Over Wyre Focus Magazine - February 2022 by Focus Magazines

FOCUS MAGAZINE 'The Green Book'

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OVER WYRE - Knott End - Preesall - Pilling - Stalmine - Hambleton

Issue 266 February 2022

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Welcome to Focus Magazine... Over Wyre Whist & Domino Club..............4 Pilling Reading Room......................................4 Macmillan Cancer Support..........................4 Meeting Point.......................................................4 OWSAC....................................................................5 Over Wyre Probus Club..................................5 Men’s Shed............................................................6 Pilling Historical Society................................6 Pilling News..........................................................6 Over Wyre Art Society.....................................7 Craft Company....................................................8 Stalmine Village Hall.......................................8 Stalmine Village Hall 200 Club..................8 Pilling Band 200 Club......................................9 Help Beat Cancer...............................................9 Bingo.........................................................................9 Hambleton WI.....................................................10 Pilling WI.................................................................10 Hambleton URC..................................................12 Pilling Chapel.......................................................13 Pilling Men’s Fellowship.................................14 Time to Dance.....................................................14 Knott End Railway.............................................15 Blackpool Art Society......................................15 Over Wyre Medical Centre...........................16 Garstang Camera Club...................................19 North Fylde Photographic Society...........20 Cardiac Risk in the Young..............................20 Carters News........................................................22

Preesall Fleetwoods Charity School.......23 Soroptimists..........................................................30 Spring Cleaning Your Body...........................33 Garstang & District Lions...............................37 The Inner Wheel Club.....................................39 Wyre Villa Football Club................................40 Lancashire West Trefoil Guild.....................42 1st Pilling Scout Group...................................43 RSPCA......................................................................43 Ben Wallace MP.................................................46 Cat Smith MP........................................................49 Harmony & Health.............................................52 Pilling Drama Group.........................................52 Over Wyre Community Choir.......................53 Singspiration Community Choir.................54 Haffner Orchestra..............................................55 Garstang Speakers Club................................55 Grey Matter Test.................................................55 Sightline Telephone Befriending..............56 Lancaster Singers..............................................57 Preesall Town Council.....................................57 Hambleton Parish Council............................58 Crossword..............................................................59 Stalmine with Staynall Council..................61 Stalmine WI...........................................................61 Wyre Flood Forum............................................61 Knott End Library...............................................63 FOKEL.......................................................................66 Alcoholics Anonymous...................................66

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OVER WYRE WHIST & DOMINO CLUB

MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT

The Over Wyre Whist and Domino club meet each Friday at 2:00pm at Knott End Working Men’s Club.

Macmillan has now set up a drop-in centre at the Over Wyre Medical Centre for anyone who is living with cancer and would like to have a chat about how they and their family, can live life to the full. Whatever cancer throws your way, we can offer information, support or just a chat. We are at the medical every Friday between 9:00am - 12:30pm If you can’t make it, you can call 01253 955710

We are a friendly group who do not take the games too seriously but enjoy the meetings and always have a good natter and laugh. So why don’t you come along, have a ‘nosey’ and decide if you wish to join us. You’ll be very welcome. Alternatively, you can call me if you have any questions you’d like to ask about the club Bert Stenning 01253 812937

PILLING READING ROOM AGM Thursday 10th Feb, 7:30pm

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MEETING POINT Tues 8th Feb: Royal Memories of When the Queen Came to the Throne Tues 22nd Feb: Speaker, Janet Coldery on ‘Hymns’

All members welcome old and new.

Meetings are held in the Hambleton United Reformed Church Hall.

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OWSAC

OVER WYRE PROBUS CLUB

Over Wyre Social & Activity Club Thurs 17th Feb, 2:00pm Knott End Working Men’s Club

Membership of the Over Wyre Probus 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.

Firstly, we were so sorry to have to cancel our January meeting. Not how we wanted to start the New Year, but the wellbeing of our group is most important to us. Hopefully we shall have Pat Ashcroft here to speak to us in February. A well-travelled lady, who can tell a good tale which will be all about her travels around Ireland. We do hope you will come along and join us for a most interesting afternoon, and as always tea and biscuits to follow. A warm welcome awaits new comers as well as all our regulars.

Meetings are normally held on the first and third Thursday in each month at The Shovels Inn at Hambleton. We meet at 10:00am for coffee and a social chat followed by a talk on a range of varied and interesting subjects The next meetings will be on Thurs 3rd & 17th Feb and Thurs 3rd Mar The subject of the talks will be ‘Railways of the Fylde’, ‘On the Beat’, and ‘Iceland in Summer’ respectively.

For more Information contact Janet on 01253 467978.

If anyone is interested in finding our more or would like to attend a meeting initially as a guest, then please telephone 01253 810778.

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Barry Warner will tell the story of the Greatest Knight. This is an illustrated talk. Everyone welcome. We meet the first Tuesday in the month from September to March. Annual subscription £10 visitors £2.

After a successful few months, the Men’s Shed is looking for permanent premises that they can access more frequently so they have the opportunity to share skills and knowledge and engage in doing maybe woodwork, metalwork, model building, bicycle repairs, upcycling or gardening or just enjoying one another’s company and friendship building. The premises will need the basics of safety, electricity, heating, weatherproof, access to toilets, being able to make hot drinks and somewhere to sit and chat. If you can help! Frank 07709 648 681 Dave 07733 099 902 Julie 07779 613 510 e: enquiries@mensshedoverwyre.co.uk www.mensshedoverwyre.co.uk Established over 14 years

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PILLING NEWS Snowdrops, Soup & Sandwiches Sat 5th Feb, 11:00am onwards Come along to St John’s Church Hall, Pilling to enjoy a stroll among the snowdrops followed by delicious refreshments in the church hall. The short walk takes you to the old church in Pilling which dates back to 1717. Inside the church we will be displaying winterthemed artwork form local organisations and individuals. When you return to the hall, there will be home made soup, fresh sandwiches and delicious cakes. The event is a fundraiser for Pilling Coffee Feast. The Return of The Houghton Weavers Mon 14th Feb, 8:00pm Pilling Village Hall The Houghton Weavers have been entertaining Pilling folk for over 30 years and this year marks their first performance in our new village hall. Tickets cost £14 and include a plate supper. For further information and for tickets please call 01253 790649. What’s On at Pilling Village Hall Pilling Café is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10:00am - 2:00pm. It serves teas, coffees, delicious home made cakes and a whole lot more. Why not try us? You can work up an appetite with a walk around the trim trail first, before treating yourself to one of our famous bacon butties! Pilling Village Hall is open every Friday evening for social events, including a quiz

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PILLING NEWS (cont) night on the first Friday of the month, cash bingo on the last Friday and darts and dominoes in between. We also host live music events. Come along on Fri 11th Feb to hear ‘Sold to the Sky’ (free event). Check out the website for a full list of events. Did you know that the hall can be hired for badminton sessions? Look on the website calendar for availability and book by emailing. We also have a variety of exercise classes designed for all fitness levels. Choose one that suits your needs and get fit for 2022. info@pillingvillagehall.co.uk www.pillingvillagehall.co.uk

OVER WYRE ART SOCIETY We were pleased to see 20 of our artists returning to our first class in January. Still life was the challenge, a good opportunity to observe three dimensional form whilst socialising, at a distance, of course. February will be a month for mixed interests including the inevitable AGM followed by a sale of art books and paintings produced by professional artists. Our art exhibition at Ashton Gardens Pavilion Cafè in St Annes is superb and may continue throughout February. New members are always welcome. Contact me if you would like to try a class at a nominal charge. • • • • •

Wed 2nd Feb: Negative Spaces with Linda May Wed 9th Feb: Practical (bring art materials again) Wed 16th Feb: AGM and Sale of Paintings and Books Wed 23rd Feb: Charcoal Drawing Demo with Roy Smith Wed 2nd March: Pen and Wash Workalong with Bob Goldsboro’

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CRAFTY COMPANY Wed 2nd Feb, 10:00am - 3:00pm Pilling Methodist Hall Are you interested in knitting, crochet, embroidery, patchwork, cardmaking etc? If so, why not come and join us - a small group of china painters - for craft and company. We meet in the Methodist Church Hall, Pilling, on the 1st Wednesday of each month, 10:00am to 3:00pm. Our first meeting of the New Year will be on Wed 2nd March. If you are interested why not come along. Sheila 01253 701019

STALMINE VILLAGE HALL Bingo Forthcoming dates for bingo are Fri 4th & 18th Feb & Fri 4th Mar. Are you community spirited? The village hall committee is looking for new members to help run this much used village asset. As well as the regular users such as scouts, WI and bingo, the hall is also home to Slimming World and numerous other groups. The committee also organise fetes and this year will host celebrations for the Queen’s platinum jubilee.

