Over Wyre Focus Magazine - January 2019 by Focus Magazines

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Knott End ~ Preesall ~ Pilling ~ Stalmine ~ Hambleton January 2019

Issue 230

What’s on Over Wyre

Friday 4th Saturday 5th Sunday 6th Monday 7th Tuesday 8th Wednesday 9th Thursday 10th Saturday 12th Sunday 13th Monday 14th

Stalmine Village Hall Bingo (also 18th) First Friday Reading Group - Knott End Library Time to Dance - Hambleton Village Hall Wyre Borough Council Surgery (also 8th) - Knott End Library Epiphany Carol Service - St Oswald’s, Preesall Arts Centre Bridge Group - Garstang Arts Centre (every Mon) Garstang Recorded Music Society - Garstang Arts Centre Over Wyre Family & Historical Society - Knott End Library Meeting Point Birthday Party - URC Hall, Hambleton Friends of Trinity Hospice Bingo - St Oswald’s, Preesall Preesall & Knott End Men’s Fellowship (also 22nd) Over Wyre Ladies - Juniper Close Community Room Pilling Men’s Fellowship - Pilling Methodist Chapel Pilling Historical Society - Methodist Church Meeting Room North Fylde Photographic Society - URC Cleveleys Over Wyre Art Society - St Bernard’s Hall (also 15th & 22nd) Arts Centre Bridge Group - Garstang Arts Centre (every Tue) Folk Dance Group - Garstang Arts Centre (every Tue) Hambleton Parish Council Meeting - Village Hall Stalmine Parish Council Meeting - The Seven Stars Fleetwood Walks - Fleetwood Memorial Park Mental Heath Support Group - St Oswald’s Church Hall Over Wyre Harmony & Health (every Wed apart from 23rd) Young at Heart Social - Knott End Library (also 23rd) Garstang Camera Club Workshop Over Wyre Community Choir - St. Oswald’s Church Hall Mobile Libraries - Pilling (also 31st) Royal British Legion - Preesall Youth & Activities Centre Inner Wheel (also 17th & 24th) - Best Western Golf Hotel Cleveleys Walks - Community Centre, Beach Rd Soup & Cake Luncheon - Hambleton URC Out Rawcliffe Bowling Club AGM Hambleton Parish Council Park Working Group January Special Service - Pilling Chapel Hambleton WI Monthly Meeting - URC Church Hall Pilling Men’s Fellowship - Pilling Methodist Chapel Author Talk by Alan Denny - Knott End Library Creative Writing Group - Knott End Library

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What’s on Over Wyre

Monday 14th Tuesday 15th Wednesday 16th Thursday 17th Friday 18th Saturday 19th Monday 21st Tuesday 22nd Wednesday 23rd Thursday 24th Friday 25th Saturday 26th Monday 28th Tuesday 29th Wednesday 30th Thursday 31st

Preesall Town Council Meeting - Youth & Community Centre North Fylde Photographic Society - URC Cleveleys Garstang Floral Art Group - Garstang Arts Centre Preesall Town Council Clerk - Knott End Library Hambleton Parish Council Extra Ordinary Meeting - Village Hall Knott End Walks - Ferry Cafe Craft and Collectors Fairs - Garstang Arts Centre Friends of Knott End Library Coffee Morning Hambleton Choral Group AGM - URC Hall, Hambleton Garstang Camera Club Competition Night Over Wyre Social & Activity Club - St Oswald’s Hall Over Wyre Probus Club - The Shovels Inn, Hambleton Soup and Sandwich Lunch - Inner Wheel Poetry Appreciation Group - Knott End Library Time to Dance - St. Oswald’s Parish Hall Macmillan Jumble Sale - Pilling Methodist Church Hall Fleetwood Walks - Larkholme Parade Messy Church - Lighthouse Community Church Pilling Men’s Fellowship - Pilling Methodist Chapel Meeting Point Birthday - URC Hall, Hambleton Preesall & Knott End Men’s Fellowship - Methodist Hall North Fylde Photographic Society - URC Cleveleys Stepping Stones Bereavement Support Group - Hambleton Fylde Bird Club - The River Wyre, Poulton Stepping Stones Bereavement Support Hambleton WI Luncheon Club - The Bourne Arms Scottish Evening - Inner Wheel Poetry Appreciation Group - Garstang Arts Centre Last Friday Reading Group - Knott End Library Hambleton Litter Pick - The Shovels Inn Car Park Fleetwood Walks - Marine Hall Hambleton WI Federation Fun Quiz - Stalmine Village Hall Pilling Men’s Fellowship - Pilling Methodist Chapel Lancashire Lifesavers - Knott End Library North Fylde Photographic Society ITHA Travel Talks - Blackpool 6th Form College Prize Bingo - The Golden Ball Pilling

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Tues 8th Jan - Birthday Party Tues 22nd Jan - ‘History of the Grand’ - J. Brown

January Special Service Sun 13th Jan 10:30am

We are a non-denominational group meeting fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons at 2:15pm. We meet at the United Reformed Church Hall, Sandy Lane, Hambleton from September through to April. Ruth Dixon (01253) 700700

FRIENDS OF TRINITY HOSPICE Prize Bingo St Oswald’s, Preesall Tues 8th Jan 7:30pm

Joint Covenant Service with St John the Baptist, Rev Alex Yesudas and Canon Roger Hamblin. Andrew Bell (01253) 790649

MACMILLAN JUMBLE SALE Sat 19th Jan 2:00pm Pilling Methodist Church Hall £1 admission. Refreshments available. Any jumble to be brought to Pilling Methodist Church Hall at 10:00am.

Eyes down 8:00pm. All welcome. Thanks to all those who helped with our recent coffee morning in Knott End, making things, baking cakes, giving to tombola and raffle prizes. It was a great success raising over £1000.

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ST OSWALD’S CHURCH, PREESALL Our Epiphany Carol Service will be held on Sun 6th Jan at 10:30am. All welcome.

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Wishing our members a very happy New Year, our next meeting will be on Thurs 17th Jan, 2:00pm at St Oswald’s Parish Hall.

We meet on alternate Thursdays at Barton Village Hall. Dancing from 7:45pm to 11:15pm with various music groups. Home made refreshments. Admission £3. We donate all our profits to local charities.

Josie Gouldson will be demonstrating ‘Pies & Puddings’ so hope to see you there. Everybody welcome. Anne Bewes (01253) 811712

PHOENIX DANCE GROUP Barton Village Hall We meet every Saturday from 7:45pm to 11:15pm. Come and join us and enjoy Sequence Dancing with music by Alan Cookson on the Key Board. Admission £4.00 including refreshments.

Barbara Holden (01995) 601348

HOUGHTON WEAVERS The Houghton Weavers will be appearing at Cockerham Village Hall on Mon 18th Feb. Tickets cost £10 and are available from Katrina Bell (01253) 790649.

Contact Christine (01995) 679264 or Hazel (01524) 791177.

The concert has been arranged by Pilling Memorial Hall Committee and any funds raised will go towards the New Community Hall in Pilling. Come along and enjoy this evening of folk music and fun!

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MEN’S FELLOWSHIP Preesall & Knott End The Methodist’s Hall, Knott End Tues 8th Jan 7:30pm. We begin our 2019 year with another interesting talk by Dr Colin Penny of Wray. Dr Penny’s subject will be ‘Debtors’ Prisons’. At this meeting our friends from Pilling Men’s Fellowship will be our guests. Tues 22nd Jan 7:30pm Mr Norman & Mr Brian Fisher will present details of their late brother’s diary entitled ‘Our Brother John’s R.A.F Wartime Diary’. Men of all ages, members old and new will be most welcome to join us and are guaranteed a warm welcome. Barry Campbell

GOLDEN BALL SOCIAL CLUB Prize Bingo Thurs 31st Jan 7:30pm Golden Ball Hotel, School Lane, Pilling Usual format. Doors open 7:00pm. Eyes down 7:30pm. Joan Weardon

OVER WYRE WHIST & DOMINOES Every Tuesday at Knott End Working Men’s Club 2:00pm - 4:00pm. All new members will be very welcome. We are a friendly group playing for pleasure. Maureen Harper (01253) 810518 (evenings)

OVER WYRE LADIES Tues 8th Jan 2:00pm Juniper Close Community Room, Preesall We meet alternate Tuesdays at Juniper Close Community Room. We are a friendly group and would love to see you. Beryl Stott (01253) 810035

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HAMBLETON WI Diary Dates Mon 14th Jan Monthly meeting 7:30pm URC Church Hall, Sandy Lane – Speaker Gwyneth Millard. Her topic ‘My Husband’s Auntie Eliza’. Competition ‘A Favourite Photo of Auntie’. Mon 28th Jan Federation Fun Quiz at Stalmine Village Hall 7:15pm.

