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Issue 238 August 2020
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Welcome to Focus Magazine... Covid-19 FAQs......................................................4
Garstang & District Lions...............................31
Garstang Medical Practice...........................9
Grey Matter Test.................................................32
Garstang Town Council...................................14
Garstang Trefoil...................................................33
Garstang Volunteer Force.............................16
Scottish Country Dance Group...................33
Children in a Covid-19 World.......................18
Charities Together at Oaklands.................33
Fairtrade..................................................................20
Ben Wallace MP.................................................34
Garstang Arts Centre.......................................22
St John’s Hospice...............................................39
Calder Vale Methodist Church...................24
Car Parking Boost..............................................39
Calder Vale Country Club..............................24
Cat Smith MP........................................................40
Garstang 3LS........................................................24
Crossword..............................................................43
Garstang Free Methodists.............................25
Forest of Bowland AONB...............................45
Inglewhite Church.............................................26
Garstang Quakers..............................................46
Garstang Millennium Green.........................27
Soroptimists..........................................................46
Garstang Historical Society..........................29
Garstang Camera Club...................................48
Galloways Social Club.....................................29
Rotary Club ..........................................................49
Cardiac Risk in the Young..............................30
Quiz Answers........................................................51
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COVID-19 FAQS water parks can open •
Outdoor performances in front of a live audience and indoor rehearsals can take place in Covid-19 secure venues.
The government has set out its plan to return life to as near normal as we can, for as many people as we can, as quickly and fairly as possible in order to safeguard livelihoods, but in a way that is safe and continues to protect our NHS. Here is published guidance on staying safe outside your home and guidance on social distancing rules.
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Close contact services, such as nail bars, salons, tanning booths, spas, massage parlours, tattoo parlours and body piercing studios, can open. Only services that do not involve work in the highest risk zone – directly in front of the face – should be made available to clients, in line with government guidance.
NB: Guidance correct as of Thurs 16th July.
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From Sat 25 July sports facilities and venues, including indoor gyms, fitness and dance studios, indoor swimming pools and indoor water parks can open – subject to evidence closer to the time
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You can participate in team and other grassroots sports where the sports governing body has issued guidance on how to do so safely Outdoor swimming pools and outdoor
What businesses are reopening? Many businesses and venues are now
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COVID-19 FAQS (cont) permitted to reopen and are expected to follow Covid-19 Secure guidelines.
isolation guidance and wash your hands regularly.
What will need to remain closed by law?
Should people wear face coverings on public transport?
Some businesses will need to remain closed, as we have assessed that they cannot yet be made sufficiently Covid-19 secure. See www. gov.uk for details of these businesses. Will a face covering stop me getting Covid-19? The evidence suggests that face coverings can help us protect each other and reduce the spread of the disease from someone who is suffering from coronavirus, but not showing symptoms. That is why it is important to wear a face covering on public transport and it is required by law. To protect yourself, you should also continue to follow social distancing measures and
Yes. It is a legal requirement to wear a face covering on public transport. This is helping to ensure that transport is as safe as possible as more people begin to return to work and go shopping. Transport operators will enforce this requirement, and the police can also do so. This will mean you can be refused travel if you don’t comply and could be fined. You should also be prepared to remove your face covering if asked to do so by police officers and staff for the purposes of identification. Can I start visiting people indoors now? Yes, you are able to meet indoors in groups
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COVID-19 FAQS (cont) of up to two households (anyone in your support bubble counts as one household). This includes inviting people from one household into your home or visiting the home of someone else with members of your own household. You should continue to maintain social distancing with anyone you do not live with or who is not in your support bubble when doing so. If you are in a support bubble you can continue to see each other without needing to maintain social distancing. Who is allowed to travel on public transport? If you need to travel to work or make an essential journey, you should cycle or walk if you can, but you can use public transport if this is not possible. Before you travel on public transport, consider if your journey is
necessary and if you can, stay local. How many people am I allowed to meet with outdoors? You are allowed to meet in groups of up to six people who you do not live with or who are not in your support bubble. You are only allowed to meet in groups of more than six people if everyone is a member of the same household or support bubble. You are also allowed to meet people in groups of more than six people if everyone is exclusively from two households (anyone in your support bubble counts as one household).There is more information about the guidelines you should follow when meeting people you do not live with here. Are there restrictions on how far I can travel? No. You can travel irrespective of distance, but you should take hygiene and safety precautions if using services on the way. You should continue to avoid using public transport and should cycle, walk or drive wherever possible. If visiting other parts of the UK – Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – you must adhere to the laws and guidance of the devolved administrations at all times. If you wish to travel internationally, you should follow the laws of other countries and FCO international travel guidance. Can I share a private vehicle with someone from another household? You should avoid sharing a private vehicle with anyone outside of your household or support bubble as you will not be able to keep to strict social distancing guidelines. Are day trips ok? Day trips to outdoor open space are
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COVID-19 FAQS (cont) allowed. You should take hygiene and safety precautions if using services on the way and practise social distancing from other people outside your household or support bubble. You should continue to avoid using public transport if you can. Consider all other forms of transport before using public transport. Can I go on holiday? Yes, you can stay overnight away from the place where you are living. This includes staying overnight in a second home, hotels, bed and breakfasts or campsites. You should only stay overnight in groups of up to two households (anyone in your support bubble counts as one household) and should ensure you maintain social distancing with anyone you do not live with or is not in your support bubble. Take particular care to maintain excellent hygiene - washing hands and surfaces - and avoid using shared facilities like bathrooms wherever possible.
It is important to maintain social distancing and good hand hygiene in these circumstances. You should continue to limit your interactions with those you don’t live with outside of these formal activities to help control the virus. Can I go to the theatre or a concert? Since Sun 11th July, outdoor performances have been permitted given the risk of transmission is lower outdoors. You should only be seated with members of one other household - and, wherever possible, socially distance from those you do not live with (or who are not in your support bubble) to reduce the risk of chains of transmission. Right now, venues should not permit indoor performances, including dramatic, musical or comedy performances, to take place in front of a live audience. This is because of
Can I pray in a place of worship? Yes, places of worship can open for services and communal prayer in line with guidance for reopening Places of Worship. You are able to independently pray or hold a religious ceremony in any place of worship. We advise that you limit your social interaction in these venues to your own household and up to one other, wherever possible. Strict adherence to social distancing is strongly advised and a distance of 2 metres should be kept from people you do not live with wherever possible. Can I attend an activity club or support group? Yes, you can. Premises such as activity clubs, community centres and youth clubs can reopen, and should follow Covid-19 Secure guidelines.
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the increased risk of transmission associated with these types of activities indoors.
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There may be an additional risk of infection in environments where you or others are singing, chanting, shouting or conversing loudly. This applies even if others are at a distance to you.
