologist?

Someone who is non-judgmental in her approach and has a genuine desire to support others to be the best version of themselves as parents and further develop their understanding of their child? If you do then why not pop along to one of the family focused workshops that I am hoping to facilitate in Rossendale?

We’re hoping to run a series of five sessions: • Strengthen Positive Relationships with Your Children • Child-Centered Play • Encouraging Positive Behaviour • Helping Your Children Build Self-Esteem • Who Cares for You? - Managing the Demands of Parenthood You can choose to come to however many you wish, although coming to the series in this order would be most helpful.

Groups are open to anyone who wants to improve their parenting skills, as well as develop new ways

to understand family life, children’s behaviour and, most helpfully, manage potential challenges and nurture positive relationships. Who wouldn’t want that? Sessions are open to parents and carers of children aged of 2-11 years. Groups will last one hour and have between 15-20 participants. They will cost £8.50 an hour per person. They will be fun, informal and informative. No one will be forced to do anything they do not want to do. We have availability to run groups on a weekday evening and Saturday mornings.

There will be time at the end of sessions for informal chat with anyone who would like to ‘pick my brains’ as well as have a well-deserved brew and slice of cake. My company has a great network of professional associates e.g. a children’s nurse and a health visitor and a primary school teacher. They will be invited to certain sessions to offer advice and guidance too. We are really sorry but we can’t offer a crèche facility so we cannot accommodate children.

I offer individual therapeutic sessions and consultation so if you can’t make our groups and would still like support please do not hesitate to get in contact.

Some of you may be wondering about your children starting a new school after the summer and may like support managing this transition effectively; we may be able to help.

Dr Louise Egan, Assured Psychological Services Ltd, 07807869053, assured@hotmail.co.uk Holly Cumbers (Volunteer Assistant Psychologist)

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Soft Play

Bacup St James Square, Bacup 0845 053 0005

Crawshawbooth Adelaide Street, Crawshawbooth 0845 053 0005

Haslingden Deardengate, Haslingden 0845 053 0005

Rawtenstall Queen’s Square, Haslingden Rd, Rawtenstall 0845 053 0005

Whitworth Lloyd Street, Whitworth 0845 053 0005

Runamok 10 Commerce Street, Carrs Industrial Estate, Haslingden 01706 213213

library times

monday

09:30 - 12:30 13:30 - 19:00

13.00 - 17.00

09:30 - 19:30

9:00 - 19:30

14:00 - 19:00

Closed

tuesday

09:30 - 12:30 13:30 - 17:00

9.30 -12.00 13.00 -17.00

09:30 - 19:30

9:00 - 17:00

09:30 - 13:00 14:00 - 17:00

9.30 - 6.30

wednesday

09:30 - 17:00

Closed

Closed

9:00 - 13:00

Closed

9.30 - 6.30

thursday

Closed

13.00 - 17.00

09:30 - 17:00

9:00 - 19:30

09:30 - 13:00 14:00 - 17:00

9.30 - 6.30

friday

09:30 - 12:30 13:30 - 17:00

13.00 - 17.00

09:30 - 17:00

9:00 - 17:00

09:30 - 13:00 14:00 - 17:00

9.30 - 6.30

saturday

09:30 - 16:00

09:30 - 12:00

09:30 - 16:00

9:00 - 16:00

09:30 - 13:00

9.30 - 6.30

sunday

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

9.30 - 6.30

pre-schools & playgroups MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

8:00 - 6:00

8:00 - 6:00

8:00 - 6:00

8:00 - 6:00

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9:30 - 12:30

9:30 - 12:30

9:30 - 12:30

9:30 - 12:30

9:00 - 1:30

9:00 - 3:00

9:00 - 3:00

9:00 - 3:00

9:00 - 3:00

Bacup Nursery School, Cowtoot Lane, Bacup 01706 873856

9.00 – 12.00 9.00 – 3.15

9.00 – 12.00 9.00 – 3.15

9.00 – 12.00 9.00 – 3.15

9.00 – 12.00 9.00 – 3.15

9.00 – 12.00 9.00 – 3.15

Hillside Nursery Pre-School Group Cedar Avenue, Haslingden 01706 214162

8:55 - 11:55 12:40 - 3:40

8:55 - 11:55 12:40 - 3:40

8:55 - 11:55 12:40 - 3:40

8:55 - 11:55 12:40 - 3:40

8:55 - 11:55 12:40 - 3:40

The Learning Tree St Philip’s Church Hall, Chatterton Road, Stubbins, Sharon 07970 358784

9:00 - 1:00

9:00 - 3:00

9:00 - 3:00

9:00 - 3:00

9:00 - 1:00

Crawshawbooth Pre-School The Village Community Centre, Adelaide Street, Crawshawbooth, Sheila 01706 830796

9:00 - 12.00

9:00 - 12.00

9:00 - 12.00

9:00 - 12.00 12:30 - 3:00

9:00 - 12.00 12:30 - 3:00

Cherry Tree Pre-School Cherry Crescent Centre, Cherry Crescent, Rawtenstall, Angela 01706 229153

8:30 - 12:30

8:30 - 12:30

8:30 - 12:30

8:30 - 12:30

8:30 - 12:30

St James-The-Less Pre-School The Old School Room, Burnley Road, Rossendale, 07901 886506

9:15 - 12:15

9:15 - 12:15

9:15 - 12:15

9:15 - 12:15

9:15 - 12:15

Helmshore Pre-School St Thomas Church Hall, Rhodes Avenue, Helmshore, 07960 185801 helmshorepreschool@yahoo.co.uk

9:00 - 12:00

9:00 - 12:00

9:00 - 12:00

9:00 - 12:00

9:00 - 12:00

Tunstead Pre-School The Community Centre, Haworth Drive, Stacksteads, Ann or Janet 01706 879894

9:15 - 12:00

9:15 - 12:00

9:15 - 12:00

9:15 - 12:00

9:15 - 12:00

9:00 - 3:00

9:00 - 3:00

9:00 - 3:00

9:00 - 3:00

9:00 - 3:00

8:45 - 11:45 1:00 - 4:00

8:45 - 11:45 1:00 - 4:00

8:45 - 11:45 1:00 - 4:00

8:45 - 11:45 1:00 - 4:00

8:45 - 11:45 1:00 - 4:00

The Maden Community and Children Centre Rochdale Road, Bacup, 01706 879949 Whitworth Playgroup Hallfold United Reformed Church, Hall Street, Whitworth, 01706 860492 Edenfield Village Pre-School Edenfield Community Centre, Edenfield Jean 07748 083009

Whitewell Pre-school Group Community Centre, Burnley Road East, Whitewell Bottom, 01706 220805 wbpreschool@btconnect.com Staghills Nursery School Top Barn Lane, Newchurch 01706 213303

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Pre-school diary Parent and Toddler Group 9:15 - 11:00 Central Methodist Church, Burnley Road, Bacup Shirley Suthers 01706 228234

Parent & Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.00 Sunnycrest 80 Pennine Road, Bacup Leila Allen – 01706 872725

Kay St Toddler Group 9.45 – 11.30 Kay Street Baptist Church Rawtenstall Rachel Topham 01706 213725

Time For Me Creche 9.00 - 12.00 or 1.00 - 4.00 The Maden Community and Children Centre Rochdale Road, Bacup

Mums & Toddler Group 9.15 – 11.15 Our Lady & St Anslems John Street, Whitworth 01706 853545

Parent & Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.30 Shawforth Methodist Church, Rochdale Road, Shawforth Shirley Suthers 01706 228234

