LINK-MAG Lytham St Annes Magazine March 2013

Covering the FY8 postcode area.

LYTHAM ST. ANNES

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Lytham St Annes News

Help for vulnerable residents to keep safe and warm this winter Fylde and Wyre Councils in partnership with NHS North Lancashire have been awarded Warm Homes Healthy People funding from the Department of Health.

Co-ordinated by Care and Repair (Wyre and Fylde), the area’s Warm Homes, Healthy People project is now delivering comprehensive advice, information and support to help keep vulnerable households across all tenures in Fylde and Wyre safe, warm and well during the winter months.

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Councillor Cheryl Little, Fylde Council cabinet member for Social Wellbeing, said: “This project is being publicised in every corner of Fylde.

Professional advisers are on hand at a number of agencies to ensure that people get the help they need. Many will be older people but it isn’t just about older people as it also includes people who are vulnerable in other ways.

“This is a major project that will last until the end of March.”

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March Start for £520,000 Dune Restoration

• Control and in some cases removal of invasive species such as white poplar, red Japanese rose and spiky sea buckthorn.

An innovative partnership between Blackpool Council, Fylde Council and Lancashire Wildlife Trust has landed £520,000 of Defra money to improve the highly specialised dune habitat and prevent the risk of long-term flood and erosion of the coastline along the Fylde coast.

• Boardwalks and new beach access points are proposed. The current access points encourage erosion of dunes and contributes towards the blowing of sand onto the road and into nearby gardens.

One per cent of all of England’s sand dunes are between Starr Gate and Lytham Green. Much of St Annes and Lytham was originally built on dunes, meaning that only 80 hectares remains – and much of that is in poor condition.

The Defra-backed project aims to improve the 24ha that are classed as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), of which 16ha is a Local nature Reserve and 16ha is a Local Nature Reserve, by means of:

• Planting of indigenous marren grass to bind the dunes together and reduce windblown sand.

The Defra grant of £470,000 will be supplemented by Fylde Council financial and staffing support. The project, due to start in the spring, will be supported by the five-year appointment of a Lancashire Wildlife Trust sand dunes officer to co-ordinate the work and that of teams of volunteers which it is hoped to recruit.

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Green Carpet Welcome for Indoor Bowls Council staff are rolling out a green carpet to welcome people to the sport of bowling.

The 40ft carpet-style bowls mat was bought by Fylde Council before Christmas so that bowlers could continue their sport despite bad weather.

It is so realistic that it is now being borrowed by schools and community groups at least five times a week – but there are still available slots for groups that move fast.

“We bought the mat for use at Wesham and across the borough and within a month have had five school groups using it as well as community groups in Freckleton, Kirkham and Lytham.

“All the groups have to show is that they have somewhere indoors that is suitable and then they can borrow it for free.”

Word of the £1,500 mat has spread so that local hotels have now contacted the council to see if they can hire it. Any deals that are struck will be used to finance further improvements to sports facilities in Fylde.

Anyone wanting to borrow the mat should contact Ian Brookes on 01253 658461.

Darren Bell, Fylde Council’s sports chief, said: “Bowls is very good for keeping people fit and it also crosses the generation gap as people of all ages enjoy it.

“The mat idea started after schools arranged to play at Wesham Bowls Club but were then rained off frequently.

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Work has started to extend a community nursery to grow provide plants for every corner of Fylde.

Groundworks has begun to prepare land at the back of Ashton Gardens, St Annes, for construction of a second polytunnel and a 30ft glasshouse.

After completion in the spring, the Community Growing Base and existing raised growing beds will be open to In Bloom members and members of Friends’ Groups to grow plants, bushes, vegetables, fruit and hanging baskets for parks and town centres across Fylde.

It is some years since the land last contained council greenhouses, although Fylde’s YMCAbacked Food Co-Operative has utilised volunteers to grow produce on the land in recent years.

involved in horticulture but many do not have the green space.

“This venture will be a small nursery with facilities for classes and for demonstrations by the council’s qualified nurserymen. In Bloom groups will be able to grow flowers there and create hanging baskets; the council’s own staff will be able to grow plants for the parks and members of the Food Co-Operative will have better facilities for their activities.

“The facility will be run by a qualified propagator from the council’s Parks Team who will help residents learn to grow their own in what we hope will become a horticultural centre for the whole community, encouraging folk to eat healthily and cheaply.”