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The committee meets monthly. The next meeting is Thurs 24th Feb at 7:00pm. Please come along, you can be assured of a friendly welcome. David Makinson

STALMINE VILLAGE HALL 200 CLUB The village hall committee has looked into the viability of running the 200 club and have decided to channel our fund raising into other events and cancel the annual draw. The committee would like to thank every member of the 200 club, past and present, for their support over the years. Stalmine Village Hall Committee

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HELP BEAT CANCER Fundraising Group My thanks to Hambleton Choral Group for their ‘Christmas Returns’ concert at the URC which raised their donation of £230.42. It was a lovely afternoon of Christmas music followed by mulled wine and mince pies. There are still places at our evening do on Sat 12th Feb at the Villa Wrea Green please get in touch. Tickets are £35 each. This includes sit down meal and entertainment by PC Roadshows. For more information about future events and photos please check our Facebook page. To donate see - Help Beat Cancer | Cancer Research UK Giving Pages Jean Horner & Val Southward t: 01253 700555 fb: Help Beat Cancer – Wyre

BINGO Friends of Trinity Hospice Bingo is coming back. We will be holding our first session on Tues 8th March at our new venue, the Lighthouse Community Church in Knott End - previously the Methodist church, at 38 Lancaster Road FY6 0AU. The doors will open at 7:00pm ready for eyes down at 7:30pm. We look forward to welcoming old friends and new. Helen Shields 01253 702743

HAMBLETON WI What an excellent way to start 2022 at Hambleton WI. Our speaker for the January meeting was Helen McCumiskey, once head of wardrobe at the Northern Ballet and PA to Rudolph Nureyev. Helen took us through her workload for a typical week on tour with the ballet. It wasn’t always as glamorous as you would imagine; she had to take a twin tub wherever she went! She brought some fabulous costumes, including one once worn by Nureyev who she described as very flamboyant. Tutus and headgear from Swan Lake were also on show with many, many photographs. An informative, talented lady.

Why not join us at our next meeting on Mon 14th Feb, 7:30pm at Hambleton United Reformed Church hall, when Shirley and Diane will regale us on ‘Tales of the Unexpected’, and if it’s anything like the last time they gave us a talk, then we are in for a very humorous and entertaining evening. Why not give us a try? We have 59 members so we must be doing something right and as a visitor your first meeting is complimentary. Linda Foy - Publicity Manager

PILLING LANE WI We were spellbound at our first meeting in the New Year. Yes ‘Spellbound’ came to show various films they had made. ‘A Trip Over Fylde and Wyre’ covered our local villages with excellent views around the area. A little bit of history was given to enhance the film. We were treated to the Red Arrows display in Morecambe, a wander around Sunderland point, to the festival in Singleton and much, much more. The next film was called ‘Home to Roost’ showing the fabulous display by starlings to the music from Jaws. Amazing. We had great amusement watching ‘The Great Escape’ a film about wellingtons and what happens when no-one is watching. For instance - walking through the fields to the stream for a paddle. The film makers must have had a great deal of patience to move each wellington one at a time so they appeared to be walking along. We were privileged to be shown other short films, all just as enjoyable. A real treat. We hope you all have a healthy 2022 and look forward to perhaps meeting new friends. My thought for today: - I’d rather have a life of ‘oh wells’ than a life of ‘what ifs’! June Beesley

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HAMBLETON URC Well the year has really started and we are in to the month of love. Valentine’s Day is observed in memory of Saint Valentine who is said to have been executed on Feb 14th in AD 470 for performing weddings for Roman soldiers (it was a violation of the Roman Law). Maybe that’s why he is called the patron saint of beloveds and people around the world celebrate romantic love on the day of his execution. We all need love in our lives, be it from another person, animal or belief. You do not have to be a Christian to love your neighbour as yourself. Love for some people can be almost anything. ‘OMG, I love chocolate’, ‘this sweater is amazing, I love it.’ But what about romantic relationships? For couples in long-term relationships, love means loyalty and commitment but for some who are experiencing their first real relationship, ‘love’ may feel messy and

complicated. Whatever your thoughts are on love and being in love, Hambleton URC wants to wish you and your family and friends a very happy Valentine’s Day. As always, if you have a relative or friend who is ill in hospital and you wish them to have someone to visit them, then do not hesitate to contact us. Or maybe you would like us to say a prayer for you or a friend or family member at this time again, please do get in touch. We are happy to contact the hospital chaplaincy team to arrange someone to go and check on them. This is open to all members of our community. Contact Chris Lamb on 01253 811252. Finally, on a less loving note, due to the current Covid restrictions we have decided to suspend our monthly soup and cake event, until further notice. However, there are other events occurring within the church hall such

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HAMBLETON URC (cont) as our weekly coffee morning, which is held on Wednesday 10:30am - 12 noon.

Fundraising for North West Air Ambulance

All are welcome to join us on a Sunday at 10:00am.

A big thank you to the carol singers and everyone who gave so generously over the past few weeks for the Air Ambulance.

Chris Lamb t: 01253 811252 e: hambletonurc@gmail.com

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Morning service at 10:30am: Preacher Rev Dr G.P. Farthing

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Evening service at 6:30pm: Preacher Rev Dr G.P. Farthing

Singing by the Men at both services. All are welcome to one or both of these services. Andrew Bell

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EXPANSION FOR VINCENTS Vincents Solicitors has expanded its private client team in Garstang and increased support for its highly specialised court of protection work. Lisa Lodge, head of the Garstang branch and joint head of the private client department, has welcomed three new starters to her team and is continuing to recruit to the growing probate department. Solicitor Dan Pinder, legal assistant Mary Greenway and probate clerk Virginia Webster have all become part of the Garstang team. Vincents’ helps people to make and amend their will, deal with both straightforward and contentious probate matters, put in place trusts and lasting powers of attorney and looks after clients’ affairs when they lose capacity as part of the highly specialist court of protection work.

PILLING MEN’S FELLOWSHIP Mon 7th Feb: ‘Essence of Eden’ – David Bousfield Mon 21st Feb: ‘Picos de Europa’ – Chris and Keith Buxton – Ladies Night For further details, talk to any fellowship member or phone either Graham Curwen (01253 790502 or 07951 130465) or Andrew Bell (01253 790649) Andrew Bell

TIME TO DANCE Every Friday, 7:00pm - 10:00pm Hambleton Village Hall Popular sequence, ballroom and Latin. 30 minute workshop for anyone who wishes to start learning these dances (adults only) followed by social dancing. Admission £5. Steve Coughlan stevecoughlan1959@gmail.com

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KNOTT END RAILWAY We are waiting to hear from councils and councillors. The railway is also looking for a small industrial unit at a reasonable rate where restoration work and rolling stock building can take place. If anyone can help please let us know. Raymond Langford

re-opening of our studio after the enforced months of closure due to Covid restrictions. Our studio activity groups meet daily in the studio for general painting/card making/ portraits and figures. February Syllabus •

BLACKPOOL ART SOCIETY We hope that our members and readers enjoyed the festive season.