Parent & Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.30 Newchurch Methodist Church, Turnpike, Newchurch Shirley Suthers 01706 228234

Stay & Play Baby Bounce & Rhyme 10.00 – 12.00 10.15 – 10.45 Edenfield Village Pre-School , Crawshawbooth Library The Community Centre, Adelaide Street, Edenfield Crawshawbooth Jean 0774 8083009 Kath – 01706 224269

Parent & Toddler Group 9.00 – 11.30 Newchurch Methodist Church, Turnpike, Newchurch Shirley Suthers 01706 228234

DansTots (Parent & Tot dance) 9.15 – 10.00 Dansworks Dance Academy, Bacup 07843263714

Mother & Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.30 Haslingden Sports Centre, Haslingden 01706 227016

Jo Jingles Teenie Tots 9.30 & 10.30 9.30 - 11.30 Ramsbottom Pool and Lumb Baptist Church, Burnley Fitness Centre, Porritt Way, Road East, Waterfoot Ramsbottom 01706 214178 Jo Corbett 01706 212889

Baby Buddies 9.15 - 11.15 Balladen Children’s Centre Linden Lea, Rawtenstall 01706 228501

Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.30 Acre Mill Baptist Church, Hammond Street, Stacksteads Christine Clegg 01706 873329

Jo Jingles 9.30, 10.30, 11.30, 12.30 St Peter’s Church Hall, Hall Street, Haslingden Jo Corbett 01706 212889 3mths - 3+ yrs

Parent and Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.15 St John’s Church Hall, Facit, Whitworth

Terrific Two’s 9.30 – 11.00 (Booking Essential) Staghills Children’s Centre Top Barn Lane, Newchurch 01706 213303

Talkfirst – Baby & Toddler Signing 10:00 & 11.00 Ashday Lea (Masonic Hall), Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall Susan Broxton 01706 878781 Birth - 36 mths

WEDNESDAY

Tots ‘n’ Toddlers (Stay & Play 1 – 3 yrs) 9.15 – 11.15 Balladen Children’s Centre Linden Lea, Rawtenstall 01706 228501

Humpty Dumpty Toddler Group 9.15 – 11.15 Edgeside Baptist Church Edgeside Lane, Waterfoot Phil Clay – 01706 226114

Parent & Toddler Group 9.30 - 11.30 Trinity Baptist Church, Market Street, Bacup 01706 873093

Parent & Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.00 St Peters Church Hall, Hall Street, Haslingden Vicky 01706 215412

Dinky Links 9.30 – 11.15 (Term time only) Haslingden Community Link & Children’s Centre, Bury Road, Haslingden 01706 238355

Little Angels Toddler Group Drop-in 10.00 – 10.00 – 11.30 Staghills St Mary’s Church, Top Barn Goodshaw Lane 01706 2 01706 830251

Mums & Toddler Group 9.15 – 11.15 Our Lady & St Anslems John Street, Whitworth 01706 853545

Mother & Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.30 Haslingden Sports Centre, Haslingden 01706 227016

Parent & Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.30 Shawforth Methodist Church, Rochdale Road, Shawforth Shirley Suthers 01706 228234

Talking Together 9.30 – 11.30 The Maden Centre Rochdale Road, Bacup 01706 871740

Sion Toddler Club 9.45 – 11.15 Sion Baptist Church, Newchurch Road, Cloughfold 01706 220392

Mini Farm Explorers 10.00 - 12.00 Cronkshaw Fold Farm Alden Road, Helmshore Joy – 01706 218614

Baby Ma 11.15 - 1 Staghills Top Barn 01706 2 Age 0 - 1

THURSDAY

Patter & Natter 9.00 – 11.30 St Anne’s Church Ashworth Road, Waterfoot 01706 558394 or 221889

Parent and Toddler Swim 9.00 – 12.00 Marl Pits Swimming Pool Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall 01706 226850

Holistic Help Coffee Morning 9.30 – 11.00 Haslingden Community Link & Children’s Centre Bury Road, Haslingden Ellie Williams 01706 238355

Baby Massage 10.00 - 11.00 The Village Community Centre Adelaide Street, Crawshawbooth c/o Balladen Children’s Centre 01706 228501

Toddler Group 10.00 – 12.00 The Village Community Centre, Adelaide Street, Crawshawbooth Sarah 01706 830796

Parent & Toddler Swim 11.00 – 12.00 Whitworth Leisure Centre John Street, Whitworth 01706 852694

Carer & 1.00 – 2 St Mary’ St Mary’ Jean 017

Gym Tots (18months to 5yrs) 9.00 – 10.00 & 10.00 - 11.00 Haslingden Sports Centre Haslingden 01706 227016

Stay & Play 9.30 – 11.30 The Maden Centre, Rochdale Road, Bacup 01706 871740

Parent and Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.15 St John’s Church Hall, Facit, Whitworth

Baby Massage Drop-In 10.00 - 11.30 Whitworth Children’s Centre Hall Fold, Hall Street, Whitworth 01706 648747

Tap & Ballet 10.15 – 11.15 Fusion Fitness & Dance Cloughfold Conservative Club 276 Bacup Rd, Cloughfold Helen 07873 766101 2 – 4 yrs

Diddy Disco 1.00 – 1.30 Rossendale Dance and Drama Centre, 52 Bridleway, Waterfoot 01706 211161

Carers & 1:00 - 2: Newchur Primary Dark Lan 01706 2 Preston

Parent & Toddler Group 9.15 – 11.00 Haslingden Methodist Church Manchester Road, Helmshore

Various Courses Parent & Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.30 (Term time only) 9.30 – 11.30 Haslingden Community Link & Stacksteads Methodist Children’s Centre Church, Rook Hill Road, Bury Road, Haslingden Stacksteads 01706 238355 Shirley Suthers 01706 228234

Goodshaw Baptist Toddler Group 9.30 – 11.30 Goodshaw Baptist Church Burnley Road, Crawshawbooth Alison - 07792 487260

Baby & Toddler Group 10.00 – 11.30 Broadway Primary School Broadway, Haslingden Mrs Edmondson 01706 229832

Baby Bounce & Rhyme 10.15 – 11.00 Haslingden Library Haslingden

DansTot 10.45 – Danswor Pioneer Karen 0 (18 mths

Jo Jingles 9.30, 10.30, 11.30, Crawshawbooth Community Centre, Adelaide Street, Crawshawbooth Jo Corbett 01706 212889

Mini Farm Explorers 10.00 – 12.00 Cronkshaw Fold Farm Alden Road, Helmshore Joy – 01706 218614

Storytime 10.00 - 11.00 Whitworth Children’s Centre Hall Fold, Hall Street, Whitworth 01706 648747

Baby Bounce and Rhyme 10.15 – 11.45 Rawtenstall Library, Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall 01706 227911

DansTo Dance 10.45 - 1 Danswo Bacup 0784326

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Little Turtles 9.15 – 11.15 The Maden Centre Rochdale Road, Bacup 01706 871740

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Bouncing Babies 10.00 – 11.30 Whitworth Children’s Centre Hall Fold, Hall Street, Whitworth 01706 648747

Rakefoot Rascals 9.00 – 11.30 Rakefoot Methodist Church, York Street, Crawshawbooth Debbie 01706 212880

Jolly Tots Toddler Group 9:15 - 11:30 (1st Friday of every month) St Nicholas Church, Newchurch Brenda Filcox 07581 702435