When complete there will be two large polytunnels, coldframes, raised growing beds and the new double-span 30ft glasshouse.

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Horticulture Project will be Blooming Marvellous

Cash for the £30,000 scheme has come from Fylde Local Strategic Partnership.

Councillor Sue Fazackerley, Fylde Council cabinet member for Leisure and Culture, said: “Many groups and individuals want to get

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Lytham St Annes News

Parks’ Edwardian Glory Days to Return Work has started to restore Edwardian splendour to two public gardens in St Annes.

Restoration of the Ashton Gardens rose garden and the Promenade Gardens “Fountain Gardens” is being carried out

by Fylde Council’s Parks and Greenspace team and should be complete by the spring start of the tourist season.

Team members have been studying old photographs and aim to put both gardens back to their original state 100 years ago: • The Ashton Gardens rose garden used to have a 60 foot-long trellis on both sides of the garden. A new, long-lasting hardwood trellis has now been erected and will be planted with lavender and climbing roses.

• There used to be narrow lawn edgings around each Ashton Gardens rosebed.

These will be reinstated.

• Many of the rose beds will be replanted.

• The Supporters of Ashton Gardens have already refurbished the drinking fountain.

The central fountain, which features a woman holding an urn, was restored as part of the Heritage Lottery works.

No-one remembers why, but flower beds in the Promenade Gardens have become rectangular over the years. They will be filled in and the beds redesigned in their original shapes of two eightpoint star flowerbeds and one flowerbed in the shape of a four-leaf clover.

The Promenade Garden lawns will be edged once again with rocks while the rockeries at each end of the lawn will be restored to their Edwardian prime.

Mark Wilde, Fylde Council Parks and Greenspaces manager, said: “Everyone comments on how good the gardens look, but we feel they will look even better if restored to their original Edwardian layout and design.

“The bedding displays should prove even more eye-catching than they do at the moment.

“The old photographs were a bit of an eyeopener. They showed how the gardens had changed over the years – and sometimes not for the better.

“We can’t think when or why the Promenade Gardens flowerbeds were changed from the original star shape to rectangles but I’m sure they will look better when they are restored.

“The Ashton Gardens rose garden was also different when it was first opened. Again, noone knows why the small lawns in front of the rosebeds were removed. It was probably to make maintenance easier but we’re going to bite that bullet and return things to what they were.

“These horticultural improvements at Ashton and Promenade Gardens will incur no additional cost to the public as we pay our gardeners over the winter anyway. They are doing a fantastic job in atrocious weather - I hope their work will be testimony to their dedication for generations to come.”

Work on the Promenade Gardens is being split into sections. Work on the first section will be completed this spring with other sections being improved in subsequent winters. It is hoped that local businesses will sponsor sections of the Promenade Gardens as they are completed to help with ongoing maintenance costs.

Both projects are being undertaken with support from, and in partnership with, the St Annes-on-Sea “In Bloom” group.

Study of old photographs has shown a historic concentration of red, orange and yellow flowers on the promenade. Those colours will once again predominate when work on the flowerbeds is complete.

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30th & 31st March 10am - 5pm

With ‘The Fylde Country Life Preservation Society’ Vintage Tractors + Stationary engines + Motor Cycles + Cars Commercials + Crafts + Trade Stands + Animals Museum + Pottery + Meet the Easter Bunny Lamb feeding + Chicks + Pony & Tractor Rides + Cafe + Much More

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Spruce up your skirting boards

THE NO-HASSLE WAY with these top tips...                      

                      

    

                 

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Q: What's the best sort of paint to use on my skirting boards?

                

              

       

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Citizens Required to Join Litter Drive

“Council staff have trained Police Community Support Officers across Fylde to issue tickets for dog-dirt and litter but members of the public have their own part to play.

A leading councillor is calling for civicminded citizens to spend 30 minutes to help keep their town litter-free.

“Litter is a scourge of the modern age and, as a tourist area, we have a special interest in keeping tidy.

Councillor Albert Pounder is urging people to take part in a Keep Britain Tidy drive in the first two weeks in February. People are asked to record company names on litter – and Keep Britain Tidy staff nationally will then name the company to encourage them to change their ways.

“I hope this Great Litter Count will result in the worst offending companies taking steps to reduce wasteful packaging or, in the case of enterprises like takeaways, providing more litter bins.

England’s Great Litter Count takes just 30 minutes of citizens’ time as they survey their street and then report back to Keep Britain Tidy online.