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Our Christmas fayre on 4th Dec was enjoyed by all and the Christmas decorations in the studio added to the festivities. The winter exhibition of members’ work entertained us over coffee and mince pies and the worthy winner was Mel Stevenson.

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We had our New Year celebration lunch in January at the Blackpool Park Golf Club near Stanley Park when we celebrated the

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Thurs 3rd Feb, 7:30pm - 9:30pm: Watercolour Demonstration with Graham McQuade. Landscape with poppies Sat 5th Feb, 2:00pm - 4:00pm: Acrylic demonstration with Graham Lowe Sat 12th Feb, 2:00pm - 4:00pm: Second oil pastel taster workshop - Barbara Yates Sat 19th Feb, 10:00am - 4:00pm: Acrylic Workshop with Graham Lowe. Rocks and water and Morecambe Bay seascape

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These questions are particularly helpful where the receptionist feels it is appropriate to ask the clinician for advice on your behalf. Unfortunately, some patients have become

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OVER WYRE MEDICAL (cont) impatient or aggressive with the reception team when they are trying their best to help and advise. This is unacceptable and by explaining the rationale behind the conversations initiated by the reception staff, we hope to support our patients and staff with these processes. We really appreciate your patience and understanding! Covid Booster Campaign We continue to have a fantastic booster campaign – the Fylde Coast is averaging 81.1% patients vaccinated and the network of practices we work with is averaging 85.9%. We are the sixth highest overall in the whole of Lancashire and Cumbria and second highest in Blackpool Fylde and Wyre. That’s what you call a successful vaccine campaign! In the words of our practice manager – ‘If we were a Premier League football team, we would be celebrating that we had qualified for the Champions League!’

New Staff Dr Upasana will join us in February 2022 as a GP Registrar. She will work 3 days per week and we welcome her to the Over Wyre Team. Regretfully, Dr Luke Paterson will be leaving us at the end of January 2022 following completion of his GP training with us and a six month locum placement. Dr Paterson has been a delight to work with and has been well respected by staff and patients. We wish him the best of luck for his future endeavours. In the Reception team, we welcome Destiny Acton-Higginson as our newest team member. As we have detailed above, we are blessed to have such a hard working and efficient Reception Team and look forward to working with Destiny in her new role. Dr Vicky Simpson t: (01253) 951165 ww.overwyremc.co.uk

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GARSTANG CAMERA CLUB the Central Americas. Thank you Lewis.

First of all, I should like to apologise for parts of my report in the January edition. Two of the events turned out to be incorrect due to the report having to be sent in early Dec. These events were cancelled due to the recent covid instruction. One presenter was covid positive but one of our chairmen stood in at the last minute to present a very interesting evening on one of his travels to

On the first meeting of the new year, we were entertained by Lee Metcalf on Photographing the North West for FotoVue. FotoVue is a company which publishes books on photography for photographers on different areas of the UK and other parts of the world. These are excellent books either for the beginner for ideas and the more advanced of us. I bought one, the latest edition of the Lake District, and wished it had been available years ago. Look them up online. Following this, we had the third of our competitions - ‘Creatures and Plants of the World’. The judge for this was Harvy Emmett via Zoom and the places awarded were shared between some of our newer members as well as our regular competitors. The results will be put on our website alongside the winners of previous competitions from 2021-2022. Well worth a visit!

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February Programme

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February brings us three meetings. The content of the third one is as yet to be decided. •

Wed 2nd Feb is the judging of our humanity competition by Jim Cunningham

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Wed 9th Feb Scottish Wildlife will be presented by Jeremy Malley-Smith. This will be available via Zoom.

I give advance notice of the judging of our final competition, ‘Anything Goes’ (and it usually does) on Wed 2nd March. Finally, the weather as I write this has been quite mild in the daytime in recent weeks which maybe augurs well for this new year… so, to newcomers and the ‘old brigade’ keep pressing that shutter button. Maurice Barker www.garstangcameraclub.co.uk

February Programme •

Tues 1st Feb: ‘How Hard Can it Be?’ Still Life and Product Photography’ with George Franks

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Tues 8th Feb: Members’ Night. ‘Kenyan Safari’ with David Delmage

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Tues 15th Feb: Print competition. Results of the seasonal print competition. Judge, Alf Myers CPAGB

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Tues 22nd Feb: Results night. Results of the seasonal PDI competition. Judge, Simon Ray LRPS BPE2*

Join our club and check our programme as some nights we might be in our club or on Zoom! We will have visiting lecturers as well. We will also have talks and tutorials on photography.

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N. FYLDE PHOTOGRAPHIC (cont) There will be outings for the club. Details will be posted to our Facebook page. Neil Pascoe t: (01253) 734243 fb: North Fylde Photographic Society www.northfylde-ps.co.uk

CARDIAC RISK IN THE YOUNG Matthew Hesmondhalgh Memorial Fund CRY Screening Sat 5th & Sun 6th Feb We’re kick-starting National Heart Month with two full days of screening. Our very best wishes to all who have appointments. Please don’t forget your paperwork and the extra covid measures that will be in place to keep everyone safe (including face masks and proof of negative LFT for all attending clinic). If you are unable to attend please let CRY know in good time so that your place can be re-allocated.

Pop-up Shop Sat 12th Feb 10:00am – 3:00pm Catterall Village Hall This month we’re going ‘dotty for spots’ with many of our lovely donated items, from clothing, footwear, handbags, accessories and gifts, to dominoes, ladybirds, soft toys and homeware. If you’re not a fan of dots and spots we’ll also have our regular items including; books, puzzles and baking. We’ll also have a range of new and pre-loved coats and boots to keep you warm and dry until spring brings the warmth and sunshine. Paula Hesmondhalgh t: 07785 106 976 e: paulahez.ph@gmail.com fb: @The Matthew Hesmondhalgh Memorial Fund

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CARTER’S NEWS We are all very much back in the swing of things after our return from the Christmas holidays. How fast has January flown by? Just before the Christmas break we had a visit from Ofsted and at the time of writing this article we were still waiting for the final report to be published. The inspector was very thorough and appreciative of the positive engagement by the school team with the process. Until it is published, we are unable to make any reference to the outcomes but we are pleased with the recognition of our school’s good qualities and agree with the recommendations as to how we can further improve, especially after the last two years and our focus on wellbeing and health. If you pop into Knott End Library you will no doubt see work from our pupils ‘The Love of

Reading’ – we were very excited to be asked to create a display and have a real love of reading in our school - we are sure you’ll all agree it looks fantastic. We are always looking at ways to improve our school for our pupils. Along with repairs and refurbishment to our windows and roof, we are continuing to develop our outdoor areas – we are extending our trim trail to add on a traverse wall! We are also having a solar timer installed so we can keep a check on our Daily Mile progress as well as pupils having timed challenges; great for break time and lunch time fun too! The children love the opportunities and challenges that the trim trail and activity sections offer. We have three sports coaches in school at the moment that all classes have lessons with. Rugby, gymnastics, cheerleading, yoga and dodgeball through the school week as well as out of school sports for rugby, netball

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CARTER’S NEWS (cont) and football. Our school football team are having a great season so far, with four wins out of five matches played so far… go team Carter’s! The eco team are making steady progress with their plans for this year – we have just taken delivery of wooden sections to place on the field to create a bee and butterfly trail. One of the three focus areas the eco warriors chose was to improve our outdoor areas and to work on rewilding to encourage wildlife back into the nature areas of the school fields and gardens. A big thank you must also go to PMG Groundworks who have made a donation of funds for some outdoor seating. We are looking at some recycled plastic benches; enough benches so a class can utilise them as well as being used at break/lunch times too. We are very grateful for their support to school. UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP

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For part of the Queen’s platinum jubilee we will be welcoming a very special visitor to school who will be representing the Royal Family in planting a tree as part of The Queen’s Green Canopy in February. We are proud to be taking part in ‘plant a tree for the jubilee’. Nearer the time of the jubilee we will be sharing our plans for this very historic occasion. Our very proactive PTFA have been busy organising a Valentine’s Disco – DJ Haydock joins us again for an evening of fun and dancing. We don’t know who is more excited, the children or Mr Jones! Funds raised from events such as these help towards various activities and resources for school - we appreciate all their hard work and enthusiasm. Young Voices for Years 5 & 6 has been postponed. However, the rehearsals so far have been amazing! We can’t wait to see the live performance!