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Thurs 24th Jan Luncheon Club 12:30pm for 1:00pm at the Bourne Arms, Knott End.

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COMMUNITY HALL & FIELD (cont) pig hunt to tree planting. Well done to everyone who made this possible and thank you for all your support. Look out for more activities in 2019!

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The first meeting of 2019 will be on Thurs 17th Jan when the subject of the talk will be ‘The Flight of the Humble Bee’. Membership of the Club is open to all gentlemen, resident in or adjacent to the Over Wyre district who have fully or partially retired, or are about to retire from professional, business or other similar occupations.

Tues 8th Jan Visit to Knott End (note Tuesday not Monday). Mon 14th Jan ‘St Kilda - The Lonely Isles’ – Steve Halliwell. Open Night. Mon 21st Jan ‘Ferry Tales’ - Angela Norris. Mon 28th Jan ‘Carlisle Bridge and All That!’ – David Bousfield.

Meetings are held on the first and third Thursday in each month at The Shovels Inn at Hambleton.

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OVER WYRE COMMUNITY CHOIR After the Christmas break we will be starting rehearsals again on Thurs 10th Jan 7:15pm in St. Oswald’s Church Hall. We would be very happy to welcome new members, no auditions necessary and you do not have to be able to read music. All we ask for is a love of singing! We are a growing community choir. The more voices we have the greater the range of music we will be able to sing! We hope to encourage more young people, 16 plus, to join us, and would welcome more male voices, bass, baritone or tenor. So

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come along you Over Wyre menfolk, we need you! The Choir offers the chance of making new friends, is sociable, is good for your health and is fun, so do think about joining. Rehearsals will be working towards our next concert, ‘A Musical Showcase’ on Sat 8th June. This promises to be a special occasion as Pilling Silver Jubilee Band will be joining us. Very exciting! Look out for further details. The Choir is planning on attending a singing workshop during our next season and we will be supporting local charities once again. Another way you can help the Choir is by becoming a Patron. This costs £25 per year and entitles you to a complimentary ticket for concerts and a mention in the programme. For information please contact myself, Kevin (01253) 810928 or Rosemary (01253) 813837. Jenny Blyth (01253) 391341

PILLING HISTORICAL SOCIETY Tues 8th Jan 7:30pm Methodist Church Meeting Room ‘My Work as a Local History Detective’ Steve Halliwell We meet on the first Tuesday in the month from September to March. Annual subscription £10. Visitors £2. Everyone welcome. Mary Shepherd (01253) 790306

MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP St Oswald’s Church Hall Wed 9th Jan 1:30pm - 3:00pm Anyone who is experiencing, or has a loved one or someone close to them who is affected by mental health issues is invited to come along to this group. We meet every second Wednesday of the month. Pauline Teague 07583 039 804 Email: sisterteague@hotmail.co.uk

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MOBILE LIBRARIES The dates for the Mobile Library visits for January are as follows: Pilling Thurs 10th & 31st Jan Hambleton Mon 21st Jan Arthurs Lane:

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Wyreside Park, Kiln Lane

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Coniston Avenue:

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Birchwood Drive:

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Hambleton Country Park:

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Stalmine Stalmine Country Park:

14:10 - 14:25

Seven Stars:

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Woodside Park:

14:55 - 15:10

Preesall Ash Grove:

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Rosemount Avenue:

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NORTH FYLDE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOC Our meetings are held on Tuesday evenings from September to April at the United Reformed Church Hall, Rossall Road, Cleveleys at 7:0pm. January Meetings Tues 1st Jan No meeting. Tues 8th Jan Guest Speaker Gary Waidson DPAGB HND, a superb landscape photographer, gives us ‘Ymir’s Bones – The Nordic Lands’.

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NORTH FYLDE PHOTO (cont) Tues 15th Jan Member’s Night when the Society hopes to give useful help and guidance to the less experienced members. Tues 22nd Jan Knockout Competition – a fun evening where the winning image is most likely to be one with maximum IMPACT! Tues 29th Jan Members view and discuss a selection of prints from the Lancashire & Cheshire Photographic Union. New members, of any level, are always welcome. For further details please see www.northfylde-ps.co.uk or contact Neil Pascoe (01253) 734243. Paul Twambley

STEPPING STONES Bereavement Support Group Wed 23rd Jan 2:00pm Supported by Trinity Hospice we meet at Hambleton Parish Church Hall, Church Lane, Hambleton from 2:00pm to 3:00pm the 4th Wednesday of every month. We are a friendly and non-religious bereavement support group where you can meet others in a similar situation. Juliet Mercer

FYLDE BIRD CLUB Tues 23rd Jan - 7:45pm The River Wyre, Poulton ‘Estonia’ - Barry Cooper also AGM. We meet on the 4th Tuesday each month. We have speakers and other events throughout the year. £14 for a single member, £10 for a senior, juniors £5 or for a family £22 each year. Visitors £3.00. jean.wagstaff@hotmail.co.uk www.fyldebirdclub.org

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MESSY CHURCH Sat 19th Jan 4.00pm - 6.00pm Lighthouse Community Church Lancaster Road, Knott End We would like to thank everyone who came to our Messy Christmas in December - there was a wonderful atmosphere with families joining us in crafts, celebration and food. We are holding our next Messy Church on Sat 19th Jan from 4:00pm - 6:00pm and hope you will be able to come and join us. Messy Church is an opportunity to come and share in a time of fun activities for all the family! There will be crafts! There wil be mess! There will be celebration! And there will be food! All children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no charge for Messy Church - we simply ask for a donation to help us cover the cost of the craft activities and the food! We would love to see you there!

Let us know if you are coming so that we can make sure we we’ve catered for you! Contact us on email: lighthousecommunityknottend@ gmaill.com or via our Facebook page: www. facebook.com/knottendpreesall/ or by text 07512 922 983. Helen Millichamp

OVER WYRE ART SOCIETY Here we are at the start of a New Year! What will it bring for us? Good health, happy days, new friends, good weather? Over Wyre Art Society can help with all of these! Enjoying painting in good company in comfortable surroundings is a start and we begin again on Tues 8th Jan. You will find our January programme below but first I’ll tell you what we did at the end of 2018. In November we ran a couple of special full day workshops. The first was a portrait class with Anthony Barrow. Working on large sheets of lining paper coated with gesso for extra texture and strength, we drew with charcoal, blending and modelling until a child’s face was completed in grey tones. The results were amazing. By contrast the second workshop was with colourful Brusho crystals activated by fine sprays of water which dispersed the colours, forming patterns which could be turned into images and attractive paintings. Judith Farnworth made this an enjoyable day for everyone. The regular Tuesday classes which last for two hours were also fun packed. Jayne Frodsham is a local ceramic artist and she brought in her handmade tiles for us to paint. She brought them back after firing and it was interesting to see the colour effects and various glazes. Two of our members, Sylvia and Rosemary, led a class on Aboriginal art. After explaining

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OVER WYRE ART SOCIETY (cont) the history, we were shown symbols and traditional designs. The group members each painted a section which together formed a snake to be admired! Even at the Christmas party we were busy, painting Christmas scenes on pebbles but there was still time to enjoy the buffet provided by Clare. Everyone was thanked for all the work they had contributed to a successful year. January Programme Tues 8th Jan - Quick Sketches with Elaine and Rod Live! (Bring pens, pencils and drawing paper). Tues 15th Jan - Pastel Work along with Ray Swift (bring materials). Tues 22nd Jan - Oils with a Twist Demonstration with Bob Goldsborough. Tues 29th Jan - Free week for practise.