Councillor Pounder, Fylde Council cabinet member for Customer and Operational Services, said: “Fylde people are rightly proud of their towns and they want to keep them looking good.

“It only takes 30 minutes and can be done at any time in the first two weeks of February. It doesn’t cost a penny as the results can be reported online to Keep Britain Tidy.”

Details of the scheme can be seen at: www.keepbritaintidy.org

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24th February & 3rd March: Snowdrop Sundays Grounds open 10.30am - 4.30pm Admission: £2.50 per Adults / £1.00 per Child

After exploring the grounds you could take the time to visit the Tea Room which is open every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Sunday - 10.30am till 4.30pm, the tea room serves hot and cold food.

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LYTHAM ST ANNES FOOTBALL CLUB Local football is still being badly affected by the wintry weather with more entire weekend fixture lists being either decimated by either waterlogged or frozen pitches. Grounds all over the Blackpool & Fylde are suffering badly by the amount of rain which has fallen regularly during the past 18 months. If there isn’t an improvement in the weather soon a serious situation could develop where many teams could struggle to complete their season’s commitments.

At the LSA YMCA the club’s Under 13s, 15s and 16s all remained unbeaten up to midFebruary and all had also progressed through to the Hogan Cup quarter finals. There will be no County Cup glory this season though. The Under 13s were beaten at home in the quarter finals by Lammack and then the 15s were eliminated in the semi finals by another East Lancs club Mill Hill, also at home. This is the first time for five seasons that the YMCA will not lift a County Cup trophy.

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• Events at Lytham Library Every Tuesday 10.30-11 Baby Bounce and Rhyme fun for babies and their parents, grandparents and carers Every Wednesday 10.30-11 Toddler Time singing and stories for toddlers and their parents, grandparents and carers 1st & 3rd Tues 2.30-4.30 Family History Group Nattering Knitters 11-12 alternate Mondays Tuesday 1.30-4.30 Business Link business advice Contact details Tel 01253 736745 email Lytham.library@lancashire.gov.uk • Events at St Annes Library Every Monday 10 -10.30 Baby Bounce and Rhyme- fun for babies and their parents, grandparents and carers Every Monday 11-11.30 Toddler Time singing and stories for toddlers and their parents, grandparents and carers Every Tuesday Storytime 11am 1st Wednesday 10am and 2nd Thursday 2pm each month reading groups. Come and join in the discussions.

1st and 3rd Friday every month 10-12 Knit Together– all welcome to knit, crochet, chat and enjoy a brew.

1st Tuesday 2-4 and 3rd Wednesday 2-4 Family History Group Every Thursday Online basics session 10am -12 (booking essential) 1st & 3rd Tues 10am Together Wii Play.

Supported WiiFit Sessions aimed at older people Every Monday one to one help with online forms and CV writing, booking essential 2nd Wednesday Teenage Reading Group 6.30-7.30pm Monday 18th March 3.45pm – 4.45 Trailblazers Reading Group for 7-11 year olds Thursday 7th March 10-11am Come and celebrate World Book Day at our special fairytale storytime for under 5s Contact details Tel 01253 643900 Email stannes.library@lancashire.gov.uk • Events at Ansdell Library Every Tuesday 2pm Story times Every Thursday 10.30am Baby Bounce and Rhyme fun for babies and their parents, grandparents and carers Every Monday, Toddler Rhyme Time10.3011am singing and stories for toddlers and their parents, grandparents and carers Every Friday –Computer Basics, 2-4pm.

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games Mon 11th Mar 2pm Poetry Writers’ Group A friendly and informal way to share your poems Tues 12th & 26th Mar 10.30am Knit & Natter Monday 18th March – Family History Group, 2-4pm. Booking required.

Friday 15th March 10.30am Reading Group – new members are welcome.

Thursday 28th March – Chat and cuppa Event, 2-3pm. Come and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee with the Friends of Ansdell Library Thursday 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th March Six Weeks of Stories (for Grown Ups) 2-3.30pm Open to anyone who would like to hear stories and poems read aloud in a small, informal group. Includes refreshments.