Baby Buddies 9:30 - 11:30 Maden Centre, Rochdale Road, Bacup 01706 871740

Baby & Toddler Group 9.30-11.30 Edenfield Methodist church Rochdale road Edenfield

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FundaTots (sport ed. & creaPre-school Fun to Dance tive play) 9.15 – 10.00 9.00 – 10.00 Samba Dance & Fitness Burnley College Station Road, Facit Princess Way, Burnley Whitworth 2 – 5 yrs 01706 854960 Kieran 0778 429 8974

Pre-School/Primary Ballet & Tap – Various 9.30 – 11.30 McCaw School of Dance St Peter’s Community Centre, Haslingden Charlotte 07807386193 3+ yrs

Dad’s Group 10.00 – 12.00 (1st Sat of Month) Whitworth Children’s Centre Hall Fold, Hall Street, Whitworth 01706 648747

Tap & Ballet 10.00 – 11.00 Dansworks Dance Academy Pioneer Building, Bacup Contact Karen 07843 263714 Age 4 – 5 Years

Diddy S 10.00 – Rossend Centre, 5 Waterfoo 01706 2

Tiny Twisters Tap and Ballet 9.00 – 10.00 Fusion Fitness & Dance Doals Community Centre, Burnley Road, Weir Helen 078737 66101

Baby Ballet 9.00 – 9.30 McCaw School of Dance St Peter’s Community Centre, Haslingden Charlotte 07807386193 3+ yrs

Dad’s Group 10.00 – 12.00 (2nd Sat of month) c/o Staghills Childrens Centre Various venues.

Please contact 01706 213303

Family Time 10.00 – 12.00 (1st & 3rd Sat) The Maden Centre Rochdale Road, Bacup 01706 871740

Pre School Tap & Ballet 10.00 - 11.00 Dansworks Dance Academy Bacup 07843263714

Valley S 10.30 – Ewood B Bridge Neil 079 3 - 5 yrs

Pre School Street Dance 9.15 - 10.00 Dansworks Dance Academy Bacup 07843263714

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Baby Massage 1.30 – 2.30 Dansworks Dance Academy, Pioneer Building, Bacup c/o Maden Centre 01706 871740

Baby Bounce and Rhyme 2:00 - 2:45 Bacup Library, St James Square, Bacup 01706 873324

Tweenies (6 – 15mths) 1.30 – 3.00 Balladen Children’s Centre Linden Lea, Rawtenstall 01706 228501

Family Time 3.00 – 4.30 (0-11yrs) Whitworth Children’s Centre Hall Fold, Hall Street, Whitworth 01706 648747

Gym Toddle 10.00 - 11.30 Whitworth Children’s Centre Hall Fold, Hall Street, Whitworth 01706 648747

Storytime 10.30 – 11.15 Bacup Library St James’ Square, Bacup 01706 873324

Boobs & a Brew Drop In Parent & Toddler Group 1.00 - 2.30 1.30 – 3.00 The Kitchen Café Haslingden Community Link & Longholme Methodist Church, near Boots, Rawtenstall Children’s Centre, Shirley Suthers 01706 228234 Bury Road, Haslingden 01706 238355

Pre School – Street or Irish Dance 4.00 - 4.45 Dansworks Dance Academy Rochdale Road, Bacup 07843263714

Storytime 11.00 – 11.45 Rawtenstall Library, Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall 01706 227911

Parent & Toddler Swim Session 1.00 – 3.00 Marl Pits Swimming Pool Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall 01706 226850

RSKC Kindergarten Karate 4.30 – 5.30 Haslingden Sports Centre Helmshore Road, Haslingden Ian Garside 01706 878795

Pre School Musical Theatre 5.00 – 5.45 Dansworks Dance Academy Bacup 07843263714

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6.00 – 6.45 Whitworth Library Lloyds Street 0845 053 0005

Baby Club 11.00 s Children’s Centre n Lane, Newchurch 213303

Baby Massage 1.30 – 2.30 Balladen Children’s Centre, Linden Lea, Rawtenstall 01706 228501

Jo Jingles 1.30 – 2.30 Whitworth Children’s Centre Hall Fold, Hall Street, Whitworth 01706 648747

assage 12.00 (Booking Essential) s Children Centre n Lane, Newchurch 213303 12 months

Jo Jingles (booking essential) 1.30 – 2.30 Whitworth Children’s Centre Hall Fold, Hall Street, Whitworth 01706 648747

Pre School Tap & Ballet 4.00 – 5.00 Dansworks Dance Academy Pioneer Building, Bacup Contact Karen 07843 263714 Age 3-4 yrs

& Toddler Group 2.30 ’s Church ’s Way, Rawtenstall 706 217530

Dance Tots & Toddler Group 1.00pm – 3.00pm Cherry Tree Pre-School C/o Balladen Children’s Centre 01706 228501 (Ring to Book)

Baby Massage, Coffee & Ballet & Tap Chat 1.30 – 2.30 1.30 – 3.00 Rossendale Dance & Drama Haslingden Community Link & Centre, 52, Bridleway, Children’s Centre Waterfoot Bury Road, Haslingden 01706 211161 01706 238355

Pre-school Fun to Dance 1.30 – 2.15 Samba Dance & Fitness Station Road, Facit Whitworth 01706 854960

Baby Bumpkins Yoga 1.30 Dansworks Dance Academy Pioneer Building, Bacup Karen 07843 263714 Age 7 months to 2 years.

& Toddler Group :30 rch St. Nicholas C.E. School ne, Newchurch 229478 Andrea

ts 11.30 rks Dance Academy, Building, Bacup 07843 263714 s – 3 yrs)

Streetdance 4.00 – 4.45 Dansworks Dance Academy Pioneer Building, Bacup Karen 07843 263714 Age 2½ years+

Little Explorers 2.00 – 3.00 Whitworth Children’s Centre Hall Fold, Hall Street, Whitworth 01706 648747

Stay & Play 2:00 – 3.00 Whitworth Children’s Centre Hall Fold, Hall Street, Whitworth 01706 648747

Jo Jingles 1.30 – 2.15 (booking essential) Balladen Children’s Centre Linden Lea, Rawtenstall 01706 228501

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11.30 orks Dance Academy

Street & Dramatics 12.15 dale Dance and Drama 52 Bridleway, ot 211161

DansTots - Parent & Tots Dance 10.45 - 11.30 Dansworks Dance Academy Bacup 07843263714

Shorai Karate Club 11.00 Bridge Mill , Ewood

Diddy Disco Saturday Family Fun 10.45 – 11.30 (Once a term, please ring for details) Rossendale Dance and Drama Balladen Children’s Centre Centre, 52 Bridleway, Linden Lea, Rawtenstall Waterfoot 01706 228501 01706 211161

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Musical Theatre 11.00 Dansworks Dance Academy, Pioneer Building, Bacup Karen 07843 263714 3 – 5 yrs

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Alf’s Blackbelt Academy 3.15 – 9.00 Unit N Tollbar Business Park Stacksteads Nigel Fagg 01706 870108 4+ Yrs

Cheerleading 4.00 & 5.00 Haslingden Sports Centre Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 4 – 11 years

Drama 4.00 & 5.00 Rossendale Dance & Drama Centre, 52 Bridleway, Waterfoot 01706 211161 5+ years

Boys-Only Breakdance 5.00 – 6.00 (booking essential) Sparkle Academy, 8 – 12 Burnley Road, Rawtenstall 01706 225004 5+ yrs

Show & Musical Theatre 5.00 – 6.00 Debra McLaren School of Dance, 52a Bank Street, Rawtenstall Danielle 07944 343217 5 years +