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Our school opens for pupils from 7:30am in breakfast club, and after school club closes at 5:00pm as well as a dedicated school bus running daily in the morning and afternoon covering Preesall and Knott End.

Having a broad and varied curriculum is important to us to ensure our pupils are always engaged and keen to learn. We try to personalise learning to pupils’ needs and interests as well as using aspects of our locality as a resource for learning. One of our key strengths as a school is the commitment to providing a plethora of rich and diverse opportunities to enhance the curriculum which ranges from fun, practical workshops to visits out of school for first hand experiences and whole school themed days.

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and fossils, and how they are formed; we are even going to make our own fossils. In Geography, we are going to be looking at the impact of earthquakes and volcanoes, how they cause natural disasters and are even going to try to make our own volcano! Even our PE lessons will be shaped around our topic, interpreting our ideas of rocks and fossils into a dance sequence. In art we are going to be creating our own fossils and using these to print on to paper. Finally, in history we are going to be looking at Britain after the ice age, when dinosaurs became extinct and how it is different from today. Maple Class Year 5 will be travelling far in their learning this half term. Our Science learning will shoot us from our planet, Earth, to space through various outdoor learning opportunities and even a special visit from a planetarium. We will then be using our knowledge about Earth and Space to design and sculpt our own planets and solar systems in art. Finally, we will be travelling right back to the earliest civilisations in history. Elm Class A huge wave of learning is going to flood through Year 6 this term as we learn all about ‘raging rivers’. We are going to investigate our local river, the River Wyre, as well as thinking about the current issues in our world surrounding water. We will be designing and building our own bridges in DT; learning to use electrical tools and saws. As well as learning about the transformation of rivers, we will be looking at the transformation of living things in our science topic of evolution. Whole School Our whole school will be taking part in Chinese New Year celebrations with a full day of activities and a Chinese banquet provided by Canton House. The staff are looking forward to that as much as the children!

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PREESALL FLEETWOOD’S (cont) We also have a multi-faith week planned so we can find out about the similarities and differences that exist between Christianity and world religions. Finally, we are very excited to have a group of pupils taking part in the Wyre and Fylde Schools’ Dance Competition at the world famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom! The theme is ‘Wonderland’ – we know they will be amazing and wish them lots of luck! Stay & Play Sessions Our stay and play sessions are back on – Thursday mornings 9:15am – 10:45am in the school hall. If you have a baby or toddler and would like to meet other parents, you are welcome to join us. Victoria Gladwin - Head teacher e: head@fleetwoods.lancs.sch.uk Fb: preesallfleetwoodscharity www.fleetwoods.lancs.sch.uk

SOROPTIMISTS Women Inspiring Action, Transforming Lives Our first meeting of the year wasn’t the face-to-face one we’d hoped for due to our friend the pandemic, but we’re good at Zoom now and we happily got together online. It is still amazing how much work we can get through in our business meetings. Tuk Tuks! Now I know we advertised that our January social would be a talk by Mary Storrie of the Rosie May Foundation, to update us on the work of the Think Pink Sri Lanka campaign and tell us about our TukTuk, but Mary had a fantastic opportunity to travel to Sri Lanka and assess the post-Covid situation at Project Hope. So this talk will be re-arranged

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SOROPTIMISTS (cont) for a later date and just think how fresh and exciting the news will be then – and we have our own mini Tuk Tuk for the time being. So instead we had a virtual quiz - told you we’re resourceful and we always have a plan B! Some of us still had Christmas brains but on the whole, we gave it our best shot and certainly learned a few things. Latest Updates We had a lovely message of thanks on behalf of the Syrian refugees for the clothes we sent them. On behalf of the women’s group of asylum seekers who meet weekly as ‘East meets West’ at a church in Lancaster they too loved the woollies knitted for them by another Soroptimist group and they have requested more woolly hats and gloves. Before Christmas we set up a number of collection points in Garstang for used stamps for the RNIB. Thanks to the generous folk

of Garstang and district and our own club members, we have a bumper package to send off for the RNIB to convert to cash. We will be doing this as a regular activity so don’t forget, you can save your stamps all year and then just watch out for our next collection information later this year. Making Plans On to more fun things: we’re getting ready to put on our wellies, pick up our spades and head outdoors to plant our trees to mark our centenary year. Looks like early March will be the date – we just need to confirm this and the time and then we’ll advertise it on our Facebook page. Why not come along and meet us? We’ll be planting 100 British native broadleaf saplings which have been specially chosen for the location. It will be a haven for birds and wildlife and a wonderful place to have on our doorsteps.

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SOROPTIMISTS (cont) Philippines Typhoon

One of our group, Louise, has just sent us the following - and forgive me for simply adding it in her words to this piece. This is another of those natural disasters that seem to have little impact on our televisions these days but we thought it should be highlighted to remind us that it’s not just the pandemic that is happening – disasters continue regardless of Covid. ‘The Philippines was hit by a super typhoon just before Christmas. The storm made landfall multiple times, affecting a number of the country’s islands. Sixteen million people live in the severely affected areas, with 2.4 million needing assistance. The Philippines reported widespread humanitarian impact, and as of Sat 12th Jan, 41,719 individuals are still hosted in evacuation centres, and more than 1.36 million houses and 2,057 schools are damaged.

While I was based in the Philippines, one of the local non-governmental partners that UNICEF regularly worked with was A Single Drop of Safe Water (ASDSW). Palawan the island where ASDSW is based - was impacted by the super typhoon. They have an ongoing response to assist the most affected communities. They have set up a fund-raising page at: www.donorbox.org/ typhoon-odette-relief-palawan’ Welcome Back to Garstang Library Before I add our petition of the month, good news for Garstang: the revamped library has opened its doors again. Go along and take a look at the changes and enter the magical worlds of books – cheapest way ever to travel the world and beyond! Petitions The recommended petition this month is actually a survey.