Thursday 7th March 4-5pm Storybird session. Come and celebrate World Book Day by having fun creating your own digital book with Storybird. Families and children of all ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by a suitable adult Thursday 7th March 7pm Book swap and quiz night to celebrate World Book Day with Friends of Ansdell Library Bring along your paperbacks to swap and enjoy our book based quiz. Entrance £1. Soft drinks will be available; if you would like wine or beer please bring your own bottle Contact details tel 01253 738554 Email Ansdell.library@lancashire.gov.uk Website www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries Find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/ fyldelibraries and Twitter http://twitter.com/ fyldelibraries • Lytham Hall 3rd March: Snowdrop Sundays. Grounds open 10.30am - 4.30pm Admission: £2.50 per Adult / £1 per Child. Free Parking.

Guided tours of the Hall at 11am & 2pm £4 per person.

Midweek Guided Tours: Group visits welcome by arrangement. Min 15 people £5 per head to include garden entry to the snowdrops plus guided tour of the Hall.

Easter Sunday 31st March: The Friends of Lytham Hall Family Fun Day Easter Egg Hunt, Vintage Fair and other activities for the Children.Grounds open 10.30am - 4.30pm. Admission: Free entry to the grounds, £1.00 parking Lytham Hall Tea Room is now open every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday 10am till 4pm. Entrance to the grounds is free, ample car parking (charges may apply on Sundays) Please come along and try out our new menu which is serving Homemade Hot & Cold Food:- Cooked Breakfast, Hot Pot, Corn Beef Hash, Afternoon Tea, Tea Cakes and much more.

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• Warton Junior Badminton Club Sat 9-10am, 10-11.30am, 11.30-1pm ages 7-18.

Call Dorothy Barrett 739801 / Mike Cooper 633402 • Alzheimers Support Group Fylde We meet at The United Reform Church, Bannister St. Lytham, FY8 5HP. 10am - 12. Second Weds in the month. For further information please contact the local Dementia/Alzheimers Office 01253 312893 • Fylde Croquet Club General club meetings every Weds afternoon/ evening and Sunday afternoon. Club takes part in several Northwest leagues and national knockout competitions. More details at www.fyldecroquet. co.uk or telephone Liz on 01253 735266.

• The South Fylde Branch of RAFA We meet every Weds evening (except Weds after Bank Holidays) at 7:30pm start time 8:00pm for about an hour at Richard Peck House 1 St Thomas’s Road, St Anne’s (opp St Thomas’s Anglican Church).

Meetings provide a warm welcome to it’s members and any serving or ex-RAF members. We enjoy quiz nights, film shows and guest speakers. Further info from Mr Bernard Worsfold on 720667 or email southfyldeRAFA@aviator.org.uk • Fylde Speakers Club The club is open to everyone at any level of speaking whether you are terrified or love speaking in public come and join us. We meet every second Wednesday at the Assembly Rooms, Dicconson Terrace in Lytham. For more info contact Lynne Martin on 07751 936 555.

• Zumba Gold Classes (for seniors & beginners) Mondays 1.30pm2.30pm at the Parish Rooms, St Annes.

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Would you like to meet others in the situation? We meet every first & third Thurs at The Hole In One, Forest Drive, Lytham. email f.gray@btconnect.com • Lytham St. Annes Road Runners Club (LSARRC) Seniors: 6:30pm Tuesdays and Thursdays. Beginners: 6pm Mondays. Juniors: 5pm Mondays (8-13), 5.15pm Tuesdays (8-13), 6.30pm Tuesdays (11+) and Thursdays (11+). All meetings at Lytham Y.M.C.A., Mythop Road.

Runners of all standards from beginners to experienced welcome.

Club races open to the public: The St. Anne’s Carnival Races - Sunday 7th July 2013: Fun Run (1 mile approx) 10:00am, 5K (13 and over) 11:00 entry at the Lord Derby Pub, St. Anne’s Road West, St. Anne’s FY8 1RG. The Green Drive Five - Sunday 20th October 2013.

• Mature Moves Keep fit, music and dance, for older adults of any age. All abilities welcome.