We meet at St. Bernardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church Hall on Hackensall Road, Knott End-on-Sea every Tuesday from 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Subscriptions are due for members but new visitors are welcome for a taster session at a small cost. Sandra Langhorne (01253) 813739

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MOON CHARITABLE TRUST (cont)

FLEETWOOD RNLI FUNDRAISER

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Mayor of Preesall

Applications for grants are invited now, therefore, from Pilling, Knott End, Stalmine, Preesall, Hambleton and surrounding areas, from local charitable groups.

On Fri 16th Nov I held my Fundraising Evening at Knott End Working Men’s Club.

Previous applicants will be considered and applicants do not need to be registered charities as long as their objectives are of a charitable nature. Grants will generally be between £500 and £1,000, though larger sums may be awarded in suitable cases. If any group would wish to apply for a grant, application should be made to the correspondent of the Charity: Sue Walker, Linder Myers Solicitors, 21-23 Park Street, Lytham, FY8 5LU (01253) 684575, requesting a Grant Application Form. The Application Form should be completed and returned by Mon 15th April 2019. Sue Walker (01253) 684575

All proceeds from the evening were going to one of my Mayoral charities for the year Fleetwood RNLI. It was a fantastic night and I am delighted to tell you that the total raised was £1915.06! I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who attended and to all the businesses and individuals who donated prizes for the raffle and auction. There was also a sale of crocheted gifts on the evening with proceeds from this being donated as well. Once again the people of Knott End, Preesall and Over-Wyre have shown how kind and generous they are. What a fantastic

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OVER WYRE HARMONY & HEALTH Over Wyre Harmony & Health meets every Wednesday afternoon to sing numbers from the musicals and the pop songs of our younger days as well as more recent hits. We meet in Hambleton Village Hall, Church Lane from 1:30pm - 3:00pm (except for Wed 23rd Jan). There is no charge for these sessions and we offer a cup of tea or coffee.

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GARSTANG ARTS CENTRE January Exhibition The entries for the Open Art Competition and Exhibition may be viewed at the Arts Centre from Tues 8th Jan. We are delighted to welcome professional artist Peter Threlfall as our judge this year and he will present the prizes to the five winners on Sat 12th Jan at 11:00am in the Arts Centre. Everyone

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Fri 25th Jan 2:00pm - 4:00pm. This month’s topic, in which we can all take part, is ‘Poets who begin with R ,S or T ’, so there is plenty of scope and it’s not too taxing after the New Year’s festivities! Enjoy choosing the answers. As usual it will be a very interesting session. Visitors are always very welcome. Come and sit and listen or join in if you wish. Marie Whalley (01995) 603605 Craft & Collectors’ Fair The first of this year’s Craft & Collectors’ Fairs

The meeting will open with a quick AGM followed by speaker Susan Coyne, who will demonstrate how we can produce lovely floral arrangements using a bunch of flowers from the supermarket. Susan will also show us how to upcycle unwanted items in a creative way. This is Susan’s first visit to the Group and promises to be something quite different. Arrangements will be raffled after the demonstration. Visitors are always very

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Orchestra of Great Britain began to combine humour and great musicality into an act that is still touring the world.

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And in 2002 we had that iconic moment when Joe Brown played the final song at the Concert for George on his ukulele – ‘I’ll see you in my dreams’.

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In the 1960s Tiny Tim did manage to make the charts while playing his ukulele, but in many ways, he was playing its (near) death march.

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GARSTANG ARTS CENTRE (cont) towns now support several ukulele groups in pubs, clubs and community centres as well as U3As. While many of these groups are dominated by retired people, the ukulele has also begun to replace the recorder as the primary instrument in junior schools. Garstang is part of that movement. Our group has been running for just over three years now and while people come and go our membership remains strong at between 40 - 50.

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Many of the people in our group also belong to other groups – Lancaster U3A, Preston Strummers, Woodplumpton, Morecambe, Halton. We also have several individuals and small groups who will perform in concerts and open mic events. In October 2015, most of those who first joined the group had not played a ukulele or guitar before, yet by Easter of 2016 we played our first performance to the Parkinson’s Disease Society in Preston and have been invited back ever since. If you fancy joining us, do please come along to Garstang Arts Centre on any Sunday afternoon. We are there from 1:00pm and play between 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Bob Sapey www.garstangukulelegroup.co.uk Bridge Group This month the Arts Centre Bridge Group will meet on Mon 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th Jan at 7:00pm and Tues 8th, 22nd & 29th at 1:30pm. An Introduction to Bridge We will soon be running a series of lessons. No prior knowledge is required as we will be starting at the very beginning. It’s a golden opportunity to learn a bit about the game that’s enjoyed by millions of people. You will be assured of a warm welcome with a coffee/

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GARSTANG ARTS CENTRE (cont) tea and premium biscuit after the lesson. Bridge is never boring. If you are not trying to make a contract you are doing your best to stop one. If you are at all interested and you would like to know more please don’t hesitate to contact me. Full details, times and dates will be published in the next issue of Focus. Contact Bob at burns147@btinternet.com or on (01995) 603524. Recorded Music Group The group meets monthly in the Arts Centre, usually on the first Monday at 7:30pm. David Greenwood will open our 2019 season on Mon 7th Jan with a programme titled ‘Absolute Beginners’. He won’t say what that means, so you will have to come along to find out! Visitors are always welcome. We ask members for £1, visitors £2. Refreshments

are available at the interval at no further charge. For more information, find us on the Arts Society web site, or phone Gordon Semple (01995) 602337 or David Greenwood (01995) 602875 - or just come along! Folk Dance Group We meet on Tuesday evenings 7:30pm 9:30pm from September to May. We offer a varied programme of old and new English country dances. Beginners welcome. This month’s dates are Tues 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th Jan. Contact Alan & Joan Anderson (01524) 61483. Needlework Group We meet in the Arts Centre on Wednesday mornings from 10:00am to 12 noon. If you enjoy knitting, crochet, embroidery, patchwork, applique or would like to learn, do

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Woolcraft If you are interested in woolcrafts (knitting, crochet, maybe felting) or would like to know what we do, please come along to the Arts Centre in Garstang at 7:00pm on Tuesday evenings (except the first of the month) or Friday afternoons at 2:00pm, where we will make you very welcome. We work on individual and group projects, often raising money for charities. Everyone is welcome, experienced or beginner. We would like to thank everyone who bought our handicrafts or donated money to our cause. We are thrilled that we could raise so much especially as we are a very small team, but we love what we do!

GALLOWAYS SOCIAL CLUB A very happy, healthy and peaceful New Year to you all. We meet once again after our Christmas break at St Helenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church Hall, Churchtown at 2.00p.m. on Wed 9th Jan. Our meetings are open to anyone who suffers from eye problems and are held every fortnight, so why not come along and join us, have a natter over a cup of tea with others with similar problems, and on a regular basis be entertained by speakers or musicians? For those people who live in the Garstang/ Catterall areas we may be able to provide free transport to and from the meetings. Lorna Musgrave (01995) 471319

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HAMBLETON GALA 2019 Hambleton Gala Committee would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and thank all who supported us during 2018.

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Our Christmas Food & Gift Fayre was a brilliant day and enjoyed by many. It was one of a few fund raising events we held in 2018 to help us put on Hambleton Gala and without the local village supporting us we wouldn’t be able to do these so another big thank you.