Happy Club (booking essential) 3.30 – 5.15 Sunnycrest 80 Pennine Road, Bacup Leila Allen – 01706 872725 4 – 8 yrs

Mixed Football Beginners 4.00 – 5.00 Haslingden Sports Centre Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 4 - 7 yrs

RAD Ballet 4.00 – 7.30 McCaw School of Dance Methodist Church, Manchester Rd, Haslingden Sue McCaw 07739249601

Mixed Football Advanced 5.00 – 6.00 Haslingden Sports Centre Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 7 – 10 years

Musical Theatre Cotton Theatre Workshop 5.00 – 6.00 5.30 – 6.45 Rossendale Dance and Drama Haslingden Primary School Centre, 52 Bridleway, Ryefield Avenue, Haslingden Waterfoot Cath 01706 214309 01706 211161 7 - 11 yrs 4 – 9 yrs

Alf’s Blackbelt Academy 3.30 – 5.30 Unit N Tollbar Business Park Stacksteads Nigel Fagg 01706 870108 4+ Years

Kidz Club 4.00 – 4.45 Haslingden Sports Centre Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 4 – 7 years

Street 4.00 – 5.00 Rossendale Dance & Drama Centre, 52, Bridleway, Waterfoot 01706 211161 4+ years

Irish Dance 4.45 - 5.30 Dansworks Dance Academy Bacup 07843263714 Ages 5 - 7 yrs & 7 - 10 Yrs

Dance Fit 5.30 - 6.15 Dansworks Dance Academy Bacup 07843263714 Ages 5+

Trampolining - Beginners 6.00 – 7.00 Fearns Sports and Leisure Centre Fearns Moss, Stacksteads 01706 879835 8 - 12 years

Young Performers Drama 4.00 – 5.00 Samba Dance & Fitness Station Road, Facit, Whitworth 01706 854960 6 – 10yrs

Trampolining 4.00 & 5.00 Haslingden Sports Centre Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 5 + years

Street Dance 4.30 & 5.30 Fusion Fitness & Dance Doals Community Centre, Burnley Road, Weir Helen 078737 66101

Sportex Coaching Infant Soccer School 5.00 – 6.00 Fearns Sports and Leisure Centre, Stacksteads, Mark Chisholm - 07592497206 5 – 8 years

DansFit (Dance Exercise/ Stretches/Tumbles) 5.30 – 6.15 Dansworks Dance Academy, Pioneer Building, Bacup Karen 07843 263714 4+ yrs

Beginners Street Dance 6.00 – 7.00 Samba Dance & Fitness Station Road, Facit, Whitworth 01706 854960 9yrs & under

Alf’s Blackbelt Academy 3.15 – 9.30 Unit N Tollbar Business Park Stacksteads Nigel Fagg 01706 870108 4+ Years

Cheer Gymnastics 4.00 & 5.00 Haslingden Sports Centre Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 4 - 11 years

Tap, Ballet & Jazz 4.00 – 6.30 Rossendale Dance & Drama Centre, 52 Bridleway, Waterfoot 01706 211161 4 – 10 yrs

Street Dance (Various Classes) 4.00 – 5.30 Marl Pits Swimming Pool Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall 01706 226850

Ballet & Tap (Grade 7 RAD) 4.30 – 5.45 Debra McLaren School of Dance, 52a Bank Street, Rawtenstall Danielle 07944 343217

Musical Theatre 5.00 - 5.45 Dansworks Dance Academy Bacup 07843263714 Ages 4 - 6 years

SKIDS 3.30 – 5.15 Sunnycrest 80 Pennine Road, Bacup Leila Allen – 01706 872725 8 – 12 yrs

Trampolining 4.00 & 4.45 Haslingden Sports Centre Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 5 + years

Sunny Feet Dance - Ballet/ RDDC Productions Tap/Jazz 4.00 – 5.00 Rossendale Dance and Drama 4.15, 5.00, 6.00 Sunnybank Social Club, Centre, 52 Bridleway, Helmshore Road, Helmshore.

Waterfoot Wendy 07776 162894 01706 211161 4+, 6+, 8+ years All Ages

Freestyle Disco 4.45 - 7.00 Dansworks Dance Academy Bacup 07843263714 Ages 5 years +

Freestyle Dance 5.00 – 6.00 Samba Dance & Fitness Station Road, Facit, Whitworth 01706 854960 9 yrs +

Alf’s Blackbelt Academy 3.30 – 9.00 Unit N Tollbar Business Park Stacksteads Nigel Fagg 01706 870108 4+ Years

Musical Theatre & Jazz 4.00 – 5.00 McCaw School of Dance Methodist Church, Manchester Rd, Haslingden Charlotte 07807386193 5+ years

Gymtots 5.00 – 6.00 Fearns Sports and Leisure Centre Fearns Moss, Stacksteads 01706 879835 4 – 7 years

Sportex Coaching Junior Soccer School 5.00 – 6.00 Fearns Sports and Leisure Centre, Stacksteads, Mark Chisholm - 07592497206 8 – 11 years

Street Dance 5.15 - 6.00 Dansworks Dance Academy Bacup 07843263714 Ages 8 - 10 yrs & Ages 6 - 7 yrs

Alf’s Blackbelt Academy 5.45 – 6.45 Function Room at The Grant Arms, Market Place, Ramsbottom Nigel Fagg 01706 870108 4 – 11 yrs

Mixed Football Beginners 4.00 – 5.00 Haslingden Sports Centre Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 4 – 7 yrs

Ballet & Tap (Grade 6 RAD) 4.45 – 6.00 Debra McLaren School of Dance, 52a Bank Street, Rawtenstall Danielle 07944 343217

Musical Theatre 5.00 – 6.00 Rossendale Dance & Drama Centre, 52, Bridleway, Waterfoot 01706 211161

Mixed Football 5.00 – 6.00 Haslingden Sports Centre Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 7 – 10 yrs

Beginners Street Dance 5.15 – 6.00 Dansworks Dance Academy Pioneer Building, Bacup Karen 07843 263714 Age 5 – 7 years

Limbering & Exercise 6.00 – 6.45 Debra McLaren School of Dance, 52a Bank Street, Rawtenstall Danielle 07944 343217 4 years +

Alf’s Blackbelt Academy 3.15 – 4.30 Unit N Tollbar Business Park Stacksteads Nigel Fagg 01706 870108 4+ Years

Tap & Ballet 4.00 – 5.00 Fusion Fitness & Dance Cloughfold Conservative Club 276 Bacup Rd, Cloughfold Helen 07873 766101 7 – 10 yrs

Street Dance 4.30 & 5.30 Haslingden Sports Centre Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 5 – 8 yrs

Street 5.00 – 6.00 Fusion Fitness & Dance Cloughfold Conservative Club 276 Bacup Rd, Cloughfold Helen 07873 766101 11+ yrs

Street Dance/Freestyle 6.00 -7.00 Debra McLaren School of Dance, 52a Bank Street, Rawtenstall Danielle 07944 343217

Irish Dancing (Novice +) 6.30 - 8.00 IDL Club, George Street, Haslingden Melissa 07933189836

Tap, Ballet & Jazz 4.00, 4.30 & 5.00 Rossendale Dance & Drama Centre, 52, Bridleway, Waterfoot 01706 211161 4 – 7 years

Street Dance 4.30 – 5.30 Haslingden Sports Centre Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 8 - 10 yrs

