Laura Pearson

IN THIS ISSUE...

We start this month with a fabulous feature on International Women’s Day (8th March 2022) by Sharon Henry, featuring four inspirational women; Alice Herz-Sommer who was the world’s oldest Holocaust survivor and the drama about her life story won an Oscar. Figen Murray OBE who has campaigned to promote kindness and tolerance since her son’s murder at the Manchester Bombing. Sharon Latham who was the first female Premier League club photographer and Lara Besbrode who has built a very successful award winning business during the Covid pandemic.

Clothing brand Never Fully Dressed (known for its vibrant, creative prints and multiway styling) explains to us why they are more than just a fashion brand and how they deliver outfits for everyBODY.

Margaret Brecknell talks about the demise of the once famous Belle Vue Zoological Gardens and also has a fascinating story about how for nearly two centuries, few outside the Edge Hill district of Liverpool knew of the existence of a network of tunnels and underground caverns, hidden far out of sight underneath the city’s streets, until in the last decade of the 20th century when a group of volunteers began a painstaking excavation project to uncover them. Alijan Kirk continues in his series of profiling our nation’s Prime Ministers, to feed his ambition of bringing national politics and history to a regional audience.

Catherine Dean Coaching tells us what she has learnt about weight loss from living in France, Deborah Hatswell has a witness report of a wild dog with huge fangs and bright yellow eyes and Jason Gleaves, international author of ‘UFO PHOTO’ and ‘The Ufology Umbrella’, talks about the UFO Air Miss at Manchester Airport in 1995; the House of Commons recognise the Dukes 50th birthday year as they launch exciting spring season and the Liverpool International Jazz Festival is coming back with a bang after a covid-forced hiatus.

Our featured towns this month are Blackburn - a large industrial town rich in history, architecture, monuments and museums; Sedbergh - situated amidst the Yorkshire Dales National Park, a walker’s paradise, and Wigan - rich in history, culture, community, and sports.

And of course, as always, we have features on homes, health, delicious recipes, fascinating history, and a bit of wildlife and more - all in our March issue.

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10 Step Onto The Property Ladder With Redrow in Leyland 12 Never Fully Dressed More Than a Fashion Brand 16 Keswick Museum to receive £77,400 from third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund 22 UCLan - Professor Don Kurtz 28 New label WAySTEaD™ is using Japanese artisan craftsmanship to turn global plastic waste into the latest high fashion streetwear 34 Anna Baker Skin Clinic In-Focus Clinic Treatment 46 Almost 50, feeling 20 - 6 powerful habits that will help change your life 50 CEOs Pivotal Role in Theatre’s Success 60 THE FITLAB 64 Unique Ladies: Excel Coaching 66 Unique Ladies: Hands on Heart 74 Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Tip - Curb Your Couch Potato 76 Author Shares Mountaineering Adventures 78 Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Tip - Dry Month 81 Rising From the Ashes of a Pandemic - Lancashire Roofing Building Ltd 84 Olympian Danny Purvis helps judge Bolton School Junior Boys’ Gym Final 88 What’s Your Sex and the City Interior Style? 98 Get Walking With The Woodland Trust This Winter 106 Stone the Crows! It’s the solstice 108 Creativity and Community at Farfield Mill 118 Rare Kingfisher Has Birders Abuzz 120 Leap of Faith Becomes Family’s Dream Home 124 National Charity Seeks New Ideas to Reduce Loneliness in Lancashire 126 Cumbria’s Dark Skies Festival Returns 128 House Of Commons Recognise The Dukes 50th Birthday Year as They Launch Exciting Spring Season 130 Journalling for All Ages 2022 – The Year for You 132 Stonyhurst St Mary’s Hall Announces The Appointment Of A New Headmaster 134 Stonyhurst Win Major Tennis Award For Consecutive Year 142 Footloose The Musical Full Tour Cast Announced 144 10 Unusual Ideas To Celebrate Love This Valentine 158 Naked with a Canary 160 Hog Many Every Day For Lowton’s Irene 168 International Women’s Day 178 Liverpool International Jazz Festival 2022 184 St Anne’s Christmas Market set to be an annual event 190 Calling Planet Earth To Lancaster Priory 192 Joseph Williamson & His Unique Underground Project 196 Revealed: The Most Expensive Landmarks in the World 198 SpeedoMick Completes Epic 2,400 Mile Giving Back Tour 200 Tate Liverpool Unveils Two New Free Collections Displays Exploring Liverpool’s Relationship to Migration and International Exchange 202 The Demise of the Once Famous Belle Vue Zoological Gardens 206 Prime Ministers - The Earl of Wilmington to The Earl of Bute