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We are proud to announce that the Gala Queen Elect for 2019 is Imogen Preston who is 11 years old and attends Hambleton Primary Academy. She will be joined by her retinue of Melissa Preston, Yasmin Keehan, Ava Haslam, Niamh Potter and Niamh Keehan. We are already working hard to ensure Hambleton Gala 2019 will be a brilliant day, if you have any suggestions or would like to help us in any way prior to or on the day please do get in touch at committee@

HAMBLETON URC We want to wish you all a very Happy New Year. May the year ahead be one of prosperity and good health. Also, we would like to thank all the staff at ‘Focus Magazine’ for their excellent service to both us and the community throughout the year. We hope you have had a good and peaceful time over the festive period. However, we are aware that for some within our communities it may not have been. That is why as always as part of our Outreach we wish you to know that we are here for you. Do you have you a relative or friend who is ill in hospital or at home and they may wish

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HAMBLETON URC (cont) someone to visit them. Then please let us know, so we can try to arrange someone to pop in and have a chat with them if possible at visiting hours. This is open to all members of our community. If you are not an attendee of Church, but you would like a prayer said for either yourself or someone you know, then please do not hesitate to contact us by dropping a note through the letterbox or emailing hambletonurc@gmail.com We will be more than happy to include it in our services. Do you feel lonely? Bored? Want company? Then come and join us for a brew and chat at our weekly coffee morning held every Wednesday from 10:30am till 12 noon. Finally, why not join us for this month’s Soup & Cake luncheon which will be held on Sat 12th Jan from 12 noon until 1:00pm. The cost is just £3. Such a bargain!

Services are held every Sunday at 10:00am and all are welcome. Chris Lamb (01253) 811252

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KNOTT END LIBRARY January Events From all of us at Knott End Library, we hope everyone enjoyed the festive period and wish you a Happy New Year. We will be closed on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, opening back for business on Thurs 3rd Jan with a full programme of events to begin 2019. Sketchbookery Tues 8th Jan 2:00pm – 4:00pm. This course, run by Lancashire Adult Learning, will encourage you to create a sketchbook with your own ideas, thoughts and notes to enhance your own spirit of enquiry, achievement and positivity. The course is free. Booking is essential. For 19+. Tommy’s Story Mon 14th Jan 2:15pm – 3:15pm. Meet local author Alan Denny as he introduces his new book ‘Tommy’s Story’, a fictional book based on real experience, as a young man from Salford enlists in the army, is posted out to Libya, is captured and ultimately escapes. The talk is free. No booking required. Refreshments provided. Friends of Knott End Library Coffee Morning - Wed 16th Jan 10:30 am.

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KNOTT END LIBRARY (cont) suffered a cardiac arrest? If not, now is the time to become a Lancashire Lifesaver! Lancashire Adult Learning will teach CPR and how to locate, unlock and use a defibrillator in the event people suffer a medical emergency. The course is free, but booking is essential. For 19+. Dates For Our Regular Events Over Wyre Family & Historical Society Mon 7th Jan 10:00am - 12:00pm. The Family History group will be meeting at the Library. New members welcome. Knott Knit End Natter Crochet & Needlecraft 10:00am - 12:00pm.

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KNOTT END LIBRARY (cont) You get better with age so join our Young At Heart Social for All. Run by amazing local volunteers, Young at Heart gives you occasional speakers, entertainment and refreshments. All older persons are welcome. £2 per session. I.T. Thursdays Every Thursday 9:30am - 11:30am. Free computer and mobile device help is here. Most services you once could ring through to report or order something now say you need to go online. Flummoxed? You need I.T help? Look no further. Are you interested in learning how to use a PC, Laptop or mobile devices? We have now have a free Beginner’s Course available on Thursday mornings from 9:30am - 11.30am, taught by or brilliant Digital Volunteers. Would you like help with writing letters,

CV’s or application forms? Our volunteer is available to help. Contact the Library to book a half-hour slot. Your session will be very informal and tailored to your needs. Please contact the Library for more details – visit us or ring 03001 236 703 and ask to be put through to Knott End Library. First Friday Reading Group Fri 4th Jan 2:00pm - 3:00pm. Last Friday Reading Group Fri 25th Jan 2:00pm - 3:00pm. If you would like to join, please call into the Library to pick up a copy of this month’s book choice. Baby and Toddler Bounce and Rhyme Every Friday 10:30am - 11:00am. Suitable for all pre-school children. A fun-filled session with songs and music.

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We are looking to start a Scrabble group on Monday afternoons, from 2:00pm to between 3:30pm and 4:00pm. Are there any takers? Would anyone happen to have a board they could either donate to the Library or bring along to the group? Let us know if you are interested or please call the LCC Contact Centre on 03001 236 703 and ask to be put through to Knott End Library.

If you require any further information regarding any of the listed events, please do not hesitate to contact the Library on 03001 236 703 or call in – you never know what you may discover whilst you are here! Can’t physically get to the Library? We have online borrowing available – eBooks and Audio downloads. We also have a wonderful Home Library Service which will deliver books to your door – ask about it by ringing below. Knott End Library is always looking for a variety of speakers and entertainment for our community. If you are a speaker and have a topic that you would be willing to share with your community, please contact a member of staff on the number below – remember to ask to be put through to Knott End Library. Happy reading, folks! Kit Lardner - Library Manager Knott End Library 03001 236 703

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THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Over Wyre Branch On behalf of all the Over Wyre Branch Members, I hope that you all had a good Festive Season and we send everyone within our Branch catchment area All Best Wishes for a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2019. May you all be safe and for anyone who has a husband, wife, fiancée, relative or friend serving in the Armed Forces may they too all stay safe and very soon return to the bosom of their families. The proceeds from the Over Wyre Poppy Appeal were banked in December and the total amount collected was a magnificent £8308.83p. I believe a few well deserving thank yous

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THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION (cont) That money will greatly assist the Royal British Legion in continuing with the many welfare schemes and the support that it provides for those who have served in the Armed Forces and their families, whether it was yesteryear, present day or those who serve in the future regardless of whether that support goes to individuals or to the schemes that will give support to multiple beneficiaries at one go.

The Branch is still in need of new blood and for anyone interested in finding out more about the work of the Royal British Legion or in becoming a member come along. You will be made more than welcome. Alternatively contact me for more information.

At its meeting on Thurs 6th Dec the branch decided that they would look into trying to organise some trips away in 2019 to various Legion or Military type places of interest.

We know that there are ex-Servicemen and women in our community as we saw them wearing their berets and medals at the Remembrance Service and Parade as well as some who are still serving. It is an organisation for you and your families and if you want the Legion to carry on caring – as it has done in the past – then your support is needed.

The National Memoriam Arboretum or maybe the Northern Imperial War Museum was mentioned but these trips would have to be self sufficient and would also need some interest from members of the Over Wyre Community.

The next meeting will be on Thurs 10th Jan at 2:30pm in the Preesall Youth and Activities Centre and thereafter on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Hope to see some of you there.

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Our AGM will be held on Wed 16th Jan at 7:30pm in the above hall. New members always welcome.

Once again thank you all for donating to the Poppy Appeal. May you find the happiness and peace that you are seeking in 2019.

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Many thanks to all those people who supported our Christmas Charity Concert on Sun 2nd Dec in the Parish Church.

This is a new Parent/Carer Support Group for those caring for children and young adults with ASC, ADHD and additonal needs.

We raised ÂŁ700 which has been divided between Brian House and Guide Dogs.

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The church was packed and we have had some wonderful feedback. Our Spring Concert will take place on Fri 3rd May at 7:30pm and Sat 4th May at 2:30pm in the URC Hall, Sandy Lane, Hambleton.

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BEN WALLACE MP I hope you have all had a great holiday. I enjoyed the break, spending time with my family and friends here in Lancashire, recharging the batteries. I am looking forward to meeting more constituents, local businesses and services over the course of 2019 and my Office is already busy scheduling visits and meetings on a wide range of issues. Even when events in Westminster seem to dominate the news, it is extremely important to me to keep in touch with my constituents and to hear their views. So, as always please do not hesitate to contact me to give me your opinions about any issue, local or national. Just before Christmas, I was delighted to see the Lancashire Football Association announce a two-year partnership with the

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BEN WALLACE MP (cont) who is the Founder and Director of the Enduring Mental Health Organisation. I would encourage anyone suffering from Mental Health issues, including anxiety and depression, to view the Organisationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook Page. The aim of the group is for members to support each other and provide understanding during difficult times as well as promote awareness of mental health issues. h t t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / g r o u p s / enduringmentalhealth/?fref=nf As the weather continues to be unpredictable, I continue to highlight the risk of flooding in many areas and I have a meeting scheduled with the Head of the Environment Agency early this year. I do think flood awareness has improved and this is down to the hard work of many local groups who attend Wyreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Flood Forum. It is very important for all agencies and local authorities to continue to work together to highlight issues and minimise risk.