Street 5.00 – 6.00 Fusion Fitness & Dance Cloughfold Conservative Club 276 Bacup Rd, Cloughfold Helen 07873 766101 7 – 10 yrs

Judo Club – Kia Bear 6.00 – 7.00 Mechanics Hall, Bacup Library St James Square, Bacup Brian Moore 01282 457048 5 – 7 years

Junior Fun Session 6.00 – 7.00 Whitworth Leisure Centre John Street, Whitworth 01706 852694

38th Rossendale Cub Group 7.00 – 8.30 Peel Street, Cloughfold Rawtenstall Mrs J. Smith 01706 229945 8 - 10½ years

Dance Classes - Various 9.00 - 3.30 Rossendale Dance & Drama Centre, 52 Bridleway, Waterfoot 01706 211161 4 yrs +

Trampolining 9.00 & 10.00 Whitworth High Leisure Centre, Hall Fold, Whitworth 01706 343218 5 + yrs

Dance Classes – Various 9.00 – 4.00 McCaw School of Dance St Peter’s Community Centre, Haslingden Charlotte 07807386193

Tap & Ballet 10.00 - 11.00 Dansworks Dance Academy Bacup 07843263714 Ages 4 - 6 years

Beginners Street Dance/ Street Dance 11.00 - 12.00 Dansworks Dance Academy Bacup 07843263714 Ages 6 - 7 yrs & 8 – 10 yrs

Tap & Ballet 11.30 – 12.30 Marl Pits Swimming Pool Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall 01706 226850 6+ yrs

2nd Rossendale Scouts Training Band Practice 9.00 – 9.45 Burnley Road, Bacup Graham Helm 07736 029257 6 + years

Ballet & Tap – Various lessons 9.00 – 2.45 Debra McLaren School of Dance, 52a Bank Street, Rawtenstall Danielle 07944 343217 2½ upwards

Trampolining 10.00 & 11.00 Alder Grange Leisure Centre Calder Road, Rawtenstall 01706 216950 5 + yrs

FundaAllstars – soccer play Family Fun Session academy 11.00 – 12.30 10.00 – 11.00 Whitworth Leisure Centre Burnley College John Street, Whitworth Princess Way, Burnley 01706 852694 Kieran 0778 429 8974 5 – 11 yrs

Dance Classes - Various 12.00 – 2.30 Fusion Dance & Fitness Doals Community Centre, Burnley Road, Weir Helen 07873766101 5+ yrs

Trampolining 9.00, 10.00 & 11.00 Haslingden Sports Centre Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 5 + years

Dance Classes - Various 9.00 – 12.00 Fearns Community Sports College Fearns Moss, Stacksteads Kathryn 01706 211994 Age 3+

Special Needs Kids Club 10.00 – 4.00 Tor View School, Clod Lane, Haslingden Vicky Bennett 01706 214640

Kids Club 10.30 – 12.00 Whitworth High Leisure Centre, Hall Fold, Whitworth 01706 343218 5 + yrs

Beginners Tap & Ballet 12.00 - 1.30 Dansworks Dance Academy Bacup 07843263714 Ages 7 - 11 years

Kids Club 11.30 – 1.00 Alder Grange Leisure Centre Calder Road, Rawtenstall 01706 216950 5 + yrs

Fearns Gymnastics Club – Beginners and BAGA awards 5.00 – 7.00 Fearns Leisure Centre, Fearns Moss, Stacksteads 01706 879835 5 – 7 years

42nd Rossendale Beaver Group 6.00 – 7.00 Trinity Church, Market Street, Bacup Liz Nelson 01706 872414 6 - 8 years

Bacup Swimming Club - Lessons 6.45 – 9.15 Marl Pits Swimming Pool Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall Susan Holt 07759 662594

43rd Rossendale Cub Group 6.45 – 8.15 St Thomas’s Church, Helmshore Road Helmshore Mrs Cooper 01706 226116 8 – 10½ years

Fearns Karate Club 7.00 – 8.00 Fearns Sports and Leisure Centre, Fearns Moss, Stacksteads 01706 879835 6 + years

Sparkle Academy 8 – 12 Burnley Road, Rawtenstall 01706 225004

Valley Shorai Karate Club 6.30 – 8.00 Ewood Bridge Mill, Ewood Bridge Neil 07927 309572 6+ yrs

5th Rossendale Cub Group 6.45 – 8.30 Tunstead Church, Holme Street, Stacksteads Mr Pepperday 01706 876563 8 - 10½ years

Bacup Judo Club (Juniors) 6.45 – 7.45 Above Bacup Library St James’ Square, Bacup Brian Moore 0780 8002697

42nd Rossendale Cub Group 7.00 – 8.30 Trinity Church, Market Street, Bacup Mrs Horne 01706 874037 8 - 10 years

2nd Rossendale Beaver Group 6:00 - 7:00 Burnley Road, Bacup Mr Warwick 01706 873106 6 - 8 years

40th Rossendale Beaver Group 6.15 – 7.15 St Peter’s School Room Haslingden Mr Stevens 01706 216514 6 – 8 years

Rossendale Shotokan Karate Club 6.30 – 8.00 Haslingden Primary School, Ryefield Avenue, Haslingden 01706 227016 or 01706 878795

38th Rossendale Cub Group 7.00 – 8.30 Peel Street, Cloughfold Rawtenstall Mrs J. Smith 01706 229945 8 - 10½ years

40th Rossendale Cub Group 7.30 – 9.00 St Peter’s School Room, Haslingden A Smith 01706 225542 8 - 10½ years

Musical Theatre 6.15 - 7.00 Dansworks Dance Academy Bacup 07843263714 Ages 6 - 10 years

45th Rossendale Beaver Group 6.30 – 7.30 Scout Hut, Top of Hill Street, Crawshawbooth Heather Taylor 01706 220908

2nd Rossendale Cub Group 7:00 – 8.00 Burnley Road, Bacup Mr Warwick 01706 873106 8 – 10½ years

21st Rossendale Cub Group 7.00 – 8.30 St Mary’s Church, Cherry Crescent, Rawtenstall Mrs Terry 01706 214106 8 – 10½ years

Irish & Street 5.30 – 7.30 McCaw School of Dance Methodist Church, Manchester Rd, Haslingden Charlotte 07807386193

Tap & Ballet 5.45 - 6.45 Dansworks Dance Academy Bacup 07843263714 Ages 4 - 6years

21st Rossendale Beaver Group 6.30 – 7.30 St Mary’s Church, Cherry Crescent, Rawtenstall Mrs Black 01706 227365 6 – 8 years

Dean’s Martial Arts 6.30 – 7.30 Rakefoot Methodist Church York Street, Crawshawbooth 07974 219142 5 + years

Rawtenstall Swimming Club 6.40 – 9.15 Marl Pits Swimming Pool Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall Come along on a Wed night (term time only) to find out more.