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Venue managers should ensure sing-alongs or similar activities are avoided. You should also avoid environments that require you to raise your voice to communicate with anyone outside your household. Does easing restrictions apply to 70 year olds and over? Yes. However, the advice for those aged 70 and over continues to be that they should take particular care to minimise contact with others outside their household. How is guidance to those shielding (clinically extremely vulnerable) being relaxed? From Sat 1st Aug, the government will be advising that shielding will be paused. From this date, the government is advising you to adopt strict social distancing rather than full shielding measures.
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Strict social distancing means you may wish to go out to more places and see more people but you should take particular care to minimise contact with others outside your household or support bubble. In practice, this means from Sat 1st Aug you are advised that you no longer need to shield. This means that from Sat 1st Aug, the government will be advising: •
you can go to work, if you cannot work from home, as long as the business is Covid-19 Secure
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children who are clinically extremely vulnerable can return to their education and day care settings if they are eligible
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COVID-19 FAQS (cont) and in line with their peers. Where possible children should practise frequent hand washing and social distancing •
you can go outside to buy food, to places of worship and for exercise but you should maintain strict social distancing
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you should remain cautious as you are still at risk of severe illness if you catch coronavirus, so the advice is to stay at home where possible and, if you do go out, follow strict social distancing
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GARSTANG MEDICAL PRACTICE Guidance for Patients As we continue through the Covid-19 pandemic, we would like to thank all our patients for your support, understanding and patience during this difficult and uncertain time. Garstang Medical Practice is working hard to provide excellent health care to our patients whilst introducing changes to our services in order to keep both our patients and staff safe. Please can we remind patients not to present at the surgery for any reason other than to attend a pre-booked appointment or if you have been asked to do so to drop off a sample. This is for the safety of our patients and staff members. Please access our help and support by telephone only. We can deal with all queries over the telephone and send sick notes and other documentation via post, e-mail or text message. Please do not bring prescriptions, letters or discharge notes to the desk; there are external
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GARSTANG MEDICAL (cont) boxes for these. This is especially important if you have any symptoms of Covid-19; a high temperature, a new continuous cough and a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste. If you do have these symptoms, you must self-isolate and you can book a test online and seek further advice at https://www. nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-Covid-19 Alternatively, please call 119. When you phone the surgery, you will be asked questions about your symptoms to determine what help you might need. You will also be asked a number of Covid-19 symptoms screening questions. This is essential to prevent the spread of the virus and to ensure the safety of both patients and staff. If you are offered a telephone consultation or triage appointment, unfortunately due to the volume of consultations, we are not able to
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give you a specific time. Please be assured that a clinician will contact you on the specified day. This can be any time between 8:00am and 6:30pm. If you are asked to attend surgery, we ask you to please respect the social distancing measures in place within the surgery and in line with NHS and Public Health England guidance, we ask all patients attending surgery to wear a face covering. Please only attend at the time of your appointment. If you arrive more than five minutes before your appointment time, you will be asked to wait outside or return to your car. We also ask that you attend alone, unless you need assistance or support to attend. This is to keep the number of patients in the waiting room to a minimum. Prior to attending surgery, you will have been asked some Covid-19 symptom screening questions. On attendance at surgery, you will be asked the Covid-19 symptom screening questions again. This is essential to prevent the spread of the virus and to ensure the safety of both patients and staff.
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In order to prevent the spread of infection, appointment times have been spaced to allow time for clinicians to change PPE and treatment rooms to be cleaned in between patients. This may lead to longer waiting times to see a clinician. Please bear this in mind when ringing with more minor ailments. Please consider selfcare as a first option.
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GARSTANG MEDICAL (cont) Doctorlink We are now using Doctorlink, which enables you to check your symptoms online and be signposted to an appropriate healthcare appointment. This may include advice on self-care options. If you require an appointment at the practice, Doctorlink will send this information to us and we will contact you to arrange. For more information and to register please visit: https://app.doctorlink.com/garstang/ register If you have any problems registering for this service, contact the Doctorlink support service on 0330 111 6433 or helpdesk@ doctorlink.com Please note this is an additional service. Patients are still able to contact the surgery by telephone to discuss symptoms and arrange appointments. Prescriptions We are currently advising patients to allow five working days for the processing of prescriptions. Please note, we do not currently allow collection of prescriptions from the surgery reception desk. Collection is available from Kepple Lane Pharmacy or WELL Pharmacy, Garstang. Please state where you wish to collect your prescription when ordering. Please order your repeat prescriptions via our 24 hour answerphone service on (01995) 607399. Alternatively, you can order your prescription online via Patient Access or the myGP app. If you do not currently have access to the online service, please contact the surgery to arrange this. Dr Fiona Laing We are very sad to announce the retirement of Dr Fiona Laing at the end of August.
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Dr Laing was due to retire at the end of May this year but kindly stayed on to help us through the past few very uncertain months.
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We are extremely grateful for her dedication and support during the particularly difficult first few months of the pandemic. Dr Laing has been a pivotal member of the team at Garstang Medical Practice since 2002 and she will be greatly missed by all her colleagues and patients. We wish her all the very best for a very long, very happy and extremely well deserved retirement. Thank you Dr Laing. Get in Touch For more information about Garstang Medical Practice, get in touch using the details below. t: (01995) 607399 w: www.garstangmedicalpractice.nhs.uk Facebook: @garstangmedicalpractice
The playground reopened on Sat 4th July following the closure due to coronavirus. It’s great to see the children playing there again. There will be some maintenance work carried out to the entrance of the playground and two new disabled compliant picnic benches will be installed. It is expected that this work will be scheduled for late July or early August, but it will mean for health and safety reasons shutting the playground for three days Market Town Working Group A new Market Town Working Group (MTWG) has been set up by Garstang Town Council. The MTWG was set up after two businesses contacted the Town Council with their concerns about the future of the town centre and the recovery from the momentous lockdown caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.
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GARSTANG TOWN COUNCIL (cont) Their concerns were brought to an extraordinary meeting of the Town Council, whereby the need for an urgent response was recognised. Thirty-five people attended the virtual meeting including representatives of the business community, the Town Trust, neighbouring parishes and members of the community. Since the extraordinary meeting (held on Mon 8th Jun), meetings are being held on a weekly basis, with the support of Wyre Council and LCC. Short term objectives have been identified, which primarily are aimed at promoting Garstang town centre as a safe environment for people to visit and shop and build confidence in the town that it is open for business. One of the first challenges was to address queueing issues on Church Street and the
Market Place. Measures have been taken to improve both areas. The Thursday Market has thrown up a number of challenges. The market supervisor has organised a team of volunteers to assist with the safe placement of market stalls. The stalls have been spread out along the High Street. More is being done on this and a temporary road closure has been agreed for Thursdays. Access will be maintained for residents and shopkeepers who will all be visited prior to the closure. Arrangements have been made to enable access to the Royal Oak car park from Park Hill Road. We have set up a Town Centre business mailing list making it much easier to communicate quickly with all businesses. The objective is to return Garstang to its rightful place as a thriving market town and a destination for the local community and those further afield. This will be a challenge.