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SOROPTIMISTS (cont)

One of our members, Ruth, identified that the government (DEFRA) has put out a call for evidence on commonly littered and problematic plastic items. The aim of the survey is to help gather evidence on other problematic plastic items and help inform future policy making. Also, to find out whether the public support a shift away from single use culture. The deadline for completion is Sat 12th Feb. It’s a little long-winded but it’s a very important topic. Visit https://bit.ly/defraplastic to complete the survey. What Next...?

page for fuller, regular reports on what we’re up to. So, don’t be shy, get in touch and be part of this vibrant club and help other women and girls whilst making lifelong friends. Just drop us a line or give our membership co-ordinator Muriel Burnham-Airey a ring. We’ll be happy to talk to you and answer your questions. t: (01995) 606604 (Muriel Burnham-Airey) facebook: SoroptimistsGarstang twitter: GarstangSoropt www.sigarstang.org.uk

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themselves again and their tender young leaves are excellent for cleansing us. At the other end of the year nettles produce nutritious protein packed seeds that nourish us for the onset of winter but for now the divine circle of life and nature brings us a much needed clean up. Fortunately, you do not have to go hunting too far to find nettles and if push comes to shove you can buy excellent nettle tea or tinctures. Nettle can have a wide variety of uses from helping prostate health to supporting our blood pressure balance with its diuretic action. It can also aid our liver health. Truly it is an unsung hero of a healthy diet. Another cleanser is milk thistle which can be bought in tablet or tincture form. It helps liver function which is the great detoxifying organ of our body, has anti viral properties, can help gall bladder problems and can even protect your brain against age related decline. I know plenty of people who use milk thistle when they have a hangover although I would never advocate getting a hangover in the first place! Activated charcoal is another safe and effective remedy you may want to try at this time of year. Whilst many use it for the relief of flatulence and abdominal bloating it has detoxifying qualities. It is used in heavy metal detox protocols as it appears to draw the toxins to it which are then bound to it and excreted. If you buy it as a powder you can use it to give your teeth a superb clean. The slight granular feel of it is very useful for cleaning your pearly whites, even if it looks rather odd when you have black charcoal in your mouth as you brush. You can also mix activated charcoal powder with water or coconut oil, make it into a paste and put it on your face. It is an excellent facial

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cleanser and helps remove toxins from your face. People often talk about doing a detox diet which may simply mean being miserable for a few weeks as you try to exist on goodness knows what drinks and potions but never forget that the most potent detox action comes from your liver so make sure you look after it. I would rather advocate a healthy wholefood diet with the right balance of protein, fat and unprocessed carbohydrates than a gimmicky ‘cleanse’ diet. If you are putting the right foods in, then your body can do all the detoxing without the torture of a detox diet! Wishing you all well as we race through another year, chin up, it will soon be Christmas, sorry, I mean Spring! Nick Tofalos BSc (Hons) Osteopathy t: 01995 602833 e: nick@cbd-one.co.uk

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GARSTANG & DISTRICT LIONS (cont) cars for both the entrants and officials. Our next project will be the purchase of the large luxury Easter Eggs and their delivery to many local venues to give their customers the chance to win one of these. General The Garstang & District Lions Club continues to grow and another prospective new member joined our meeting in January. If you are interested in joining then you will be made most welcome and we encourage you to attend three of our sessions before making a final decision. Further information is available on the website. You can also speak to any member about what we do, or come along to our regular meetings held on the third Tuesday of the month in the Royal Oak at 8:00pm. Chris Wilkinson www.garstanglions.co.uk

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WYRE VILLA FOOTBALL CLUB Wyre Villa are looking to carry on the form from last year into the new year with the season back underway after the Christmas break.

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The two recent games at time of writing was a win for our first team over Croston Sports and a draw for our reserves away at Carnforth Rangers. Oly Evans is looking to continue his form in front of goal and couldn’t have started any better by netting two in the 3-0 win for our first team. Our reserves were made to leave Carnforth with a point as they couldn’t break down the opponents who defended very well in the second half, winger Ben Cecil got on the score sheet in the first half but Villa just couldn’t find that winning goal. Why not come support your local club and join us in our journey as we look for silverware at the end of this season. We have a bar with food and refreshments at every home game. First Team February Fixtures •

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LANCASHIRE WEST TREFOIL GUILD All our Guilds are meeting again and following Covid precautions. Poulton Guild have visited Burneside Garden Centre Cafe for a chat and coffee. Zoom Coffee mornings are still being run by our chairman, Gill. We have put together a varied programme for the coming months. Poulton Trefoil AGM is on Tue 1st Feb with light refreshments . Elaine Robinson 01253 790692

1ST PILLING SCOUT GROUP Our scout group returned to meeting face to face after the festive season and due to the high incidence of omicron virus we met outdoors and had a walk around Pilling and finished with fish and chips. Our uniformed group of beavers, cubs and scouts learn life skills, friendship and have fun due to our dedicated leaders, assistants and adult helpers who are trained by the Scout Association. We meet at Pilling Methodist Church on Wednesdays in schools term time but due to Covid this might vary. Contact one of our leaders if you are not sure. • • •

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Westminster continues to be an extremely busy place and while much of the work carried out there affects the constituency directly or indirectly. I do look forward to constituency days so I can travel around the area. I don’t want to wish the year away but, I do look forward to the summer, better weather and many constituency days, travelling around Wyre and Preston North.

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BEN WALLACE MP (cont) condition of some of the roads. Again, much of this is due to a combination of rain and then freezing conditions which breaks up the road surface. The quickest way to report potholes or a poor road surface is through the Lancashire County Council report it system on line. Just go to: www.lancashire.gov.uk/ roads-parking-and-travel/report-it The council will then determine if the issue meets the intervention levels (as a rule, potholes need to be deeper than 40mm) and will take the appropriate action. Unpredictable weather and its effects are something we live with especially in some parts of Wyre. My aim is to continue to work with all the lead agencies to minimise the risk and impact of flooding. There have been extreme examples in the area where households are flooded for long periods, and in some cases, cut off. More information on flooding can be found at: www.gov.uk/ o We als ton s in g lo ly supp logs & ets of bags, n ﬁregrates g, kindlin h more m & uc

prepare-for-flooding/future-flooding My mailbag continues to be full, covering a wide range of subjects which include local, national and international issues. Please remember, I am always interested to hear the views of constituents. While I do try to speak to as many as I can during visits etc, this may not always be possible. With this in mind I encourage my constituents to write or email with their views. While we continue to live with Covid, you will be aware that from Thu 27th Jan new guidance will be introduced. You will not be required to wear a face covering in many settings. However, advice still suggests that we continue to wear one in crowded indoor spaces or when in contact with people you would not normally meet. I believe that this community have not only been patient but extremely sensible when making decisions connected to Covid. I thank you all for this

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BEN WALLACE MP (cont) and I am sure we will all continue to apply common sense as the situation continues to change. For information and advice about Covid, please go to: www.gov.uk/ coronavirus Please remember I am here to help. The best way to contact me is by email. Please provide a brief description of the issues or concerns that you wish to raise, along with your contact details (including home address). You can also ring my Office at the House of Commons or write to me at the House of Commons. Ben Wallace MP t: 0207 219 5804 e: wallaceb@parliament.uk a: House of Commons SW1A 0AA

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CAT SMITH MP hope you’ve all had a good start to the year. I, like many of you, had Covid in January and I was either very unlucky or it really isn’t that mild! I had a pretty rubbish time of it for a while and I dread to think how it might have affected me if I hadn’t had my vaccinations and booster. If you haven’t already had your jabs, please go and get one to protect you and those around you. At the time of writing, I’ve been leading a campaign to have the mobile breast screening unit returned to Fleetwood. I hope by the time you read this we’ll have succeeded but I’m not hopeful at present. The North Lancashire & South Cumbria Breast Screening Service run by the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust confirmed a few weeks ago that they had removed the mobile unit from Fleetwood and it wouldn’t be returning for 2022 and maybe beyond.

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CAT SMITH MP (cont) This means women living in Over Wyre must travel 30 to 40 miles to attend a breast screening appointment in either Blackpool or Lytham. Constituents tell me, given the poor public transport links, many simply aren’t able attend their appointment. Due to Covid, many women have had their breast screening appointments cancelled and are now very concerned that they are missing out on life saving diagnosis by not being able to access the service in Lytham or elsewhere in Lancashire. Research shows breast screening programmes probably prevent around 1,300 women in the UK dying from breast cancer every year. Most cancers found through breast screening are at an early stage. This means treatment is more likely to be successful. More than half of all breast cancers found through screening are very small, and 4 out of 5 (80%) have not spread to the lymph nodes. I’m concerned that the present situation means some women will go without being diagnosed leading to greater health problems further down the line.