I am sure that many Hambleton residents will have attended the community drop-in sessions held by the Environment Agency in November to publicise the work the Agency is undertaking to explore how flood risk in Hambleton can be reduced. The Agency is proposing a scheme of linear defences which should reduce flood risk in Hambleton to 0.5%. I understand that during the drop-in sessions a number of residents expressed concern about privacy, views and security and I am pleased to report that the Agency is looking to make alterations to the proposed designs in the light of the comments received. I seem to have met with Lancashire County Council (LCC) Highways quite often over the last year passing on the concerns and views of constituents in connection with the condition and safety of roads. I do have to report that I believe that highways are improving with LCC investing an additional

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BEN WALLACE MP (cont) £5m in 18/19 which I am pleased to say was matched by Government. On top of this most of you will remember that the A588 will benefit from additional funding from the Governments Safer Roads Fund. LCC have also been awarded Band 3 which is connected with self-assessment and is due to improving good practice. This comes with an additional investment of £3m into the highway infrastructure. While I am not saying the local highway infrastructure is perfect, I do believe it is improving. If there are any sections of road which you feel need attention you can report them to the County Council here: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/ roads-parking-and-travel/fault-search/ You may recall from my previous articles that I have been seeking to highlight to the Fylde and Wyre Clinical Commissioning Group that Over Wyre residents are disadvantaged when it comes to the out-of-hours GP service which

they can access. I am pleased to advise that the Clinical Commissioning Group has now acknowledged the issues faced by Over Wyre residents who have previously been required to travel to Fleetwood or Freckleton to access out-of-hours medical services. The Clinical Commissioning Group is now looking to provide another service location which will be more accessible to Over Wyre residents. I would like to thank Malcolm Worsley, who has recently retired as Vice-Chair of the Patient Participation Group at the Over Wyre Medical Centre, for his efforts in raising awareness of this issue. I continue to meet residents at my advice surgeries covering a wide range of issues. Please remember if you would like to attend one the most effective way to contact me is by e-mail, with a brief description of the issues you wish to raise and your contact details. It is worth bearing in mind that I can often offer

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If I can be of any assistance to you please ring my Office at the House of Commons on 0207 219 5804 or my Constituency Office on 01995 672977, email me at wallaceb@ parliament.uk or write to me at the House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

FLEETWOOD FLYERS Another month passes by and our quest to lift the Manchester League trophy ended in disappointment. Three draws and one win meant we finished Runners Up for the second year running. Our open Wednesday session is still being well attended even though we have had some really atrocious weather to contend with. We have had good numbers throughout this period. We must thank our coaches for turning out and refereeing in these conditions.

Fri 18th Jan 7:30pm - 10:30pm St. Oswald’s Parish Hall Popular Sequence, Ballroom and Latin. Admission £4:00 including Refreshments. Starting in January dances will be held every Friday at Hambleton Village Hall, apart from the 3rd Friday (which remains at Preesall). We are also starting a Beginners Workshop for Easy Sequence Dancing from 7:00pm - 8:00pm then from 8:00pm - 10:30pm the social dance at £4.00 per person. The workshop is for anyone who wishes to start learning these dances (adults only). Steve Coughlan 07868 736 820

Our three sessions are Mondays 7:00 8:00pm (this is a bookable session through our website), Wednesdays 12:30pm 2:00pm. This is a ‘turn up and play’. Your first session is free. Just come and try this great sport for the older person, male or female. Friday’s 5:00pm - 6:00pm is on a first come basis. We can only accommodate sixteen at this session. We also run with the Community Trust a Women Only session on Tuesdays from 7:00 - 8:00pm. This session is for the Over Thirties. There is also a Thursday session at Preesall Sports Centre from 3:00pm - 4:30pm. This session is run by Fleetwood Community Trust and is £4. All are welcome to any or all of these sessions. Come along. You enjoy the beautiful game played at a slower pace. www.fleetwoodwalkingfooty.co.uk www.@fleetwoodwalkingfooty.co.uk George Greenall (01253) 825206

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GARSTANG CAMERA CLUB to go into applying for the accreditation.

Congratulations to two members of the Camera Club who have recently received photographic awards. John Moxham received a CPAGB Award. To receive this award from the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain, photographers have to put forward 10 images to a panel of 6 judges who can vote up to 5 marks to each image. The applicant has to score a minimum of 200 out of the 300 votes available. The standard is very high and much time and effort needs

Peter Knight has received a BPE Crown Award which gives BPE1* Accreditation. To achieve this, photographers enter national photographic salons under the auspices of the British Photographic Exhibitions organisation. Only a high standard of work is accepted into the exhibitions and to achieve the accreditation, the photographer has to have had 25 acceptances within the exhibitions circuit. The club is looking forward to 2019. We start the year on Wed 2nd Jan with a talk by Lee Metcalf telling us about his ‘Journey from Film to Digital and Back to Film for Professional Work’. On Wed 9th Jan we have a workshop which includes looking at images to be put forward of the upcoming competition with Holme Photographic Society. Each club puts forward

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GARSTANG CAMERA CLUB (cont) 10 Digital images and 10 Prints. These are scored by a judge and the club with the highest number of marks wins. Wed 16th Jan will be one of our competition nights. Members compete on our Assignment theme which is Street Photography. Each member can submit up to six images. Categories are Digital Images, Colour Prints and Mono Prints with no more than three images from any section. Visitors are always welcome. Visit our website at www.garstangcameraclub. co.uk or email info@garstangcameraclub. co.uk for more details. Peter Knight 07807 084 899

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COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDERS Over Wyre 2018 Report Due to national changes in the way ambulance calls are prioritised and the introduction of the 111 service the number of call outs we have been asked to attend has slightly reduced over recent years but we are still called to the most critically ill patients. Our team is currently 11 strong which is the largest it has been for many years. Whilst we do our best to be available to respond many of our volunteers have full time jobs, families and other commitments and sadly we do have days where we have nobody available to respond to call outs. With that in mind we are always happy to accept new volunteers, particularly in the areas of Knott-End, Preesall and Pilling

where we continually struggle to recruit but where a lot of our call outs are. This year we have been very busy delivering CPR and First Aid training to the community in the form of British Heart Foundation Heartstart course. We estimate that over the last 12 months we have trained approximately 500 people in CPR, defibrillation and what to do in an emergency. Without exception every group we have attended has been a pleasure to teach and our team have really enjoyed these events. Thank you to everybody who has attended. Thank you also to the organisations we have partnered with to deliver some of these sessions - Preesall Community Centre, Preesall Fire Cadets, Kepplegate Nursing Home and St Aidan’s school who for the third year running have enabled us to teach an entire year group in one day. I would also like to thank the charities and businesses that have provided us with financial and logistical support during the year – The Madge Parkinson Fund, Kepplegate Nursing Home, Moy Vets, Elizabeth Ann Aromatherapy and the Shard Riverside Inn. A special thank you goes to the generous customers of Cardwell Butchers in Hambleton, Knott End Card Shop and the Knott End Post Office for their kind donations and to those businesses for their support throughout the year. Finally, thank you to everybody who has said thank you to us in one way or another. The gratitude of the community we serve is what keeps us doing what we do. You can find more information and apply to volunteer at www.nwas-responders.info Edward Shields

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GREY MATTER (ans p71) 1. What name is given to rocks that don’t allow water to pass through? 2. In which English city is the Bullring Shopping Centre? 3. Where would you find the Rosetta Stone? 4. What naval rank does James Bond hold? 5. What car accessory might be manufactured by Garmin or Tom-Tom? 6. What term is given to a lens that curves or bulges outwards? 7. What was the name of the lioness in ‘Born Free’. 8. What Latin phrase means ‘of sound mind’? 9. Crown green and flat green are two of the main versions of which sport? 10. According to a popular WWII song, where were we going to hang out our washing?