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GARSTANG TOWN COUNCIL (cont)
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Everyone involved is determined to make it happen.
Garstang Volunteer Force has now closed, but we thought we would share what we’ve been doing during the lockdown.
The longer-term structure is being developed and it will have a vision for the town which will include economy, health and wellbeing, infrastructure and heritage conservation. We would very much appreciate your constructive and inspired input to these projects. Please email your ideas and observations using the details below. Next Town Council Meeting Mon 17th Aug 7:30pm. This is likely to be a virtual meeting so please contact the clerk if you wish to attend and the log in details will be sent to you. Mrs Edwina Parry - Town Clerk t: 07592 792 801 e: info@garstangtowncouncil.org w: www.garstangtowncouncil.org
Here are all our final figures, including the main Garstang call centre, plus the hubs at St. Michael’s and Bilsborrow. Grand Totals for all Three Garstang Volunteer Force Centres • • • • •
Calls: 2826 Prescriptions: 1740 Shopping: 748 Cash transactions: 32 Chat buddies: 12
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Calls: 2447 in total. 2318 were actioned. 129 calls were either referred elsewhere or callers were given advice. Prescriptions delivered: 1518
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VOLUNTEER FORCE (cont) • • •
Shopping delivered: 682 Cash transactions: 30 Chat buddies: 9
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Calls: 79 Prescriptions: 44 Shopping: 36 Cash transactions: 1
Bilsborrow Hub - Bilsborrow, Brock, Myerscough and Barton (brilliantly managed by Mark Sutcliffe) • • • • • •
Calls: 300 Prescriptions: 178 Shopping: 30 Cash Transactions: 1 Chat Buddies: 3 Mark, together with Pauline from Wyre
Vale Park organised a regular Friday chippy tea for residents of Wyre Vale and Catterall caravan parks. Mark says the smiles and feel good factor for the residents were a joy to see every week. So there you have our final figures - but we haven’t stopped there! We have retained 9 vulnerable residents and paired them up with one of our volunteers as a shopping buddy until shielding is over, or they no longer need our help. And we have retained one vulnerable resident and paired up with a pension buddy to ensure regular pension collections. A huge thank you to all our volunteers from all three GVF centres. We hope we have made lockdown a little easier for all our service users. Stay safe everyone! Charlie Collinson and Mary Randles
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CHILDREN IN A COVID-19 WORLD My wife and I took our 19 month old daughter Zena to an outdoor children’s play area last weekend. Whilst we had to book a time and were given an hour slot it was nice to have a semblance of normality.
wiping everything down before he got on, she was watching him like a hawk and would repeatedly tell him to, “stop touching your face, I told you before, stop touching your face!”
During lockdown I would take Little Zena for an afternoon walk to get her to sleep. On the rare occasion that we met other children she would light up, arms and legs waving and saying, “Hiya!” It was quite clear to me that whilst Zena did not realise she missed children it was obvious that she did.
This continued for the whole hour and afterwards when they sat at a table for a drink. Now I know we have been given advice from on high, even if it has generally been garbled, confused and conflicting (as an osteopath I could treat a hairdresser but a hairdresser could not cut my hair – not that I have much to cut) but this example made me worry.
I don’t think three months without her peers will do any long term harm, especially given the fact she spent that time being chased around the garden by daddy! However, I do worry about the effect the Covid-19 crisis has had on the young. At the play area I watched a mum shadowing her young son around all the climbing frames,
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CHILDREN & COVID-19 (cont) breathing hives of bacteria and virus. We are exposed to such things from the moment life begins and forever onwards. If bacteria and viruses were our mortal enemy there would be no human life on earth, in fact, it is because of bacteria that we HAVE life on earth. Please do not bring your child or grandchild up to live in fear of the essence of life itself. I genuinely worry about generations of germaphobes and resultant complex allergies from trying to make our environment sterile.
Here is a case in point that was documented back in the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1919. In the USA your chances of dying if you went into a hospital were between 40% and 60%. However, if you went to an osteopathic hospital (yes, they have them in the USA) the death rate was 0.25%. It is thought that this dramatically contrasting death rate was down to one simple difference. In the standard hospitals they gave people aspirin to suppress their fever whilst the osteopaths allowed the fever to do its job.
Do not forget that the chance of your children becoming ill is miniscule. It would appear the virus cannot affect them because their immune system is so immature it does not respond to it at all, therefore, there are no symptoms. Please bear that in mind, that symptoms are a sign of your body responding to the illness with a defence. Do not suppress this defence.
Rather than concern yourself with an invisible enemy I would ask you to maintain good health. Exercise, avoid sugar, eat real food, meditate, get fresh air, do not sit, do not smoke, maintain a sensible weight etc etc We are the most overweight nation in Europe and are not far behind America these days
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in that league table. That is not something to be proud of, especially when we know that obesity is a factor in how Covid-19 affects you. Perhaps we should use this crisis as a warning shot across our bows that our nation could be healthier and avoid a lot of chronic diseases if we were not continuously conned by the powerful processed food and fast food manufacturers into thinking convenience food is good for us. In no way do I wish to play down Covid-19 but a modicum of good sense would not go amiss would it. We only have to look to the USA and the chaos there to realise that being sensible and listening to good science can help. Our American cousins demand the right to carry a weapon but get angry about being asked to wear a mask in public. Nick Tofolos (01995) 918718 r Open fo & s s busine g in r e adh ty fe a s o t es guidelin
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FAIRTRADE (cont) empower producers to combat poverty. As a movement of producers, activists, businesses, and decision-makers, we have made great strides, over the past twentysix years, since the Fairtrade Mark was first placed on a product and we are determined to continue to strive for a world in which producers thrive. So, join us to shape the way Fairtrade drives change across the movement. What are we looking for? People between the ages of 16 and 30 to help us get creative about how we work as a campaigning movement. Would you or anyone you know like to get involved and rise to the challenge? What is the commitment? This is one of the things we want you to help us define! How much is the right amount of work? The group will meet virtually and the
commitment will change according to what we are working on. At first, we will run some longer workshops around our big pieces of work. This may be up to half a day per month to begin with. We value commitment and would expect you to try to make every meeting. What do you need to know? You don’t need to be a Fairtrade aficionado, but you do need to be someone who is passionate about seeing a world where people know and care where their food came from and who is prepared to take action for the world you want to see. Sounds great! What do I need to do? You can find all the details on the Fairtrade Foundation website at www.fairtrade.org. uk/get%20involved/Youth-for-Fairtrade Download and fill in the form then return it to joseph.harrison@fairtrade.org.uk
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FAIRTRADE (cont) There is no closing date, but we are keen to start working together as soon as possible. A Thank You Lastly, a big thank you to the Market Hall for hosting our display for Fairtrade Fortnight. Peter Ryder www.garstangfairtrade.org.uk
GARSTANG ARTS CENTRE Garstang Ukulele Group Eleonore Browne: Saint & Ukulele Player As readers of Focus Magazine will already be aware, the first ukuleles were crafted in the early 17th Century by a luthier from Abbeystead for the midgets of Catterall. Although there were many lute players in Dolphinholme, Garstang and Cabus, the arms of the inhabitants of Catterall were too short to stretch around these fat-bodied instruments.