Pendle Forest Orienteers 6.45 – 8.30 Newchurch St Nicholas Primary School, Dark Lane, Rawtenstall Hamish Willis 07967 318501

Tiggers Trampolining Club (for children with Autism) 5.30 – 6.30 Haslingden Sports Centre Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016

Under 11’s Cricket 6.15 – 8.00 Rawtenstall Cricket Club Bacup Road, Rawtenstall Simon Butterworth 07779630922

2nd Rossendale Scouts Percussion Practice 6.30 – 7.15 Burnley Road, Bacup Graham Helm 07736 029257 8 + years

5th Rossendale Beaver Group 6.30 – 8.00 Tunstead Church Holme Street, Stacksteads Charlotte Smith 0773 2121775 6 – 8 years

38th Rossendale Beaver Group 6.45 – 8.00 Peel Street, Cloughfold Rawtenstall Mrs J. Smith 01706 229945 6 – 8 years

Street Dance 7.00 – 8.00 Dansworks Dance Academy, Pioneer Building, Bacup Karen 07843 263714 10+ yrs

Valley Vipers Handball Club 6.00 – 7.30 Haslingden Sports Centre Helmshore Road, Haslingden 01706 227016 10 – 16 years

Street 6.00 – 7.00 Rossendale Dance & Drama Centre, 52, Bridleway, Waterfoot 01706 211161 4+ years

Under 9’s Cricket 6.15 – 8.00 Rawtenstall Cricket Club Bacup Road, Rawtenstall Simon Butterworth 07779630922

Bacup Judo Club (Juniors) 6.45 – 7.45 Above Bacup Library St James’ Square, Bacup Brian Moore 0780 8002697

Beginners Ballet & Tap 6.00 - 7.00 Dansworks Dance Academy Bacup 07843263714 Ages 7 - 8 years

Rossendale Shotokan Karate Club 6.15 – 7.45 AB & D Centre Burnley Road, Bacup 01706 227016 or 01706 878795

Valley Shorai Karate Club 6.30 – 8.00 Ewood Bridge Mill, Ewood Bridge Neil 07927 309572 6+ yrs

Alf’s Blackbelt Academy 5.45 – 6.45 Function Room at The Grant Arms, Market Place, Ramsbottom Nigel Fagg 01706 870108 4 – 11 yrs

45th Rossendale Cub Group 7.00 – 8.30 Scout Hut Top of Hill Street, Crawshawbooth Chris Ashley 01706 225193 8 - 10½ years

Tap & Ballet 1.00 – 2.00 Marl Pits Swimming Pool Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall 01706 226850 8+ yrs Musical Theatre 1.30 - 2.30 Dansworks Dance Academy Bacup 07843263714 Ages 7 - 10 years Inflatable Fun Session 1.45 – 2.45 Marl Pits Swimming Pool, Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall 01706 226850 8+ yrs

Junior Fun Session 6.00 – 7.00 Whitworth Leisure Centre John Street, Whitworth 01706 852694 Street (Beginners to Advanced) 6.00, 7.00 & 8.00 (Booking essential)

Rainbows, Brownies and Guide Groups are available in the following areas: Bacup, Crawshawbooth, Edenfield, Haslingden, Helmshore, Rawtenstall, Stacksteads and Waterfoot.

For detailed information please contact www.girlguiding.org.uk/interested or call 0800 169 5901

If you are involved in any group aimed at primary school age children, and would like it listing on these pages, please get in touch. All listings in this section are FREE.

Please note, some of the class times indicated will be for more than one lesson. Please get in touch with the contact shown, for precise details of class times that would suit your child.

Special Needs Dance 4.00 - 5.00 Dansworks Dance Academy Bacup 07843263714 Ages 5+

SUNDAY

Primary Tap & Ballet 5.30 – 6.30 Dansworks Dance Academy, Pioneer Building, Bacup Karen 07843 263714 5 – 7 yrs

Rossendale Shotokan Karate Club 10.00 – 11.30 Haslingden Primary School, Ryefield Avenue, Haslingden 01706 227016 or 01706 878795 Tag Rugby (Girls & Boys) 10 15 - 12.00 Marl Pits Sports Centre Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall Shaun 07858 747867 5 + years

Mats and Balls Fun Session 1.45 – 2.45 Marl Pits Swimming Pool Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall 01706 226850 Rossendale Rays MultiAbility Swimming Club 3.30 – 5.30 Marl Pits Swimming Pool Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall John Wilson 017062 25457

No age restriction

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out & about

Spaceport

Victoria Place, Seacombe, Wallasey, Wirral CH44 6QY. www.spaceport.org.uk Tel : 0151 330 1452

by Julia Boon

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e visited Spaceport with Lily, age 9 and Eliza, age 4, during recent school holidays. Lily had been learning about space and the planets at school and was very keen to find out more. It is an easy drive from Rossendale and there is plenty of free parking on site.

On entering Spaceport you are given the option to double up your tickets with a trip on the Mersey Ferry and / or the World War 2 U-boat story. We decided to stick with just Spaceport on this occasion but if you had a full day you could easily have time to visit the other attractions as well.

Even though it was the school holidays, Spaceport didn’t feel overcrowded and this may be due to the fact that admission is staggered to enable everyone to see the displays properly. Spaceport’s leaflet says “Imagine a whole galaxy under one roof, where learning about space has never been so much fun.”

This is a fair reflection of the exhibitions, displays and interactive attractions that you work your way around.

The first area is a showcase of significant

dates, historical facts and experiments which gets you in the mood for finding out how and why space is the way it is. There are lots of levers to pull, buttons to press and timed computer challenges. Then it was time for a ride on the Supersonic Space Simulator which was great fun and enjoyed by all of us. This is only available at certain times so make sure you don’t miss it.

We also liked the 360o Space Dome Planetarium. You recline in the large seats and watch an astronaut’s journey through space. Again this is only available at certain times. You can wander around the rest of Spaceport at your own speed. We saw the world’s largest robotic telescope and learned lots of interesting facts such as the average distance of the earth from the sun is ninety three million miles.

Something I didn’t know beforehand!

When we visited there was a Time Travellers Exhibition on for a limited period. This included a Tardis, Cybermen and Daleks, so really good for all Dr Who fans.

As it was the school holidays there were also additional drawing and stencilling activities available free of charge.

There is the usual gift shop and Spaceport also runs children’s birthday parties.

A family ticket for Spaceport (2 adults and 3 children) costs £20.50 which we felt was a reasonable price. The site is wheelchair and pram accessible.

We enjoyed the visit and the children definitely found out a lot about space. I wouldn’t take children under the age of four as even though they are free, it is aimed at school age children.

If you chose to, you can start your Spaceport experience with a trip on a Mersey ferry!

Mersey Ferries is a must do North West attraction and the only way to see and enjoy Merseyside and Liverpool’s iconic waterfront and UNESCO world heritage site.

From the decks of the legendary Mersey Ferry visitors on the 50-minute cruise will discover the well-loved legacy of Liverpool and the River Mersey, with its musical and maritime past. Visitors can ‘Hop On & Hop Off’ at each terminal and combine their trip with attractions and hidden gems on both sides of the river.

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n the last few months of Year Six, there’s always a buzz about starting Secondary School. For me, and most likely for you, too, there can be mixed feelings.

All sorts of problems can arise, like being split up from lifelong friends and suddenly turning from being the oldest in school to the oldest over the course of the summer holidays. Then there’s the added pressure you’ll be expecting. After building a foundation for your education at Primary, you’ll be assessed in every subject before moving up to serious stuff like GCSE’s and A levels. It’s all a little bit daunting, not to mention the vast difference

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between the two education systems. Taking all this into account, it’s hard to even contemplate the importance and growing imminence of this school change.

This is how I felt going through what you’re going through now. There’s stress and there’s worry, but there’s also excitement.

After many years in the Primary education system, a change is very refreshing, and if you do have uncontrollable nerves, take a step back and think about

focus on:

out Starting Secondary School?