11. What kind of creature is Angelina Ballerina? 12. What is the name of the homeground of Liverpool FC? 13. Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel is from which country? 14. Which song from ‘Evita’ was a number one hit for Julie Covington? 15. Comice and Conference are varieties of which fruit? 16. Who wrote the waltz popularly known as ‘The Blue Danube’? 17. In the works of J.R.R. Tolkein, which people lived in The Shire? 18. In which city would you find the Parthenon on the Acropolis? 19. According to the nursery rhyme, when do we go round the mulberry bush? 20. What ‘T’ is a horse bred for the purpose of racing?

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CAT SMITH MP First of all, I hope you had an enjoyable Christmas and I’d like to wish you all a very happy New Year. The early part of this year will obviously be dominated by Brexit but as ever the needs and concerns of my constituents will continue to be my greatest priority as I prepare to return to Westminster. If I can be of any help to you then please email me or call my constituency office. There’s been concern in Over Wyre about ambulance response times. Some weeks ago I wrote to the North West Ambulance Service requesting details about how long it takes for paramedics to attend rural constituents in Knott End, Preesall and Pilling. The service has replied with average response times calculated between September 2017 and September 2018. For serious life threatening emergencies like cardiac arrest or allergic reaction it took an ambulance on average 37 minutes to reach Pilling, 29 minutes to reach Preesall and 25 minutes to get to Knott End. Regionally these calls will be responded to in an average time of 7 minutes and at least 9 out of 10 times within 15 minutes.

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For emergency calls to illnesses like strokes, burns or epilepsy the average ambulance time to Preesall was 1 hour and 3 minutes, 53 minutes to Pilling and 51 minutes to Knott End. Regionally these calls will be responded to in an average time of 18 minutes and at least 9 out of 10 times within 40 minutes. For urgent calls which include late stages of labour, non-severe burns and diabetes it took ambulances on average 2 hours and 33 minutes to reach Pilling, 2 hours and 29 minutes to get to Knott End and 2 hours and 27 minutes to reach Preesall. Regionally

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CAT SMITH MP (cont) these types of calls will be responded to at least 9 out of 10 times within 120 minutes. For less urgent calls like vomiting and urinary infections it took paramedics 2 hours and 18 minutes to get to Knott End and 1 hour and 44 minutes to get to Preesall – there were no recorded figures for Pilling. Regionally these less urgent calls will be responded to at least 9 out of 10 times within 180 minutes. Rural areas are already at a disadvantage when it comes to the provision of services and public transport but I’m particularly concerned that response times are so poor for emergency and urgent calls. I’ll be asking what can be done to improve these times. If you have observations or concerns then please get in touch with me. Staying with health, November 2018 saw the worst A&E November performance on record. Just 87.6 per cent of patients were seen within

4 hours, against the target of 95 per cent. There are still 4.3 million people on the NHS waiting list. 1,940 people were stuck in the back of an ambulances for over 60 minutes during the week commencing 3rd December and bed occupancy in December was 94.2%, nearly 10% above the recommended level deemed as safe for patients. Winter is only just beginning for our NHS and these are hugely concerning figures that don’t bode well for the difficult months ahead. Ministers must start prioritising patients’ interests by outlining proposals for the NHS this winter. It would be totally unforgivable if patients suffered another winter crisis like the ones we’ve seen in recent years. Constituents in Preesall have expressed concerns over road safety on the Burned House Lane junction following a collision in November when a driver failed to negotiate a bend and crashed into a barn. I’m still

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waiting to hear back from Lancashire County Council regarding measures they may take to improve safety.

We wish you all a Happy New Year. We have many things planned for 2019. Our first meeting on Thurs 10th Jan is a dinner meeting when we welcome our District Chairman.

The police however have got back to me having sent their traffic management officer out to look at the junction. They agree a lower speed limit would help to reduce collisions. If you have any further observations to make about this junction please get in touch. I’ll let you know when I hear back from the county council. Make sure you take your Christmas trees, cardboard and old wrapping paper to the waste recycle centre before mid-January. Fleetwood Household Waste Recycling Centre will be closed from Fri 18th Jan for approximately 6 weeks while they undertake some site improvements. The nearest county council Household Waste Recycling Centres will be at Saltcoates Road, Lytham and Tom Benson Way, Preston.

On Thurs 17th Jan we will have a Soup and Sandwich lunch in a member’s house to raise funds for one of our charities. Then on Thurs 24th Jan we are to have a Scottish evening. We meet at the Best Western Golf hotel 7:00pm for 7:30pm. A date for your new diary is our annual Charity Quiz to be held in the Garstang United Reformed Chrch Hall on Sat 16th Feb. Further details of this will be in the February Focus. For any further information please contact me. Christine Holland (01995) 606579

From the 18th you can also use Blackpool Recycling Centre at Bispham as long as you are not in a van or a car towing a trailer. If you require a permit for your vehicle or you’re doing a household DIY project and need to dispose of any inert waste use the Lytham and Preston sites only and ensure you have a permit in advance of your visit. As always, if I can be of any help to you or if you’d like me to attend a community event then please do get in touch. Email me on cat. smith.mp@parliament.uk or call my office on (01253) 490 440. If you’d like to attend one of my advice surgeries then please call my office to make an appointment. I hope 2019 brings you all good health and happiness and I look forward to representing you in the year to come. Cat Smith MP

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RSPCA (cont) Application forms are available from the Animal Centre in Stalmine, by phoning (01253) 703000 between 11:00am and 5:00pm Tuesday - Sunday or by email to enquiries@rspcablackpool.org.uk The closing date for completed application forms is Mon 7th Jan. Christmas Open Day We would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to everyone who attended our Christmas Open Day on Sun 25th Nov. It was a great success and we made £1,101.93 which will go towards the continued care of the animals at Longview. Thank you! Talbot Road Charity Shop Break-In On the evening of Sat 15th/early hours of Sun 16th Dec, our charity shop on Talbot Road, Blackpool was broken into. The man (pictured) smashed his way in through a window. He proceeded to smash

up collection boxes, caused damage to a number of doors and stole a number of TV’s as well as a laptop. The police are currently investigating and have released an image of the man in question who was caught on our CCTV cameras. If anyone recognises him, please contact the police on 101 quoting LC 20181216 0577. Hannah Kirrane Longview Animal Centre Tel: (01253) 703000 www.rspcablackpool.org.uk

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SOROPTIMISTS Women Inspiring Action, Transforming Lives New Year Wishes and Thanks The members of your local Soroptimist club wish everyone a very Happy, Peaceful, and Healthy New Year. Our thanks go to everyone who has supported us throughout the 2018 year. We hope you all enjoyed our parched peas on both nights of the Garstang Victorian Festival. Our thanks to Carr’s Jewellers for allowing us to use their side entrance each year. We always seem to sell out early, and this year was no exception! We raised £337 which will be going to our charity – Mary’s Meals. This year we also continued our tradition of providing a Christmas Hamper to be raffled by the Festival Committee, with all proceeds going towards the Festival Lights fund – we hope the lucky winner enjoyed our selection. Mary’s Meals – ‘Double the Love’ Great news! From the beginning of December until the 1st March, donations to the Double the Love appeal are being matched by the UK Government, up to £2million! Mary’s Meals is Garstang Soroptimists’ charity this year, so what a wonderful opportunity to share a world of learning and possibility with vulnerable children in places like Zambia. For so many, working, begging or foraging for food to survive is a daily reality that eclipses any dreams of attending school. With our donations, we are keeping the hope of a brighter future alive for the children who receive Mary’s Meals, including 10 year old Eneless. Amazingly, for one so young, Eneless is

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SOROPTIMISTS (cont) able to see beyond the daily struggles and is working hard at school, nourished by the simple mug of hot phala (porridge) she enjoys with her classmates each morning. ‘I used to be hungry all the time, but now, when I eat, I feel good and I’m able to learn’, says Eneless.