We’re constantly reminded by the NHS that ‘early detection saves lives’ – but we need to make sure that everyone, regardless of where they live, has the same access to life saving programmes. Farming concerns I’ve been contacted by farmers in the area, concerned about the total lack of detail around the environmental land management schemes (ELMs) designed to replace EU payments post-Brexit. Farmers say the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have given no explanation of how the new scheme’s impact on English farmers would be mitigated, warning that some would see their income from direct payments reduce by more than half by 202425. I understand the deep concerns from local farmers – those with small farms say they’re on ‘wafer-thin margins’ and could go out of business.

Myself and Dr Mark Spencer of Fleetwood’s Mountview Surgery and the Clinical Lead for the Fleetwood Primary Care Network are deeply concerned about the future health implications for women already disadvantaged by living in rural areas where there is less access to education, jobs and services. I also think that in the interests of health equality, the mobile unit should be sited in an area that can be accessed by the majority. I do understand that for women in Over Wyre, getting to Fleetwood is a trek – wouldn’t it be great if the mobile unit was truly mobile and could park up at Preesall Park car park for a few days – but until we can be more joined up, at least having it in Fleetwood affords the transport option of a bus or ferry. Tell them you saw it in the “Green Book”

CAT SMITH MP (cont) The National Farmers’ Union says farmers have been left in an untenable position through a lack of information. They say we may need to import more food as a result and ‘the recent energy price crisis should be a salutary warning of the potential risks to the availability and affordability of food if the UK becomes even more reliant on imports.’ For our country to thrive, we need to see more food grown at home, to a high standard and through sustainable processes. Labour wants to support our farmers to prosper by making, buying and selling more in Britain,

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I’m delighted to hear the Preesall and Knott End Gala is going ahead again this year – put it in your diary, July 9th! I’m told there’s lots of exciting things planned, including the drumming group Batala Lancaster who I love! If you’re concerned or struggling then please get in touch with me by emailing me or calling my office. Have a good month everyone. Cat Smith MP t: 01253 490440 e: cat.smith.mp@parliament.uk

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PILLING DRAMA GROUP We are pleased to have resumed rehearsals for the two one act comedies which were postponed last November. These will now be performed on Fri 8th and Sat 9th April at 7:30pm at Pilling Village Hall. Tickets will be available at a later date from the cafe in the hall or from group members. Watch out for our posters and further announcements. We are always happy to welcome new members. There are many ways you can be part of a drama group that do not involve going on stage! So many new people have

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PILLING DRAMA GROUP (cont) moved into Pilling and Over Wyre during the recent years and joining a group is a good way of making new friends. We would like to encourage younger members (over 18) and some of you men, as well as ladies, to come and swell our ranks! We are a small friendly group. There are no auditions and, above all, we have fun. We rehearse on Tuesday evenings at Pilling Village Hall. John Savage 01253 790707 Jenny Blyth 01253 391341

OVER WYRE COMMUNITY CHOIR We are very happy to be back together again enjoying rehearsals for our next concert. Let’s hope we have no more Covid restrictions! Our concert will take place on Sat 18th June, 7:30pm at St Oswald’s Church Hall. Further details to be announced later.

Several new members have joined us this session and we welcome them warmly. It would be wonderful if we could persuade more men and younger people (over 18) to come and join us. We do not hold auditions and you do not have to be able to read music. Most of our choir members have picked things up as they go along and there is always someone to help if needed. We sing pieces from a wide range of music so there is always something you will enjoy or be familiar with. Singing together is so good for us. It helps with many health problems such as asthma, it lifts your spirits and it is fun. As a group we are friendly, supportive and welcoming. So, if you enjoy singing in the bath or shower do come along to one of our rehearsals, Thursday evenings at 7:30pm in St Oswald’s Church Hall or contact Jenny for details. Jenny Blythe 07801 591 812

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Stewart and his wife Lisa were both part of the One Voice Community Choir in Preston for nearly ten years. They had the privilege of working on many vocal projects including the Liverpool Capital of Culture opening ceremony (2008) and performed with the choir as part of the Commonwealth Observance Service at Westminster Abbey in front of the Queen and other national and international dignitaries. Stewart wants to bring people in the local area together to sing, socialise and generally have a great time making music. The idea for the choir came about during lockdown, as a way for people to meet and socialise whilst singing fun and upbeat music. Singing is scientifically proven to boost your wellbeing as the joy of singing releases endorphins that promote positive emotions. There is no need to worry about reading music as Stewart the choir director will guide you through without it, also helping to improve your memory! Sessions & Locations There are three different venues for the choirs. Times and venues are listed below. If you would like any further information, see our website. •

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We have had some great face-to-face meetings since September but again doubt is cast on what the rest of 2022 may hold.

Lancaster’s fifty-piece symphony orchestra is back again, with more fine classical music. Conductor: Daniel Parkinson. Piano soloist: Rose McLachlan Vaughan Williams: Five Variants of Dives & Lazarus Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Beethoven: Symphony No 6 ‘Pastoral’ Tickets are available at £15 from the orchestra’s website (see below), Lancaster Visitor Centre (01524 582394) or Morecambe Visitor Centre. Free entry for 18’s and under. John Whittaker t: 07752 643 946 fb: @haffnerorchestra twitter: @haffnerorch www.haffnerorchestra.org

We plan to have meetings on Tues 1st & 15th Feb at the Garstang Country Hotel 7:15pm for a 7:30pm start. If circumstances prevent this, we will hold meetings over Zoom calls. Notwithstanding what might happen we would welcome any visitors who wish to put their New Year resolution into practice. Have you decided to improve your speaking skills? We could help you with all that in a friendly atmosphere whilst you progress at your own pace. Go on, take that first step and contact a club member. Sue Hubbard t: 01995 600357 e: barleyfold@madasafish.com www.garstangladiesspeakersclub.org

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LANCASTER SINGERS Sat 19th Mar, 7:30pm Lenten Concert at The Priory, Lancaster Mealor: ‘Crucifixus’ Rheinberger: ‘Mass in E Flat Major’

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In 2020, Paul Mealor became one of the world’s most performed, recorded and broadcast living composers. Famous for composing ‘Wherever You Are’ (the Military Wives Song). We will be performing ‘Crucifixus’, a beautiful example of Mealor’s contemporary harmonic and rhythmic music.

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Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901) wrote eighteen mass compositions. This concert’s Opus 109 in E Flat Major is considered distinctive and echoes the compositional style of early Renaissance composers, being written a cappella for a double choir. Tickets are £12 and are available on the door, from the website or call 07956 115 126. Chris Haughton e: chair@lancastersingers.org www.lancastersingers.org

PREESALL TOWN COUNCIL Surgery Advice Residents are advised that they can once again raise matters relating to the town council in person at informal drop-in sessions run by councillors at the library in Knott End on Sat 12th Feb & Sat 26th Feb, 10:00am 11:00am. Details of when these surgeries are held are available at the library and on the council’s website calendar. Budget 2022/23 In January every year the council has to agree its budget for the following year and set the precept. The precept is the total amount the council will receive through council tax. This year, the town council has set the precept which equates to an increase of £0.02p per year for a Band D property. It includes money for projects such as CCTV, Christmas lights, environmental improvement