By Orla Smith

the millions of people who have done this before and come out the other end unscathed. While you would have heard this said many times when looking around schools, realise that it’s true: it’s amazing how quickly you adapt to your new surroundings. I only remember getting lost one time in my first few weeks of Secondary School, and it was along with the rest of my new class. We all looked for our room together, and had a laugh about it afterwards. It’s a good idea for you and a group of friends to stick together when walking from class to class at first, to avoid getting lost by yourself, but even that isn’t likely to happen. Schools are designed to be navigated easily, and pretty soon yours will be like a second home. Plus, it’s most likely they’ll equip you with a map to get you started anyway, not that

you’ll need it for long.

Personally, when I moved to my new school, not many from my old one came with me. Whether this is the case for you or not, it’s important to mix with others as soon as you feel comfortable.

I’ve made some friends for life who I didn’t even know a year and a half ago, while still keeping the old ones.

Another important piece of advice I’d give to you is to take any opportunity that comes your way, because you never know where it may lead. This is probably something you’ve heard said many times before, but really consider it for a second. The most interesting people you’ll meet are the ones with many stories to tell. They’re also the people who get higher acclaim in job and University applications, which you’ll have to think about sooner than you’re

probably expecting. From the get-go, if a notice comes up on your class board for an extracurricular opportunity, apply, because it never does you any harm, and most of the time, you’ll be surprised at where it leads you. I’ve tried to follow this advice, and so far, it’s working.

Joining various clubs and applying for different schemes has led me to many interesting opportunities, including writing this article.

All I would say, is I’ve had such a great time in Year Seven, learnt many things, and done many things I’ll be talking about for years to come, and any inhibitions I had feel miles away now that I’m here. It’s the same for everyone I know and it’ll be the same for you. So just have fun and trust your instincts, because this next year will be one of the best of your life.

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legal matters

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accidents will happen

o matter how hard we try, we cannot always avoid having accidents.

Driving at the right speed, watching where we walk and even having the right training at work cannot always prevent the inevitable from happening.

There is no embarrassment or shame in having an accident, it’s just a fact of life. We can help people who have suffered personal injury and financial loss due to an accident, by taking away the stress and anxiety of bringing a claim.

Should I Make A Claim?

It is purely a personal matter whether you decide to bring a claim but it is not just financial loss that needs to be considered. One of the main considerations when deciding whether to bring a claim is the extent and length of your injury. Think to the future; will the injury affect you or your family in 5-10 years’ time? Is there a permanent disability / problem? People often regret not making a claim when those injuries flare up or get worse. If in doubt, seek advice because there are time limits to bringing a claim.

Remember, it is FREE for us to assess your claim and give initial advice

Winter Solicitors Personal Injury Specialist Family / Divorce / Litigation

01706 878 141 07443 522 920 FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION WALK IN / TEXT / CALL / EMAIL rw@wintersolicitors.co.uk

www.wintersolicitors.co.uk

20 King Street, Bacup, Rossendale, OL13 0AH Authorised and Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority,

Do I Need To Use A Solicitor?

The Law Society recently published documentation to confirm that you are likely to recover 2-3 times more compensation using a Solicitor than trying to claim directly from an insurer.

It is very important to have your personal injury claim assessed by a qualified Solicitor and not by a claims company or middle man. Just remember: a Solicitor is NOT allowed to cold call, so rest assured- those telephone calls you get about your accident are not from qualified Solicitors!

Should I get a second opinion?

If you have had a potential accident claim rejected by a Solicitor, make sure you seek a second opinion. We have taken on many claims rejected or closed by other Solicitors and reached a successful outcome. It does make you wonder how many have taken initial advice and given up.

Your Friendly, Local Solicitor Winter Solicitors is based in Bacup, Rossendale. Our friendly, approachable staff, home visits and out of hours meetings provide a personal touch to solving your problems.

Feel free to call in anytime to discuss your legal issues.

Let us assess your claim for free!

We offer a free assessment for all potential claims and if you previously made a claim where you were not fully satisfied; we can review it for you to ensure that it was dealt with properly.

All initial consultations are FREE with no obligation to proceed Where possible we like to offer fixed fee quotes for our services. We find that clients are often worried about contacting us and being charged for each telephone call and letter. With fixed fees, all communications and the work quoted for is included in the fee, no matter how many communications take place. Contact us to get a no obligation fixed fee quote.

Why Choose Winter Solicitors?

• Personal Injury Specialist / Family Specialist / Litigation Specialist • Expert Legal Advice with over 13 years’ experience • We offer ‘no win, no fee’ funding • Speak to a qualified Solicitor from the outset • Clear, concise and practical legal advice without the jargon • Have continued communication by telephone, email, text or even Twitter, Google+ and Facebook

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Tutu Tango?

ove to Dance on Rawtenstall Indoor Market can provide everything needed for ballet, tap and freestyle dance classes at every stage.

From toe taps to tutus, anything not in stock can be ordered, taking just a few days to arrive. Local delivery can be arranged for non- market days.

Alongside dance items, make up for shows, glitter sprays for hair and body and fancy dress accessories are available, together with the wide selection of nail, lip and eye make-up, all at very

reasonable prices.

Finishing touches come from a range of perfumes and costume jewellery.

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rossendale markets New Stalls on Rossendale Markets Rossendale’s 3 markets have seen an influx of new traders in recent months to add to the existing varied and unique stalls. New stalls at Rawtenstall Market include jewellery, Asian clothing, printer supplies and personalised gifts. Bacup Market has welcomed more fashion clothing, vegetarian and vegan pies, motorbike parts and accessories, plus wooden garden furniture & ornaments.

Haslingden Market has seen the return of cooked meats and cheese, as well as mobile phone accessories and repairs.

Plus we’ve more traders opening stalls in the coming weeks. If you haven’t visited your local market recently, take a look!

Market Events Bacup & Rawtenstall Markets will be taking part in the Rossendale Sixties Festival on Saturday 13th September 2014. Bacup Market is hosting a ‘Hippie’ Arts & Crafts Market which will include a huge variety of arts, crafts and gifts on sale alongside the regular market. Traders, the stalls and the market will have a ‘hippie’ vibe on the day. Stalls will be just £5 for the day and anyone interested in trading should contact Alison Wilkins on 01706 252593 / alisonwilkins@ rossendalebc. gov.uk Rawtenstall Market will be holding a Sixties themed Family Fun Day, which will include Sixties themed attractions and entertainment and will be a great day out for all the family!

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Enjoying the Rossendale Sixties Fes

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charity needs Three, two, ONESIE – Let’s WALK!!

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ossendale Hospice Fundraising Team has found a new way of putting the FUN into fundraising and is inviting the people of Rossendale to don their most flamboyant onesie and put their best foot forward for the first ever, giggle-packed Rossendale Hospice Onesie Walk on 20th July 2014.

Starting and finishing in the beautiful surroundings of Whitaker Park, Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall at the centre of the Rossendale Valley, this sponsored 3 mile walk is open to men, women, children and well behaved dogs! The route is achievable for most but does include a hilly incline at the beginning of the walk.

Onesies of all sorts are welcome but

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not compulsory!

The fun starts at 12.30pm with a Warm-up and the Walk itself starts at 1pm. The fun continues after the walk with a picnic in the park with DJ, food and licensed bar.

Sam Morris, Community Fundraising Manager at Rossendale Hospice said: “We are delighted to be able to offer this fun sponsored event for all the family. We hope that the whole community will get behind this and make it a memorable event for everyone and, most importantly, one that really helps to develop our

services for our Hospice patients”.

By taking part in the Rossendale Hospice Onesie Walk and raising much needed sponsorship funds, you’ll be helping your local Hospice to continue caring for families across the Valley and reaching even more of the people who need their services.