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What a joy it is to hear Eneless talk with such enthusiasm about the hope she finds in the classroom, full of energy provided by the meal our donation is helping to make possible! Just £13.90 will feed a child like Eneless for a whole school year.

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Thank you to all our friends and supporters for our BackPack Project – we will be continuing with this project in 2019. If Santa brought a new back pack to your house, please could we have the old one to be filled, to enable another child to have the opportunity of an education? We would like to offer a special thank you to the staff at The Mustard Seed Café shop for their help as a drop-off point for your kind donations to our BackPack project.Their help is invaluable. Please continue to drop off your used backpacks or other items at; The Mustard Seed Café, Park Hill Road (opposite the Wheat Sheaf Pub), they are open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 10:00am to 2:00pm. Or ring us to arrange collection. Thank you all. New Year – New You? Why not come and join this boundless network? It could be the best thing you’ve ever done! We meet twice a month at the Garstang Hotel and Golf Club, at 7:00pm on the second

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I apologise unreservedly that many of our patients had to wait longer than usual for a routine appointment over the last couple of weeks. You will appreciate that it is important to ensure that there is sufficient capacity across the system to manage the expected surge in demand over the winter period, including Christmas and New Year, and that General Practice is part of the wider system.

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It is vital that each part of the system plays its specific role in order to minimise undue pressures on any one part of the system, particularly in A&E. To support the Fylde Coast Winter Plan, Over Wyre Medical Centre has followed the recommended guidance and conducted an urgent appointment baseline assessment. The outcome of the assessment was that we reserved more appointments for same day urgent slots during the month of December to ensure we had capacity to deal with the increase in demand on the run up to the Christmas and New Year period.

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A corollary of this is that it meant there were much less routine appointments available than usual for patients which had the unintended consequence of increasing the wait time for routine patients. It is accepted that we probably misjudged the balance and reserved too many appointment slots for emergency access to help deal with capacity over the winter period and we have subsequently released a large number of these slots to revert back to routine slots which should help address the situation. We accept that we must ensure patients have confidence in the availability of primary care services over the Christmas and New Year period. The great news for patients is that the Doctors have subsequently put on more additional appointments which will obviously have the effect of increasing their workload but will hopefully reduce the routine

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OVER WYRE MEDICAL CENTRE (cont) appointment wait time. Whilst that is great news for patients it is not ideal for the doctors and it is something I will have to monitor. Increasing demands on general practice over the past five years – not just a heavier workload but the increasing complexity and intensity of work – have led to a challenging work environment. Having a team of overworked and tired GP’s can lead to drops in concentration levels and reduced outcomes. Recent King’s Fund research has highlighted GP workload has grown hugely, both in volume and complexity. The research sample showed a 15 per cent overall increase in contacts: a 13 per cent increase in face-toface contacts and a 63 per cent increase in telephone contacts. At the same time, more people report difficulty in accessing care and are less satisfied with their experience of using GP services. Over Wyre Medical Centre has had to learn to be self-sufficient because we are different from other Fylde & Wyre practices due to our remote location. Whilst other practices are able to benefit from NHS initiatives to help with appointment pressure such as the Same Day Health Centre and Extended Access Service at Fleetwood, we have found they offer little assistance to us as our patients often struggle to travel the distance to Fleetwood. We consider it to be an inequality that other practices are able to freely access these services which are intended to take some pressure off General Practice and our Patient Group has flagged this up to the Clinical Commissioning Group. The Clinical Commissioning Group recently commissioned 13 hours per week for the Extended Access Service to be sited in Garstang. We have made it known that we would have much preferred for this 13 hours

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OVER WYRE MEDICAL CENTRE (cont) to have been shared with Over Wyre Medical Centre as the poor transport links and lack of bus service between the two practices means that this 13 hours of extended access is of little assistance to Over Wyre Medical Centre and does not benefit our patients. As I say, we are all working extremely hard. In the month of November we dealt with 5,106 booked appointments. In November we also had 259 DNA’s (Did Not Attend). This equated to 5.1% of all appointments and whilst this is considered to be an acceptable DNA rate it is very unhelpful at a time when winter pressure is leading to unprecedented demand on our services. Whilst I apologise wholeheartedly that the wait times for routine appointments reached an unacceptable level you can be rest assured we are working very hard to get the wait time down. I am sure you will appreciate the extra workload the GP’s have taken on

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and the additional appointments that have subsequently been made available. I acknowledge that as the additional appointments get used the wait time will stretch but it must be remembered we always provide same day appointments for urgent and emergency matters. I hope my letter provides a concise overview of our appointment situation. I have written a detailed explanation because I want you to see that we are engaging at all levels and take patient concerns seriously and want improved outcomes for our patient population. We will continue to work hard in the New Year to meet the needs of our community and reduce the wait time. Wishing you and your families a happy and healthy New Year. John MacPhee - Practice Manager

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The Saint Aidan’s Christmas Fair took place on Sat 8th December. There was lots to do, including a stall for each of our houses; Nightingale, Hillary, Babbage and Keller! We even had a tombola, sold wooden decorations and ran a stall to collect money for Brian House. Thank you to all those who attended. Over the last month we have also been working together to provide presents for children all around the world with Operation Christmas Child. Each form is given the task of filling as many shoeboxes as possible with gifts for children and families who would not normally be lucky enough to receive gifts at Christmas time. In total, Saint Aidan’s sent off 199 cartons to Ukraine!

We start the New Year with Les and Pauline Mason who present ‘A Personal Perspective of Peru’. They explore Inca trails, rain forest, and the unique culture of Peru. Meetings consist of illustrated talks covering all parts of the world. Speakers are drawn from recognised professional writers, photographers and journalists, our own members and travellers. New members and visitors are most welcome. The facilities are suitable for the disabled, including audio loop. Refreshments are available during the break. Membership is £20 for the season. Visitors may pay at the door for a fee of £4 per meeting. This fee will be refunded if you join as a full member. www.traveltalks.club / info@traveltalks. club / Twitter: @TravelTalksClub Joan Gaffiney (01253) 700799

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ST AIDAN’S NEWS (cont) Other exciting events this half term included the VEX Competition. This consisted of 10 pupils, who had coded and built their own robot, competing against lots of other schools. The pupils spent two weeks building this robot and were plunged into the deep end after an intense day of battling their robot against robots from schools all over the country. Against all odds, they made it through to the semi-finals! The Leavers’ Awards also took place this month, with most of our Year Eleven leavers coming back to Saint Aidan’s to celebrate not only the success of their GCSE results, but also success in their new ventures. We were very grateful to have our former pupils back, even if it was just for a short time. We are extremely proud of every single Year Eleven leaver and miss you all.

You also may not have known that we won two awards at The Gazette Education Awards a few weeks ago! We were grateful to win the Fitness and Wellbeing Award and the Creative Arts Award on behalf of Lee Bamber. Saint Aidan’s was also lucky enough to be Highly Commended in another six categories - Secondary School of the Year, Young Scientist / Engineer (Owen Jackson), Sports Achievement (Junior Boys Athletics Team), Secondary Student of the Year (Olivia Lang), Career Aspirations and School Trips. It is such a lovely event and we had a great time! We have a lot of forthcoming events in the New Year which I can’t wait to share these with you in my next report. We wish you all the best for the New Year. Chloe Butler - Media Co-ordinator

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HAMBLETON PARISH COUNCIL Bob Williamson Park Working Group Happy New Year! If you would like to come and burn off some of the Christmas and New Year excess why not come along to the on Sat 12th Jan at 9:30am until 11:30am. All ages and abilities welcome. If you are new to the group please contact Yvonne the Clerk (07703 773 785) for details or just come along on the day. Parish Council - Date of Next Meeting The next Ordinary Parish Council meetings will be held on Tues 8th Jan at Hambleton Village Hall, Church Lane starting at 7:30pm. Members of the public are always welcome to attend. In addition to the Ordinary meeting in January there will be an extra-ordinary meeting on Wed 15th Jan at 7:00pm at the Village Hall. The meeting is to look at planning for the coming year and beyond. If you have ideas

as to what you would like to see in the village or how it can be improved come along and share those ideas with the Councillors. Let’s work together to make Hambleton a better place to live. Yvonne Walton - 07703 773 785 Clerk to Hambleton Parish Council