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Josiah Browne was an enterprising and talented craftsman who realised that there was an untapped wealth in Catterall and so he came up with the idea of a smaller four-stringed instrument which he initially called a lutette. Only later when it was taken to Hawaii via Portugal and Madeira did it become known as a ukulele. However, what is less well known is that Josiah’s younger sister was a talented dancer and harpist who invented the eightstringed lutette. Eleonore went from one village to the next playing her harp while twirling her skirts in the busy markets. Critics of the day praised her harp playing, but they said that this large instrument made her dancing clumsy. While Eleonore was attracted to the size of her brother’s lutette, it was too quiet for a busy market. She came up with the idea of replacing each of its four strings with a
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GARSTANG ARTS CENTRE (cont) pair of strings, some an octave apart. She persuaded her brother to make this for her and soon she was top of the popular entertainment gossip. People travelled from Lancaster, Pilling and Preston just to see her dancing with her new instrument. However, like many innovative artists, Eleonore was destined to die young. She was only 26 years old when the Puritans, who were celebrating the death of the Pendle witches, turned their attention to Eleonore. Her music was too sweet and her dancing too tantalising for their vision of hell on earth, so they branded her appeal as witchcraft. Eleonore was hanged at Lancaster on 8th August 1620, but ukulele players throughout the world will remember her and dance while they play on this 400th anniversary of her martyrdom. Bob Sapey www.garstangukulelegroup.co.uk
Garstang Musical Productions Garstang Musical Productions has moved rehearsals online. We are now using the online video platform, Zoom to plan, prepare and rehearse for exciting new community events and performances for the future. Until then, please like our Garstang Musical Productions Facebook page and thank you for all your continued support. Rachel Sudell Facebook: GarstangMusicalProductions Garstang Arts Centre Update At a recent meeting, it was decided that Garstang Arts Centre will remain closed and a second meeting will be held in September to review the situation. Judy Osborne t: (01995) 600996
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CALDER VALE METHODIST CHURCH As yet we still have not got any positive dates for reopening the Chapel at Calder Vale.
C L I N I C S N OW OPEN Our clinics at Knott End and Garstang are now open on a part-time basis. All treatments available. To arrange an appointment, please phone and leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible. • Knott End: 01253 812555 • Garstang: 01995 601106 • Mobile: 07979918542 PPE will be in place to protect our patients and employees. Your health is our priority.
We will soon be advised on the risk assessments and procedures that will have to be adhered to before we can meet again for Sunday worship. It will be sometime after that before we are able to hold our other activities including our Monthly Coffee Mornings. We will keep you informed through Focus etc. In the mean time please keep safe and well and enjoy the freedoms that we have. Edith Gorst (01995) 602078
CALDER VALE COUNTRY CLUB The club is open to members and non members on Friday and Saturday evenings. We are also hoping to hold our social bingo sessions on Sunday evenings this month. We are following government guidelines and are hoping to resume our live entertainment nights as soon as we are able. Please support this friendly club. Ros Ashworth (01995) 603776 www.caldervalecountryclub.co.uk
GARSTANG 3LS Greetings to all members and friends, hope you are still keeping safe and well and coping in these unprecedented times. As promised in the July issue of Focus we want to let you all know what the immediate future holds for the group. It has been decided that the most sensible thing to do is cancel the rest of this year’s meetings. This has not been an easy decision, but it was felt that this was the safest way to keep us all free from any contact with the virus. January is when we normally have our Christmas meal, but this too will not happen. However, on a brighter note, we do hope to
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GARSTANG 3LS (cont) meet again in February, when we will have our usual annual general meeting, and plans for 2021 can be decided. Liz will hope to reschedule those speakers who we have had to cancel this year, and have a full programme for us. If any member has anything they would like to suggest or comment on please feel free to contact Jack (01995) 238075. Next year seems a long time away, but we hope to see all our members again then. Ruth Rendle
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by horticultural hero Reginald Farrer). This will be a last opportunity to see the Andrews’ garden (which was once open regularly for charity events). Visitors are encouraged to note the latest ‘unkempt biodiversity habitats.’ In the garage there will be a selection of modern gardening books, novels and original Ben photos (Ben was a leading member of Garstang Camera Club), plus bric-a-brac, toys and games, etc. Part of the proceeds of this sale will be donated to Garstang Millennium Green, with which Ben was actively involved. Note: social distancing must be maintained on the driveway and in the garden and garage. Gloves must be worn when handling items for sale (disposable gloves and hand sanitiser will be available). Anthony Coppin
It’s good to connect with you again this month. Sadly we’re not yet at the stage of being able to meet together indoors in Inglewhite or Catterall to share coffee and cake at our regular community Coffee Stop. Like many churches we want to remind you that though our doors are closed we are very much open. See the website for easiest way to link with services and events for all ages. We’ve recently enjoyed an open air, socially distanced gathering on the church field. The sun shone and we all very much valued and enjoyed the company of friends. Church contact numbers are listed on the website. Further outdoor events are scheduled so if there’s anything we can support you with or if you’re able to join with us please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Keep safe and well during August. Lesley Hardman w: www.inglewhitechurch.org.uk ed st si ing sts As iv ali L ci e
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GARSTANG MILLENNIUM GREEN The Garstang Millennium Green seems to have been a welcome area for those needing exercise over the last few months. Our team of volunteers resumed tasks once the lockdown rules were eased, whilst respecting the government’s rules about social distancing and hygiene. We owe them a huge thanks for all they have done. As well as the usual mowing and care of vegetation they have managed to install a new picnic table. This is near to the Wyre Lane entrance so it is easily available if you are parked on Wyre Lane. In spring we saw some success with the recently planted bluebells and the daffodils gave us a good show. Some of the wild flowers have come again but it is very hard for us to get them to flower in successive years because the ground is so fertile. Apparently many wild flowers thrive in poor soil. A lot of
work has gone into encouraging their growth this year but unfortunately the grass takes over. It’s an ongoing project and thanks to those who work at it. We are hoping to plant some more trees, in the autumn if possible, to help improve our earth’s atmosphere. The pond continues to thrive and we have had tadpoles that, at the time I write, are still developing but it is taking a long time and we may not see frogs this year. Investigation is ongoing as to how we can improve their chances another year. The white blackbird has been spotted again. This is very rare and if you have spotted it you are lucky. We are very fortunate to have been given a beautiful information board for the pond. Once it is installed do go and look at it and then find out what you might spot.