Nominations are being sought for the Council’s award for those who do ‘unsung’ work within the community, whether that be volunteering, helping or keeping things running. If you know of a stalwart helper, group, community volunteer or someone you admire for their community work, let us know. More details and a nomination form can be found on the website or from the clerk. Nominations will be accepted up to Thurs 31st Mar and judging will take place in April, with any star award recipient being invited to a presentation in May. Next Meeting Preesall Town Council will meet next on Mon 14th Feb at 7:00pm at Preesall and Knott End Youth and Community Centre. This is a public meeting and residents are welcome. An opportunity to raise matters is available. Please keep an eye on the council’s website, noticeboards and Facebook for updates. Preesall Town Councillors • • • • • • • • • • • •

Cllr Rob Drobny - 07733 384157 Cllr Sandra Jepson – 07581 374733 Cllr Tony Johnson – 07909 050989 Cllr Janet Lewin – 01253 812827 Cllr Kath Nicholls - 07582 294881 Cllr Phil Orme - 01253 811341 Cllr Nicola Pattrick - 01253 986820 Cllr Bill Renwick – 07934 303314 Cllr Steven Rossall – 07853 859332 Cllr Anne Tarpey-Black - 07763 695501 Cllr David Williams - 07591 725875 Cllr Karen Woods - 01253 810541

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The next Ordinary Parish Council meetings will be held on Tues 1st Feb. The meeting will be held face-to-face in the Village Hall Supper room starting at 7:30pm. Members of the public are encouraged to attend. If you are unable to attend but have an issue you would like the council to consider, please let the clerk know so it can be added to the agenda.

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Best Kept Village/In Bloom Planning has started for 2022. If you have any thoughts or ideas on village planting and/ or you wish to get involved please contact the Parish Council Clerk. All are welcome and involvement can suit all abilities. The next village litter pick is scheduled for Tues 15th February at 10:30am starting at the Shovels. All equipment provided. The next village working group is scheduled for Sat 19th Feb

Above are some events that encourage getting outdoors, into the fresh air with some light exercise and meeting with people in a safe way. If these are not your thing Wyre Council have a series of one hour walks that cater for a variety of abilities. There is also a two hour Legstretcher from Garstang Tourist Information Centre on Fri 11th Feb starting at 10:30am. Hambleton/Stalmine Flood Action Group Recent problems with flooding in the village has created upset for some residents. An open meeting is being arranged on Tues 22nd Feb starting at 7:00pm at the village hall to allow people to speak to experts and to receive an update on works being carried out to try to help the situation. To keep up-todate on flooding in Hambleton and Stalmine

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HAMBLETON COUNCIL (cont) a full list of current issues and minutes from FLAG, Wyre Flood Forum and Making Space For Water meetings are available on the Hambleton Parish Council website. Meetings of the forum are generally held quarterly at the village hall. Roads The first results are in for the speed indicator device. Data for December shows that in the morning 25% of drivers along Marsh Lane were travelling over the 30 mph limit, in the afternoon this grew to almost 50% of drivers exceeding the limit. Please be considerate and slow down when travelling around the village. If you do witness careless, inconsiderate or dangerous driving and capture evidence on dash-cam you can now upload it for the police. Information is available via www. lancashire.police.uk/public-submissionof-dashcam-footage-faqs

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The Queens Platinum Jubilee On Thurs 2nd June the parish council is hosting a celebration event at the park which will culminate in the lighting of one of a chain of beacons that will be lit throughout the country. If you would like to be involved in the planning group for this event please contact the clerk. Keep in Touch The parish council has introduced a quarterly newsletter (edition 2 is out now) available via Facebook, parish council website and local shops. If you would like a copy delivering to your home please contact the clerk. Yvonne Walton - Clerk t: 07485 295 810 e: hambletonpc@yahoo.co.uk fb: Hambleton (Wyre) Parish Council www.hambletonparishcouncil.org.uk Across 4 Don’t say this to a goose! (3) 6 The cosmos; everything (8) 7 Bar bill; tag (3) 9 One of the senses; trial (6) 11 Commerce (5) 12 Grown-up (5) 14 Turning over and over (7) 15 Sum; tot (3) 17 Colony of insects (3, 5) 18 Plaything (3) Down 1 Meant; fiancée (8) 2 All together; umbrella (7) 3 Mark left by finger or foot; edition (5) 4 Wager (3) 5 Sphere (3) 8 With passion (8) 10 Explicit; pictorial (7) 13 Cog; incisor, for instance (5) 15 Insect living in 17a (3) 16 24 hours (3)

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STALMINE / STAYNALL COUNCIL Parish Council Casual Vacancy Cllr Alan Morton has resigned, leaving a vacancy on the parish council. After informing Wyre Council, the parish council advertised the vacancy by issuing a formal notice locally (see notice board at junction of Smithy Lane and A588). If no-one calls for an election, the parish council will be required to fill the vacancy by co-option. This means Stalmine-with-Staynall Parish Council will advertise the vacancy and seek a co-opted councillor. Councillors contribute to the work of the council by having a say about the things they care about; putting forward ideas for better services; responding to the needs and views of their residents; seeking the best outcomes for local issues; getting involved in decision making by voting and accepting the corporate view of the council. The council usually meets on the second Tuesday evening every month with meetings normally lasting about two hours. If you are interested and would like to find out more, why not contact one of the parish councillors or, alternatively, contact the clerk by one of the methods shown below. Woodland Works Delays in the provision of a licence to fell trees within Stalmine’s Woodland have resulted in a postponement of the works until Tues 25th Jan. The public are asked to take care when accessing the wood and abide by the notices that will be put in place by the tree surgeons. Next Meeting The next meeting of the council will be on Tues 8th Mar at the village hall at 7:00pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Stalmine-with-Staynall Councillors •

Cllr Terry Williams (Chairman), By The Way, Brickhouse Lane, t: (01253) 702734;

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Cllr D Booth, Wardleys Cottage, Wardleys Lane, t: (01253) 701711; Cllr F Cardwell, Meadow Cottage, Carr Lane, t: (01253) 700150; Cllr Sue Pelham, Eldersfield, Brickhouse Lane, t: (01253) 700750; Cllr Jean Wilson, Premium Farm Cottage, Sower Carr Lane, t: (01253) 701119.

Get in Touch For further information about Stalmine with Staynall Parish Council, contact any councillor or get in touch with the clerk on the details below. Alison May - Clerk t: 07880 657 761 e: clerk@stalmineparishcouncil.org w: www.stalmineparishcouncil.org

STALMINE WI Our next meeting is on Tues 15th Feb, 2:00pm at Stalmine Village Hall. Any ladies wishing to join us will be assured of a warm welcome into our friendly group. We look forward to seeing you there. Catherine 01253 700167 Liz 01253 701658 Margaret 01253 700926

WYRE FLOOD FORUM I arrived at High Street car park, Garstang, a few minutes before 10:00am on Wed 19th Jan. It was bright and sunny; a few cars, if any, on the main concourse of the car park. Mitzi, my dog, and I walked the riverside path which is in poor condition. It has lost its top surface layer and the flotsam of river flooding is strewn everywhere to remind us that while today the river is tranquil and docile it can rear up and bite us without notice Our hearts sang when we noticed Henry-

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WYRE FLOOD FORUM (cont) the-Heron - not in his usual position on the far left hand side of the weir but tucked in on the right side enjoying the sun shining through the tree branches. He stood up to his full height and strode imperiously for lunch placing one delicate foot in front of the other along the concrete bulwark and taking flight when a gap opened up half way across the pathway in one graceful movement soared up and over the gap landing softly further along before continuing a stately promenade to his usual spot- and I assume he is male. We have missed Henry and it is good to see normal activity resumed. Greeting other dog walkers, we passed under the bridge which in times past carried the Pilling Pig to Knott End and up on to the high platform with wide and spectacular views of one of Wyre’s countryside assets, the Bowland Fells, offering recreation and solace for residents and visitors alike.