PILLING LANE WI Our December meeting was our Christmas Party hosted by Andy Lloyd and his helpers who cooked the delicious food on the premises, played Father Christmas and then entertained us with songs and comedy. Our next meeting is on Wed 2nd Jan 7:30pm at St Oswald’s Parish Hall. Don Stringfellow will be reminiscing about the history of the local area and the competition is an old photograph of the area. All are welcome. Anne Bewes (01253) 811712

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ROTARY Rotary raises £530 in Charity December ‘200 Club Draw’ The Rotary Club of Garstang and Over Wyre held their December ‘200 Club Draw’ on Wed 19th Dec. Rotarians and guests marked the event with an excellent Seasonal meal at the Best Western Garstang Country Hotel & Golf Club. The guest of honour for the evening was Past President Mike Bamber of the Preston Rotary Club, who made the draw on behalf of the 200 Club. Ticket number 030 was the winning number for the first prize of £500. In addition there were 2 prizes of £25 and a further 15 prizes of £10. In a secondary draw, for the introduction of new members to the 200 Club, bottles of wine were won by Roger Weatherell. The proceeds of the draw will go towards the Rotary Charity Account to assist us with a number Rotary local charities which include support for young people and international charities which includes the world-wide elimination of polio. The Rotary Club of Garstang and Over Wyre meets most Wednesday evenings at the Best Western Garstang Country Hotel & Golf Club, 7:00 pm for 7:30 pm. If you are interested in community activities or wish to help others please come along to any meeting. We can offer you a sense of purpose along with friendship and fun for men and women who are interested in supporting the needs of others. Further information and full details of all the winning numbers are available from the Rotary Club. Don Goodier (01995) 603720

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PREESALL TOWN COUNCIL NEWS Happy 2019! Everyone associated with the Council would like to wish residents a very happy and healthy New Year. Road Safety Fears Worries over road safety at a busy junction in Preesall have prompted the Council to raise concerns with County Highways chiefs. Accidents at the junction of Park Lane and Cemetery Road are troubling Councillors and Cllr Matthew Salter, the Over Wyre County Councillor, has already raised the problem at County Hall. The Town Council is to contact the County Highways Department to register its concerns and check progress with Cllr Salter. Volunteer Thanks An event to say thanks to the community volunteers in Knott End and Preesall is to take place this summer after a suggestion by Cllr Philip Orme. Halite Voice Cllr Lynda Woodhouse has been appointed as the Council’s representative on the Halite Community Liaison panel. Bus Changes Residents are reminded that any comments on the changes to the 2c bus route should be directed to Blackpool Transport, as this is not a Council matter. Date & Time of Next Meeting Mon 14th Jan at the Youth and Community Centre on Lancaster Road, beginning at 7:00pm. This is a public meeting and residents are welcome. For further information contact the Clerk, Alison May, by email at preesalltowncouncil@gmail.com, by phone on 07739 868212 or via the contact function on the website: clerk@preesalltowncouncil. org

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OVER WYRE ROAD CLOSURES LCC will close Shard Lane, Green Meadow Lane, Broadpool Lane and Carr Lane in Hambleton, Carr Lane and Carr End Lane in Stalmine with Staynall from the junction with Bull Park Lane to the junction with Smithy Lane. The prohibition will be operative daily from 8:00am on Mon 7th Jan until 5:00pm on Tues 15th Jan or until completion of the works within this period. An alternative route for vehicular traffic (except HGVs) affected by the closure is via:-

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Phase 1: (Southbound) Marsh Lane – Church Lane – Gants Lane – Mill Lane. Bull Park Lane Phase 1: (Northbound) Bull Park Lane – Grange Road – Marsh Lane. Phase 2: Green Meadow Lane and Broadpool Lane via Marsh Lane – Church Lane, Gants Lane and Sower Carr Lane Phase 3: Carr Lane via Sower Carr Lane – Clay Gap Lane – Back Lane – Union Lane– Lancaster Road – Head Dyke Lane – Burned House Lane – Hall Gate Lane. Phase 4: Carr Ned Lane via Smithy Lane – Stricklands Road. An alternative route for HGVs affected by the closure is via:Shard Lane – Shard Road – Mains Lane – Garstang New Road – Garstang Road. Blackpool Road – Garstang Road – Tarnacre Lane – The Avenue – Garstang Bypass. Cockerham Road – Park Lane – Garstang Road – Main Street – Marsh Lane. Lancaster Road – Head Dyke Lane – Burned House Lane – Hallgate Lane – Stricklands Lane and vice versa.

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STALMINE PARISH NEWS Happy 2019! Everyone associated with the Council would like to wish residents a very happy and healthy new year. Job Vacancy Stalmine Parish Council is seeking a motivated individual to manage the wood next to the village bowling green. Tasks will include felling, thinning, pruning and weeding under the terms of a zero-hours contract. Forestry skills and experience are required and the successful candidate will need to provide their own equipment and be fully qualified to use a chainsaw. A clean full UK driving licence is essential. Interested parties are asked to contact the Clerk for a job description. Applications should be received by Thurs 31st Jan with a covering letter and CV to clerk@stalmine parishcouncil.org Water Support Villagers in Stalmine and Staynall who need a little extra help are being urged to register for a water services support scheme. United Utilities wants such customers to sign up for its priority services scheme,which includes a knock and wait service, help and advice on bills and added protection from bogus callers. The telephone number is 03450 726 093. Date and Time of Next Meeting Tues 8th Jan in the Village Hall at 7:00pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Your Parish Councillors The Councillors for Stalmine-with-Staynall are: Cllr D Forshaw (Chairman), Woodland Cottage, Brickhouse Lane, 07585 335 201; Cllr Terry Williams (Vice-Chairman), By The Way, Brickhouse Lane, (01253) 702734; Cllr D Booth, Wardleys Cottage, Wardleys Lane, (01253) 701711; Cllr A Haydock, Atlantis, Stricklands Lane, 07879 477 779; Cllr Ken Jenkinson, Pump House, Moss Side Lane, 07890 773 053 and Cllr Sue Pelham,

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SSRA Stalmine with Staynall Residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Assoc As well as our social events, the SSRA committee takes action on issues brought to us by residents. Ben Wallace MP has written to the Inspectorate in support of our objections to the proposed 65 houses on Carr End Lane and to those on Foxfields. We thank Ben for his support.

We are also actively working with our Councillors John Shedwick, Julie Robinson, Lynne Bowen and our own Parish Council members in support of Wyre Borough Council who have refused planning permission. Our annual lantern making for children and families took place in Stalmine School hall and we all walked with lighted lanterns from the Village Hall to the Church to participate in the Christmas Lights switch-on. This is now one of our annual events and we hope to increase numbers year on year. We are also planning to include an exciting, large creation next year and will welcome any support and new ideas. Our SSRA Open Evening (with hotpot supper) will now take place at the Seven Stars on Thurs 21st March when we hope to have news for you on the planning applications. Many thanks go to Keith and Barbara at the Seven Stars for allowing us to again use this venue. Residents will have the opportunity to raise concerns and suggestions about matters for Stalmine with Staynall. Further details nearer the time. We are already planning our annual Easter events for children and families and hope to again hold our Easter Bonnet making competition and Easter Treasure Hunt. Any other ideas would be welcome and you can put them to any committee members via the contacts below. Should you wish to meet informally with one of us please phone or text me on the number below. Our next two meetings are on Wed 2nd Jan and Wed 6th Feb, 7:00pm at the Seven Stars. Finally, we wish you a very Happy New Year. For further information on any SSRA details please view our Facebook page or Stalmine Chat or contact Pauline Andrews 07808 058 097, Ann Ralph 07713 852 639, Barry Walsh 07528 031 944 or Peter Swarbrick (01253) 702675.

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