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MILLENNIUM GREEN (cont) People who enjoy walking on the Green are very good to us. Another person, who enjoyed the Green in lockdown, has made a beautiful print of otters. She is selling them and donating a percentage to the Millennium Green. This is very much appreciated as we have not held our usual fund raisers this year. If you are interested in the print you can see it on Lori’s Facebook page `Lori S Creatives` or in her Etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/ loriscreativesart The Millennium Green Team hope you continue to enjoy using the Green throughout summer.
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If you are using the picnic area, please remember to take your litter home or to the nearest bins that are by the entrances to the Millennium Green. Unfortunately, if we want our bins emptying, they have to be near the entrances. We want everyone, of any age group, to make use of the Green for their leisure activities. However, just occasionally groups use the Green and forget that it is a place that everyone wants to enjoy and antisocial behaviour occurs. If you see anything of real concern the police have asked us to make them aware by ringing 101. Please report the location as High Street Car Park, or Wyre Lane, but explain that the incident is taking place at the Millennium Green. It is now 20 years since the Millennium Green was given to the people of Garstang. In that time many people have supported the Millennium Green Trust financially or by volunteering or by showing their appreciation of the area in other ways. We thank you for your support. Glynis Jefferson
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GARSTANG HISTORICAL SOCIETY As yet there are no plans to resume our monthly meetings. This will be the case until there is clear advice from the government. Even when the situation becomes more clear we will have to take into account any continuing restrictions / safety measures required by the management of our meeting venue (Garstang United Reformed Church and its neighbouring hall). We will continue to send out information on regional history matters to those members whose email address appears on our database. If you are a member, and have not given us your email address, but wish to do so, please email: garstanghistorical@ gmail.com A programme for future meetings has not yet been drawn up due to on-going uncertainties, but speakers on historical topics from Lancashire and Cumbria have indicated they will be pleased to speak to our society when more normal circumstances prevail. In the meantime we would draw the attention of members and others to a useful local Facebook page which carries regular articles and old photographs of Garstang and district. It is called ‘Garstang Good Old Days’ and is recommended. Anthony Coppin
GALLOWAYS SOCIAL CLUB I do hope that you are all keeping well and that you have managed to get out a little bit more. As most of you will be aware, like most of the groups, Galloways Social Club is still unable to meet at the present moment, but I can assure you that I will let you know as soon as it is deemed safe to do so. In the meantime take care and please don’t hesitate to contact me if you need any help. Let’s hope we will be able to meet again soon. Lorna Musgrave (01995) 471319
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CARDIAC RISK IN THE YOUNG (CRY) Matthew Hesmondhalgh Memorial Fund As August makes its entrance life remains in a state of flux. Coronavirus has certainly created a great many ups and downs in so many walks of life and the approaches and procedures to deal with the situation appear to change on an almost daily basis, but to quote from that other famed little green book, ‘A ramble round Catterall & District’ by Joe Lane, ‘Tempora mutantur, nos et mutantur in illis’ - Times change and we change with them. I know some of you have taken to reading (and/or re-reading!) this little gem or walking the routes these past weeks and we are very grateful to the author for donating the monies from the sale of these grand little books, with a further £370 recently bestowed. We are really missing our lovely supporters and being out at events meeting you all, but being mindful of the circumstances we are
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exploring new safe ways to raise awareness and hopefully funds for heart screening. We now have a Wyre Community lottery page - www.wyrelottery.co.uk Tickets cost £1 per week. It supports local causes and you could win £25,000. With 50% of all tickets sold from our page going to CRY and 10% to other local causes, it’s win-win. Over the past months it has been fantastic to witness the many acts of bigheartedness across this community and beyond. From our perspective we owe a debt of thanks to those who have helped us keep Matt’s Fund flourishing, especially to those who so generously sent donations or produced and abundantly replaced the lovely items that were taken from our wayside stall. It was a sad thing to happen in our charming village but your kind words and positive responses have been truly appreciated.
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CRY (cont) Thanks also to a very talented lady who not only taught herself to crochet during lockdown, she has created, and together with friends sold, three beautifully unique and superbly colourful blankets, one of which is currently residing in Suffolk! Thank you Alice. Stay safe and we’ll see you soon. Paula Hesmondhalgh t: 07785 106 976 e: paulahez.ph@gmail.com
GARSTANG & DISTRICT LIONS Events This time of year would normally be a very busy period for the club but obviously there have been no meetings or events taking place hence this is a very brief report. Donations One of our prospective members, Paul Ferguson has successfully completed a
virtual coast-to-coast cycle ride to raise much needed funds for the Oaklands Care Home covering about 130 miles over a three day period. The club have provided £130 sponsorship for this worthy achievement. Our congratulations go to him for doing this, especially as we understand that he enjoyed it so much he then repeated this strenuous journey. Several Lion members assisted Kepple Lane Surgery and pharmacy by moving the club’s barriers to help with queue control social distancing. Further information about the range of activities and projects we are involved with is available from our website or you can just speak to any of our members about what it is that we do. Chris Wilkinson www.garstanglions.co.uk
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GARSTANG TREFOIL We hope to meet again in the Autumn or when it is deemed safe.
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Whenever that is, our meetings will be held in the Library on the fourth Thursday of the month in the afternoon.
With this in mind our thinking is that we would like to offer one of our major assets, that of our extensive and beautiful grounds, to host an event that benefits as many people from Garstang and the surrounding communities as possible.
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host this in our grounds with each individual charity being allocated its own space in which to promote and/or fundraise for its work. It would of course be completely free of charge to any participating charity. We have a very large garden area and with a little imagination and some detailed planning we should be able to organise an event that meets required criteria when lockdown measures are eased sufficiently to allow it taking place in a way that does not put our residents at risk. Of course things are fluid at the moment and none of us can be sure of how the next few months will pan out, but if our idea is of interest to you then please make contact with us.
Weather wise, I had high hopes for a good summer earlier in the year but, now I am not convinced we will get the long, hot summer I had hoped for, although I will try to be optimistic. As we continue to work our way through these unprecedented times, we have all seen many acts of kindness from individuals and groups. I have mentioned many key workers and the outstanding job they are doing in this column previously. Education Key Workers I would just like to bring your attention to the hard working school staff throughout the constituency and beyond.