Find Rossendale Hospice on Facebook to receive all the latest updates about the Onesie Walk.

To find out more about the walk and to register online go to: www. rossendalehospice.org/ onesiewalk or contact the fundraising team: Tel: 01706 253633,email: fundraising@ rossendalehospice.org

holiday ideas

The Dandelion Hideaway

Osbaston House Farm, Lount Road, Osbaston, Leicestershire, CV13 0HR Tel 01455 292888 www.thedandelionhideaway.co.uk

By Elaine Jinks

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will be brutally honest with you. I don’t come from a camping family. The closest thing I’d ever got to the Great Outdoors was a static caravan in Wales when I was aged six.

That was until I was 22 and my boyfriend, now husband, convinced me to spend a week in the Lake District with him in a tent.

Never again! I lasted all of one night.

I lay there terrified that I was being crawled on by mini beasts and crossed legged because I refused to tramp through a pitch black field with nothing but a torch to light the way to the toilet block. I was damned if I was going in the bushes!

As I unzipped my sleeping bag the next morning, I realised I was covered in dew and given that there was no handy electrical socket for my hairdryer, I would be spending the day bearing an uncanny resemblance to the farmer’s scarecrow in the neighbouring field.

“We’re going to a B&B,” I announced. And that was that, I had not entertained the idea of camping since.

Then last year, now married with three children, it dawned on me that my fears and preferences for home comforts may be depriving my own children of some all-important life experiences.

I wanted my kids to climb trees, sit round camp fires, get mucky, connect with nature and enjoy their childhood but I still couldn’t face another night in a tent.

So, after hours of trawling the internet, looking at yurts and tepees, I stumbled upon The Dandelion Hideaway – luxury canvas cottages located in the Spinney Field, a picturesque five acre plot in the heart of a working Leicestershire farm.

It offered comfortable beds, a wood burning fire, vintage furnishings, a flushing loo and a roll top bath all under canvas. Step outside and you’re confronted with miles of countryside.

Now, that’s the kind of camping I can relate to, I thought.

We booked for three nights in August and I can honestly say it was one of the best family holidays we’ve ever had.

No television, no radio, no computer games (and no hairdryer)… just quality time together as a family.

We played outside for hours, enjoyed family meals cooked on the wood burning stove, collected eggs each morning from the farm’s chickens, visited the goats, groomed the Shetland ponies, explored the surrounding fields and woodland on long walks, watched the sunset, gazed at the stars and talked to each other – simple activities that we often don’t do enough of when at home.

It really is a nature lover’s paradise with skylarks, kestrels, hawks, tawny and barn owls all resident along with an active badger sett nearby which can be viewed from a hide.

There is now also a chance to learn bushcraft including skills such as making fire and building a shelter. Move over Ray Mears.

There are lots of attractions nearby too but we enjoyed the peace and quiet so rarely wandered further than the nearest village.

As we left the farm, Crowded House’s ‘Private Universe’ started playing on the car stereo and I couldn’t help thinking, that’s what childhood should be like.

The Dandelion Hideaway, run by John and Sharon Earp, is a real idyll. My children have not stopped talking about ‘Farmer John’ since. We enjoyed it so much that we’re heading back this year.

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health matters Heatwave warnings for this Summer!

Be SunSmart

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n Australia protecting yourself from the sun’s harmful rays is a part of everyday life. ‘Slip, slap, slop’ is a daily mantra – that’s slip on a t-shirt, slap on a hat and slop on some sunscreen. We

might not be lucky enough to enjoy the same climate as those Down Under but taking care to protect ourselves and our families from the sun is just as important wherever you might be.

Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK and the number of people who get it is increasing. Most skin cancers are caused by damage from UV (ultraviolet) rays in sunlight.

There are more than 75,000 new cases of skin cancer diagnosed every year in this country. The number of cases has almost tripled since the early 1980s and, worryingly, more than 2,300 people die from skin cancer here each year. In fact, there are more skin cancer deaths in the UK than in Australia, even though Australia has more cases of the disease.

Young skin is particularly delicate and very easily damaged by the sun. All children should be protected from it and babies under six months old should be kept out of direct sunlight, especially around midday.

SunSmart is the UK’s national skin cancer prevention campaign, run by Cancer Research UK.

Tips for protecting children in the sun: •

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BE SUNSMART KIDS COOK QUICK

Children burn easily. Sunburn in childhood can lead to skin cancer later in life. Protect them with a hat, t-shirt and factor 15+ sunscreen.

cruk.org/sunsmart

Ref: SS003 June 2013.

Registered Charity in England and Wales (1089464), Scotland (SC041666) and the Isle of Man (1103).

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Remember you can burn in the UK – The British sun is quite capable of burning your child. Take extra care at home as well as abroad.

Use shade – Keep babies in complete shade: under trees, umbrellas, canopies or indoors Cover them up – Dress children in cotton clothing that is baggy, close weave and cool. Oversized T-shirts are good for covering most of their skin.

Use dry clothing – Remember that wet clothing stretches and can lose up to half of its UV protection – put children in dry clothing after playing in water.

Protect shoulders and necks – Don’t put children in vest tops or sundresses if they are spending a lot of time outdoors – shoulders and backs of necks get easily burned.

Wear sunglasses – Buy good quality, wraparound sunglasses for children, as soon as they can wear them. Sunglasses don’t have to be expensive brands, but toy ones can do more harm than good.

Find hats they like – Encourage children to wear hats with brims, especially if they are not wearing sunglasses. The wider the brim, the more skin will be shaded form the sun.

Use sunscreen wisely – Apply factor 15+ sunscreen before children go outdoors. Then reapply often to be sure of good coverage. Don’t forget their shoulders, nose, ears, cheeks and tops of their feet.

Remember sunscreen washes off – Always use waterproof factor 15+ sunscreen when children are swimming or playing outdoors with water. Reapplying after towelling.

Don’t forget school times – Remember playtimes and lunch breaks on summer school days too. Give a child a hat to wear and, if they can’t apply sunscreen at school, cover their exposed skin with factor 15+ before they go.

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Here comes the sun, here comes the fun.

CHILDREN’S BIRTHDAY PARTIES CAFE WITH CHILDREN’S MENU FAMILY FRIENDLY

Sessions run Tues- Fri 1pm-3pm Session costs £2 per child ( booking essential ) WEEK 1 22nd-25th July

EXPLORING FAIRIES, FAIRY TALES AND FABLES

Don’t miss a trip to the Whitaker during the holiday period.

WEEK 2 29th-1st Aug

MAKE IT MOVE! CREATING LAND YACHTS AND BALLOON CARS

WEEK 3 5th-8th Aug

MAKING LIGHT AND REFLECTION FUN

Fill those long summer days with creativity and fun here at The Whitaker.

Run by experienced teachers and artists this years programme will continue to inspire young minds.

WEEK 4 12th-15th Aug

GET MESSY FORAGING OUTDOORS AND CREATE ART FROM NATURE

WEEK 5 19th-22nd Aug

PERCUSSION MAKING AND PLAYING, LEADING TO A JUNGLE STORY PERFORMANCE

WEEK 6 25th-29th Aug

CREATING GIANT TOTEM POLES

The workshops are aimed at children of all ages and parents are encouraged to join in as well.

We will be taking a different theme and developing it throughout each week by storytelling and creative making, all aimed at developing new learning and skills.

For more details of our exciting programme of Summer activities please call 01706 218858 or visit www.thewhitaker.org

THE WHITAKER

Museum & Art Gallery