Two white commercial vans were parked by the East Gate and I watched fascinated as two engineers in overalls disappear into the bowels of the earth. I peeled off and asked what task they were employed on as they came up for air. The van they were working from was signed LIJ Hydraulic Engineering of Preston. I looked them up on Google and they have the right qualifications. Standing by the open doors of a green cabinet, of the sort seen in many areas of our street infrastructure, it was explained to me that the shiny metal contents were in fact the diesel powered back up system which would operate the gates should there be a regional electricity failure. I was assured that the system itself contained sufficient diesel to raise and close the gates three times and additional fuel supplies were handily available. It was most encouraging to know that our public agencies are preparing for all contingencies. On the way back to the car park, I scrambled down the bank on the wide left hand bend in the river to look how the excess water draining from down town Garstang is reaching the Wyre. There are three pipes in this area which can be viewed best from the opposite bank but much more closely by very careful descent to the water side. Two flaps are immediately obvious; one flap is fully closed but with a stout stick the flap can easily be moved to an open position falling to close when the support is removed. Its twin flap will not budge at all and is stuck with about an inch gap allowing water to dribble out but it will not open further despite a squirt of WD 40+. County Highways are aware of the fault and plan to ask a nearby Blacksmith to fix it. Good to know that the agency supports local business. I am aware that this report is almost exclusively about Garstang. My justification is that the efficiency of the Garstang flood storage basin is vital to the safety of residents

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WYRE FLOOD FORUM (cont) and their property down the river. The following is from Rachel Crompton, the Principal flood Risk Officer at HQ Lancashire County Council: ‘The only recent topic I can think of that is the Flood Risk Management team’s direct responsibility relates to the flooding around Lancashire of October / November and again over New Year’s Eve, both of which impacted across Lancashire as well as locally to you in the Wyre district. The county council has identified in accordance with our investigations policy that we must investigate these floods under our duty set out in Flood and Water Management Act 2010 at Section 19. The process of assessing what all the local drainage authorities did at the time, are still doing and may yet have to do in response to those events will take a number of months. Our report will be published on the council’s website. We continue to investigate complaints of flooding to the point where we can advise on how to manage future risks, and we continue to support the other drainage authorities with their investigations.

the highway network to be used with a minimum of disruption. Mark O’Donnell, LCC Operations manager, expressed his gratitude to the team for providing trained chainsaw operatives and machinery during storm Arwen to remove a number of obstacles on the highway. Councillor Roger Brooks

KNOTT END LIBRARY We now have all our regular events back and how lovely it is to see the library being so well used by the community. We have some exciting events planned for the next few months, so watch this space… Weekly Events Storytime: Mondays 10:30am. Join us for a storytime session for pre-school children. Crochet and Needle Craft: Every Monday

Scanning Items of Interest from Wyre I came across Cllr Roger Berry’s report to Wyre Council in January which highlighted the role of the unsung heroes of our emergency response officers. I have extracted the following paragraph: ‘I would like to take this opportunity to thank Garry Scott and his team for their ongoing commitment to provide an exceptional out of hour’s service. This was called upon during Storm Arwen at the end of November and more recently in December when 54mm of rain fell onto the Wyre catchment over a 15hour period, causing flooding to highways and the opening of both flood basins on the River Wyre. The team worked well into the early hours on both occasions, deploying the council’s pumps and assisting residents and partner organisations. Their efforts prevented flooding to properties and allowed Tell them you saw it in the “Green Book”

KNOTT END LIBRARY (cont) 10:00am - 12 noon. Crochet at the library – whether you are new or more experienced in knitting, crochet or anything crafty join our friendly group for a natter and a swap of ideas and the latest tales of intrigue from round these parts. Refreshments available. Board Games Club: Mondays 2:00pm 4:00pm. Take away the ‘boardom’! Try your hand at scrabble or chess at our new weekly club. Why not bring a friend too? Knit & Natter: Tuesdays 10:00am - 12 noon. Knit & Natter at the library, enough said! Refreshments available Quiet Hour: Tuesdays 4:00pm - 5:00pm. Browse the books, sit and read a story, or use our public computers and free Wi-Fi as normal, with a little less noise than usual. We ask our customers to respect this by muting phones and devices whilst in the library.

Digital Support Sessions: Thursdays 9:30am - 11:30am. Free computer and mobile device help is here. Many people have them. Many people use them. Are you having difficulty in understanding the internet? Do you need digital help? Look no further. Learn how to use a PC, laptop or mobile device. We also offer a free beginner’s course led by one of our digital volunteers. Contact the library to book a place. Alternatively do you need help with a specific issue? Book a thirty-minute drop-in at a time that suits you. Ask within the library. Baby & Toddler Bounce & Rhyme: Fridays 10:30am - 11:00am. Suitable for children up to 18 months. A fun-filled session with songs and music. This event must be booked as spaces are limited. Lego Club: Saturdays 11:00am - 12 noon. Calling all master builders! Join us and share your passion and amazing creations. We have missed you. Town Council Surgeries: Saturdays 10:00am - 11:00am. Preesall Town council is now holding surgeries again in the library if you have any issues you wish to discuss. Monthly Events First Friday Reading Group: Fri 4th Feb 2:00pm - 3:00pm. For existing members only. However if you would like to join, pop in to add your name to the list. Over Wyre Family History: Mon 7th Feb 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Existing members only. However if you have an interest in your family history and would like to join the group, please pop in to enquire Creative Writing Group: Fri 11th Feb 2:00pm - 3:00pm. They say that there is a book inside us all and it is true; but you don’t have to be a big name writer to prove it so. If you’ve ever fancied creative writing

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KNOTT END LIBRARY (cont) yourself you should come along to this open and friendly group to find out more and get involved! Poetry Appreciation Group: Fri 18th Feb 2:00pm - 3:00pm. Read, share and discuss your favourite poems. Poetry is brilliant – enough said! Last Friday Reading Group: Fri 25th Feb 2:00pm - 3:00pm. For existing members only. However if you would like to join pop in to add your name to the list. Dates for your Diary National Storytelling Week: Sat 5th Feb 10:30am. We will be hosting a Special Storytime session for pre-school children reading favourites and most popular books. Siblings welcome too! Safer Internet Day: Tues 8th Feb 5:00 6:00pm. Dispel your worries about Social Media sites your children have access to by attending our FREE self-guided session on key social media platforms and apps. Booking essential. Children’s Mental Health Week/Half term Fun. Sat 12th Feb 10:00am - 11:00am. Join us and #GrowTogether in our free activity session supporting Children’s Mental Health Week. Enjoy sowing your very own seeds to take home, nurture and watch grow. This session is being funded by FOKEL (Friends of Knott End Library) Lancashire Lifesavers Course: Tues 22nd Feb 1:30pm - 3:00pm. We are working in partnership with the North West Ambulance Service, BBC Radio Lancashire and Lancashire County Council to provide free training as part of the #Lancashire LifeSaver Campaign. Lancashire Adult Learning will deliver this free short session, designed to provide learners with the knowledge and skills needed if someone suffers a heart attack or a cardiac arrest. The skills will include how to

deliver cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an adult, and how to access and use a defibrillator. Booking is essential so please contact the library. Spot on Rural Touring: Friday 8th April. Whalley Range All Stars- Godzilla vs The Fatberg. A first for us at the library. A special school holiday theatre show for children 8+. This 20 minute action-packed story-telling show told in the kamishibai style (Kamishibai is Japanese for paper theatre). More details to follow. New - Family History Support: Are you interested in tracing your Family Tree, but have no idea where to start? We have a Volunteer who is experienced in Family History who can help you search our Digital library and use websites such as Ancestry and Find My Past and generally point you in the right direction all for FREE! Just ask to

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