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BEN WALLACE MP (cont) There is a great deal of talk around schools re-opening and adapting to the new normal. The reality is, schools have never closed and they have been working extremely hard often delivering alternative ways of working for those pupils at home as well as teaching pupils from key workers’ households on site. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all school staff who even during these difficult times are looking after the education of the younger generation and I sincerely hope many of you will get a summer break, although I know summer schools will be taking place. Covid 19 & Loneliness As restrictions ease and people are asked to be careful but go back to some form of normality, many of us are very conscious of the possibility of Covid-19 spikes and indeed a second wave. We are all trying to balance o We als ton in s g lo supply of logs & ets bags, n firegrates g, n li d e kin h mor & muc
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BEN WALLACE MP (cont) Scams There is a great deal of goodwill within our communities especially during the current emergency but unfortunately, even during these difficult times, there are a few people who are out to take advantage. I have recently been in touch with Trading Standards here in Lancashire who have informed me of several scams some, using Covid-19. For example, there have been reports of scam phone calls where people are being offered face masks, cleansing gel and gloves. One resident was offered these products and the caller asked for her address then stated the cost would be £29 and asked for her bank details. Please remember, people should not give their bank details over the phone in this way. Nationally, reports have been received by
Action Fraud and Trading Standards of fraudsters seeking to exploit the pandemic by claiming to be raising funds for charity. Make sure the charity is genuine before giving any financial information. Trading Standards advice is to never give money without doing research. The advice is never to give your details over the phone, never click on links on suspicious looking, unsolicited text messages and never to give your details on a website which does not look secure or official. Remember to look out for the padlock, which is displayed in the address bar when you are on secure websites. Check that the sites are official, for example all Government websites should have a gov.uk address. Trading standards are also warning about rogue traders. In the Chorley area an elderly person agreed to have their gutters cleaned
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BEN WALLACE MP (cont) and two ridge tiles re-pointed for nearly £400. A few weeks later the same traders returned, offering to pressure wash their drive, charging a similar amount of money for a job that did not take very long. In another case in Thornton Cleveleys, a resident agreed to have some minor roofing repairs carried out by cold callers, once the work had started the traders began to find further faults, escalating the job and the price. The advice is you should never agree to work from cold callers on the doorstep and always do your research. Make sure you have a valid address of a trader before agreeing to a contract. If anyone receives suspicious text messages, they should not click on any accompanying links, and report them to Action Fraud by contacting 0300 123 2014 or visiting www. actionfraud.police.uk To reduce telesales calls join the Telephone Preference Service on 03450 700707. Many telephone service providers can also offer help to reduce the number of scam calls you receive. Trading Standards advice is to always say no to cold callers. The Safe Trader Scheme can help you find a trader in your area, contact 0303 333 1111 or go to www.safetrader.org.uk You can report rogue traders, scams or get advice from the county council’s trading standards service via the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline on 0808 223 1133. Looking Ahead I am looking forward to having greater opportunity to get out and about in the constituency this summer. I have been offering support to the many constituents who have contacted me during this difficult time, but am looking forward to hearing more personal stories about how
people have coped through these challenging times. For up to date information go to: www.gov. uk/coronavirus and www.nhs.uk Also the Department of Health and Social Care helpline number for any on-going COVID 19 queries is 0300 303 2713, lines are open from 7:00am - 11:00pm daily. If anyone is showing symptoms of COVID 19, they will be able to arrange testing. Please remember the most effective way to contact me is by e-mail, at wallaceb@ parliament.uk with a brief description of the issues you wish to raise, along with your contact details. You can also ring my Office at the House of Commons on 0207 219 5804 or write to me at the House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Ben Wallace MP
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ST JOHN’S HOSPICE Workings Through Coronavirus If we have one message for our community it is that we’re still here and we’re still working Demand for our services continues throughout the pandemic. Our Clinical Nurse Specialists and Hospice at Home nurses are still working in the community visiting patients in their own homes and our inpatient ward remains open and cares for patients 24/7. Every day, every week our nurses care for people living in your local community and coronavirus hasn’t stopped this care. We are adapting the way we work in all areas to ensure that key services continue to operate in these uncertain times. A St John’s Hospice at Home nurse recently said: ‘Covid-19 has not stopped our Hospice at Home team from offering this professional and much needed patient and family service – we just can’t let people down and we never give up. This means we have to adapt; so that every shift is always covered so we can be there for our patients and their families.’
CAR PARKING BOOST Longer Car Parking Boost for Town Centre Trade Wyre Council has extended parking stays to help boost town centre trade. For the next two months parking times will be extended by an hour in Poulton on Mondays, Fleetwood on Tuesdays, Cleveleys on Wednesdays and Garstang on Thursdays. Parking on all Wyre Council’s long stay car parks on the relevant day will be extended so that a £1 ticket will give you two hours parking and £2 ticket will give you four hours. On Rough Lea Road in Cleveleys which is a short stay car park, a £1 ticket will be increased to two hours and a £2 ticket will allow you to park for three hours. Councillor Roger Berry, Portfolio Holder for
St John’s Hospice is a registered charity - not part of the NHS - and receives limited government funding. We don’t charge a penny for the care we give, but the care we give is not cost free. So if you can help your local hospice, perhaps by taking part in our lottery for £1 a week or giving a regular monthly donation you can directly help us continue to provide care during one of the most difficult times patients and families face. St John’s works as a team with its wonderful community – we wish everyone well in our local communities through these times. We will continue to do all that we can to keep caring for patients and their families living through illness, death and bereavement. Thank you for your loyalty and support in these difficult days – we wouldn’t be here without you. Sophy Horner
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Neighbourhood Services and Community Safety at Wyre Council comments, ‘As part of our recovery plan we are working closely with businesses to ensure that our high streets reopen safely. We know how difficult this last few months has been for businesses and we want to encourage people back to our town centres, whilst adhering to government guidance to stay safe. This extra time will give people the chance to spend more time in our shops and cafes and hopefully give local businesses a bit of a boost.
I hope as many of you as possible have now had the opportunity to safely meet with friends and loved ones and you’re starting to feel like life is a bit more normal. I’ve had a very busy period in Westminster and at the time of writing myself and some local campaigners had some great news.
When I was first elected as an MP, a constituent from Pilling approached me wanting to make ‘I would also encourage local people to buy our an appointment. Nothing strange there - as residents permit pass. They are £30 and are a newly elected MP I was being inundated valid for two years, allowing you to park for up with requests for meetings. But when I first to three hours on any long stay car park, 365 met Janet Williams she arrived with an eyedays a year. watering amount of paperwork - a warning sign The changes to parking fees will be in place that this wasn’t going to be straightforward! until Wed 30th Sept. To find out more go to Janet, supported by her friend Emma Murphy, www.wyre.gov.uk/carparks told me that her two sons had been born with
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CAT SMITH MP (cont) developmental delays because of a drug she took when she was pregnant. She told me that the drug, sodium valproate, was known to cause birth defects yet it was still being prescribed by GPs.
The government needs to immediately apologise on behalf of the healthcare system to all the families who have been affected by sodium valproate and set up a taskforce to implement the report’s recommendations.
Janet and her friend Emma told me that shockingly, sodium valproate had led to around 20,000 babies being born in the UK with birth defects.
Over the summer I’ve been contacted by schools, youth organisations and community groups concerned by the rumours that the swimming pool in Fleetwood won’t reopen.
Sodium valproate is used to treat epilepsy and bi-polar and has brand names including Epilim, Episenta, Epival and it is still available on prescription from the NHS.
The facility boasts a fantastic learner pool and thousands of children from Over Wyre, Thornton and Fleetwood over the years have learnt to swim there.
With other MPs I helped to create a crossparty group in Parliament to campaign on this issue and of late I have been proud to chair that committee. Finally, after years of writing, lobbying, and challenging, Baroness Cumberlege was asked to conduct a review of Medicines and Medical Devices Safety. Last month she published her review into patient concerns over sodium valproate, the use of pelvic mesh implants and hormone pregnancy test Primodos. She concluded patients had come to ‘avoidable harm’. Baroness Cumberlege’s report vindicates everything Janet, Emma and other campaigners have been saying for decades – that this was a scandal the NHS chose to ignore and dismiss and led to unnecessary and avoidable suffering. Clinicians need to start listening, hearing and believing women when they report pain or concerns around their child’s development. For too long women have been dismissed as being emotional, irrational and unreasonable. I’m in awe of the energy and persistence of women like Janet and Emma. After campaigning alongside them for the last five years, it’s a reminder to me that fighting for justice may take a lifetime but that shouldn’t ever stop us from trying.
I’m delighted Wyre Council has announced the gym at Fleetwood will reopen on Mon 3rd Aug followed by classes from Wed 5th Aug. I remain concerned however that there is no opening date for the pool. Wyre Council says swimming pools and other services are not reopening at this stage: ‘As The Countryside
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well as safety concerns, having to limit the numbers of swimmers due to social distancing and the practicalities of limited changing room space, it has been decided that pools and further activities will reopen when viable.’ This is very disappointing given the government announced all indoor gyms, swimming pools and sports facilities can reopen from Sat 25th July. According to experts, some pools will never reopen: its estimated around 500 UK pools will have to shut for good as a result of financial problems caused by the lockdown – I hope Fleetwood isn’t one of them and this is why I launched a campaign to keep it open. To date, almost 3,000 people have responded to that campaign. This week I was contacted by one of our most successful Paralympians, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. She got in touch to express her concern over the threat to Fleetwood’s
swimming pool closing. She told me there is a risk of permanently losing 48% of the nation’s public leisure facilities by Christmas, ‘Since 20 March, the physical activity sector has faced a crippling combination of zero income, outstanding rent payments, failed insurance claims and delayed furloughing funds,’ Tanni told me. ‘Public leisure providers, have continuously fallen between the gaps of Government support programmes. In total just under half of the nation’s public leisure operators are now at risk of becoming financially non-viable or insecure over the next six months, jeopardising 1300 facilities, and more than 58,000 jobs. Given reports that many councils could go bankrupt due to the financial pressures of Covid-19, non-statutory services such as public leisure are at particular risk.’ Whilst the reopening of gyms is good news, my focus is on the hundreds of children who
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CROSSWORD (ans page 51) Across 1 A spice; bombard (6) 7 The cream (5) 8 Throws out (6) 9 Digit; flip through (5) 12 Crevice (5) 13 Tart liquids (5) 14 Pep; tang (5) 17 Employ wrongly (6) 18 Stand-in (5) 19 Forever (6) Down 2 Wrap around (7) 3 An ocean (7) 4 Relax (4) 5 Instead of (4) 6 Food flavouring (4) 10 Cutting tool (7) 11 Humility; reserve (7) 14 Accompaniment to 1 across (4) 15 A measure; creep forward (4) 16 Book by Jane Austen (4)
Catterall Parish Council Job Vacancy: PARISH LENGSTHMAN Catterall Parish Council is looking to recruit a Parish Lengthsman. The role includes: • • • • • •
Litter picking, sweeping and cutting back vegetation on pavements and land owned by the parish council Grass cutting Maintaining the playing field and its facilities Carrying out safety inspections Carrying out environmental projects on behalf of the parish council Keeping street furniture and memorials in good repair
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To find out more about this position, including the full job description and an application form, please see the ‘news’ page of our website www.catterallparish.org.uk or contact the Clerk on 01995 600689. The closing date for return of applications is 4pm on Friday 21st August, 2020.
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CAT SMITH MP (cont) rely on the pool to learn life saving skills and to learn to swim - and on those who depend on the pool for exercise they wouldn’t otherwise be able to access. At the time of writing, Lancashire County Council’s Highways Department is carrying out work on Burned House Lane – the scene of so many collisions and near misses. I know the work has led to horrendous diversions. Let’s hope they get it right and the junction is finally made safe – and then perhaps I can stop writing to them on a monthly basis rightly highlighting your worries and concerns. If you’d like to see the latest on the campaign to stop Halite Energy’s gas storage industrial complex then please visit my website or the No Gas Storage facebook page. The campaign goes on to oppose this development, the industrialisation of our countryside and the dumping of thousands of tons of toxic brine into the sea at Fleetwood. If you have any issues you’d like to raise with me then please call my office on (01253) 490440 or email me via cat.smith.mp@ parliament.uk
carers, to enjoy a ‘virtual’ exploration of this beautiful area. The newly launched web page has everything from tips and resources for making your own Great Outdoors memory box; to links to puzzles, quizzes and colouring sheets and a relaxing guided meditation. Sandra Silk, Forest of Bowland Project Officer said: ‘Last year we worked with Lancashire County Council’s Heritage Learning Team to produce a Great Outdoors memory box full of activities designed to trigger positive recollections and encourage conversations about past countryside visits and adventures. Unfortunately, this part of LCC’s loans service is temporarily on hold so the new web page is our way of sharing some of those ideas online.’ Activities include Bowland wildflower playing cards which can be downloaded and printed; a series of images from around the AONB, which can be used to make up a photograph or rf e te fre a c n s We lute iet g d
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FOREST OF BOWLAND A trip to the countryside can provide endless opportunities for making happy memories, as well as being great for our physical and mental wellbeing. There are times though, when a visit to the great outdoors isn’t possible and at those times, the Forest of Bowland AONB team hopes their new online resources will come in handy. The Days to Remember project aims to encourage older people and those living with dementia, alongside family members and
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FOREST OF BOWLAND (cont) album; recordings of the calls of Bowland birds, including the iconic curlew and lapwing, plus ideas for other resources to spark happy memories. The website also includes a guided meditation written and narrated by Helen Leece of the Gathering Fields Retreat near Abbeystead. Based on the sights and sounds of a Bowland meadow in summer, the twenty minute audio, which includes natural sounds and simple music, is designed to offer some gentle relaxation. ‘Ultimately, we would like to help people experience Bowland in a variety of ways’, said Sandra, ‘whether that be through improving signposting and access so that people have the confidence to explore for themselves, or through offering guided sessions and activities. We hope our online suggestions will help people stay connected to nature.’
Sandra Silk t: 07973 923142 e: sandra.silk@lancashire.gov.uk w:www.forestofbowland.com
GARSTANG QUAKERS Writing this at the beginning of July, our meeting house doors are closed but our hearts are open. We meet for worship on Sunday mornings from 10:30am, the Zoom room opens 10:00am for chat. You will be warmly welcomed and you can stay and chat afterwards too if you like. Please contact me for details. Woodbrooke also holds several online meetings for worship throughout the week. You can find details at www.woodbrooke. org.uk/about/online-mfw Please feel free to get in touch. Julie Valentine t: (01995) 601863 e: garstangquakers@gmail.com
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Women Inspiring Action, Transforming Lives Although we have seen some lifting of lockdown restrictions, we are still not having physical meetings but to be honest, we always have August as a no-meeting month anyway – everyone deserves a break. But that doesn’t mean things aren’t happening in the background. We’ve now added Zoom to our repertoire. As a group we really like to communicate and we’re using every means possible. It is nice to see as well as hear people – it gives reassurance when you actually see a person. In fact, Zoom/Skype are going to be featuring prominently for Soroptimists for quite a while
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SOROPTIMISTS (cont) yet. Each year as an organisation we hold a conference where delegates from all the clubs in our Federation meet to hear inspirational speakers, share best practice, celebrate our achievements and hold our AGM. This year should have been Belfast but…. don’t fret, we can do it – virtually and we will! The details and technology are being sorted and we’ll go ahead with our conference – should be interesting. Likewise, in our region we usually get together each year for the Rosebowl competition. You’ve guessed it – we’ve adapted. It’s going to be a quiz this year but as a club, we’ve arranged a Zoom meeting so we can do the quiz as a virtual social get together and I’m sure we’ll enjoy a glass of wine as part of the gathering. The serious stuff still continues and Jackie (our Programme Action Officer) is really keeping us on our toes. Amongst other things we are addressing the following issues: •
Lobby our MPs to get the UK to ratify the Istanbul Convention.
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Taking the personal challenge to reduce single use plastics. This is something everyone can join in with and here is the link for you to find out more: www. mcsuk.org/campaigns/plasticchallenge-home
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We’re also starting to work with the Rangers on their domestic violence project for women’s refuges. They supply ‘comfort bags’ with essential items (usually toiletries) for when women leave their homes at short notice and without the chance to gather their personal items. Kathy is currently sewing the bags to house these items, so a nice link between two groups with very similar objectives. Fundraising is having to take a bit of a back seat at the moment, with our normal first event
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SOROPTIMISTS (cont) of the year being cancelled in June (our bric-a-brac stall on Garstang High Street). However Kathy has continued making Covid-19 masks in return for a donation to Derian House and we are now up to around £250. So, as you can see – life goes on. Hopefully we’ll be enjoying a socially distanced picnic during August, weather permitting. It will be lovely to see each other in the flesh.
Interested in what we do? Just drop us a line or give our membership co-ordinator Muriel Burnham-Airey a ring on (01995) 606604. w: www.sigarstang.org.uk facebook: SoroptimistsGarstang twitter: GarstangSoropt
GARSTANG CAMERA CLUB
Since lockdown began at the end of March, the Garstang Camera Club has managed to tick over with regards to its membership. The joint Chair, Lewis Thompson and Mike Jenner organised a series of six internal competitions. The images entered in the first four of these competitions had to be taken within the confines of the photographer’s property. The last two, with restrictions to travel being relaxed slightly, were a little more open. The response to the competitions has been good and members of the club could vote for the best (in their opinion) top five places. However, with a chink of light at the far end of the tunnel, and it is a long one, the committee
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GARSTANG CAMERA CLUB (cont) organised a half day (3 hour) visit to Garstang on Wed 22nd July. This was the first of three such visits over the summer period. The final two have yet to be decided upon. Images taken on these three visits will form the basis of the Events Cup 2020. Any member wishing to take part should inform the club’s chair via email. As with many other voluntary organisations we aim to follow the relevant health and safety recommendations and these can be found on our website given below. We do seem to be arriving, not at Platform 1, but at a version of the ‘new normal’ whatever that may be and so we wish you all good shooting and that you all keep safe as the chains are slackened. w: www.garstangcameraclub.co.uk e: info@garstangcameraclub.co.uk Maurice Barker
ROTARY Rotary Raises £580 in Charity ‘200 Club Draw’ The Rotary Club of Garstang and Over Wyre held their six monthly ‘200 Club Draw’ on Wed 24th June. Due to the Covid-19 lockdown we were unable to hold the traditional event. However, Rotarians were able to make use of the technology that they have adopted for their regular meetings. Throughout the Rotary organisation we are using Zoom - an application which enables a number of people using a laptop, a tablet or a smart phone to view and speak to one or all members of the group as seen on their own screen in their own homes. On Wed 24th June, 11 Rotarians and their
wives tuned in using Zoom. The Tombola drum and corks were sited at the home of Rotarian Alan Jefferson and his wife Glynis. Alan, Glynis and the tombola plus corks were fully visible prior to the Draw. The prizes consisted of: 15 of £10; 2 of £25 and 1 of £500. After drawing the £10 and £25 prizes they are returned to the tombola for the star £500 prize to be drawn. After an introduction the draw began. Alan displayed the 200 corks on its storage board. Corks were removed by Alan and Glynis and placed in the tombola. After a thorough shake up Glynis pulled out the first cork. This was passed to Alan who read out the number and displayed the cork on the screen. The number was checked against the list of members by the Secretary of the 200 Club, sited at his home, he then announced the specific winner’s name. This process continued for all the 18 prizes described above. Ticket number 151 was the winning number for the first prize of £500. The President of the Rotary Club of Garstang and Over Wyre, Stephen Iles, in thanking the members and the organisers of the draw stated: ‘The draw has raised £580 which will go towards the Rotary charity account. ‘This will assist us with a number of Rotary local charities including support for young people, assistance in the face of Covid-19 and international charities which includes the world-wide elimination of polio.’ Further information and full details of all the winning numbers are available from the Rotary Club. Don Goodier donald.goodier@btinternet.com
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