St Annes Pensioners Hall, St Albans Road Mondays 9.30-11 Wesham Scout Hut Tuesdays 10-11 Kirkham Community Centre Tuesdays 1.30-3 Contact: 01253 780609

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• Nifty Fiftys Keep Fit Keep fit, music and dance, for older adults of any age. All abilities welcome. Lytham Methodist Church Hall, Park St. Mondays 2-3pm -780609 • By Jingo Lingo Fun French for pre-schoolers, including songs, nursery rhymes and activities. Every Thursday at the Parish Rooms, St Annes. Cubs (9 months - 2 yrs) 9.30-10am. Bears (2 yrs- 4 yrs) 10.15am 10.45am. Come and join the fun with Billy! For further information and availability contact Lisa on 07966366826 or email: lisa@byjingolingo.com • Welfare Benefit Outreach Surgeries With the support of Fylde Council, Fylde CAB, Wyre Council & Care & Repair, Disability First is now providing welfare benefit outreach surgeries for people living in Fylde & Wyre. You can book a free 30 mins time slot for benefit checks to ensure you are receiving everything you are entitled to. The Fylde surgery is held at Fylde CAB, Kirkham. Call Disability First on 472202/3 or email andycoupland@disabilityfirst.org • The Probus Club of St Annes-on-the-Sea We meet every Thursday from October to March at 10am for 10.30am in the Pensioners’ Hall, St. Alban’s Road, Lytham St. Annes.

March 7 - Gordon Walker - Ex Army Bomb Disposal talk entitled “286 BANGS” March 14 - Veronica Walker talks about Dickens’ many offsprings - “WHAT THE DICKENS HAPPENED TO THE CHILDREN?” March 21 - Joanne Halliwell gives a theatrical performance entitled “BETSY - THE SCULLERY MAID” March 28 - Annual General Meeting.

We welcome new members - please contact Bill O’Connor on 727529 for further details • The Lytham Belles WI Group We meet on the first Sunday of every month at victory hall next door to St Cuthberts Church Lytham at 7:30 - 9:30. Everyone is welcome for details email: lythambelles@virginmedia.com or checkout our Facebook page lythambelles • Zumba Classes all levels welcome Monday 6.30pm Our Lady’s Parish Centre Tues 6.30pm Palatines Community Sports College Wednesday 8pm St Pauls Church Hall Thursday 7.30pm St Marys Church Hall 07716 605461 Zumbasuzy.com • Needlework Club - Fylde Coast Crafters All types of needlework, at this friendly Club Spencer Court, Blackpool Tel. Christine 342406 • U3A We meet on the second Friday of every month at the URC Hall Lytham St Annes St Georges Rd 10am for 10.30. The next two months speakers will be 8th March, Dave Ward “ Sea planes over the Ribble” 12 April, Steve Cushing “Ice Marathon” We welcome new members please contact Audrey O’Connor on 01253 727529

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• Sandhills Singalong Group Friendly social group for older people, meets every Thursday from 12.30pm at Sandhills Pub, 18-20 St Annes Road West, Lytham St Annes. Join us for musical entertainment from Miss Patricia, singing all the old songs you love. For more info call Age UK Lancashire on 0300 303 1234 or email fyldeoffice@ageuklancs.org.uk.

• Lytham St Annes Men’s Forum We meet at the Wesley Hall, Westby Street, Lytham at 10am on Wednesdays.

6 Mar Local History 10.00 Talk by David Hutton for Men’s Forum 739279.

13 Mar Annual General Meeting 10.00 New members are always welcome to come along.

• Cameo Lunch Club Join us every Monday from 12-2pm for a tasty and nutritious lunch and fun activities.

Meets at St Cuthberts Church Hall, Lytham.

For more information call Age UK Lancashire on 0300 303 1234 or email fyldeoffice@ ageuklancs.org.uk.

• Diabetes UK Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde Coast Children’s Support Group Supporting children with Type 1 Diabetes and their families. Our Group provides a friendly, constructive, safe and informative environment to meet and we provide fun and healthy activities to participate in. Upto-date activities and Group information is available on www.fylde-coast-childrens. diabetesukgroup.org or email diabetesuk. fyldekidssupport@sky.com • Lytham Bridge Club Pembroke Road, Ansdell, FY8 !AN 01253 795017 Friendly duplicate bridge. Visitors £3, Tues afternoon 1.30 (hosted) Wed evening 7.30 (hosted) Thurs evening 7.30 Fri afternoon 1.45(hosted) Sat eve 7.30 Please be seated 10 mins before session begins (15 mins if partner required)

• Swimming Groups Groups for adults who are too nervous to go on there own, who like a warm pool and the teacher in the water. Beginners, improvers and fitness swimmers welcome. Mon 9am Tues 9 & 12.30, Wed 9am, Thurs 12 , Fri 9.30am. Also mums and babies groups, Mon 12, Tue 9.30 & 12, Wed 9.30 &12 ,Thurs 9.30 & 12.30, Fri 9am. And school-age groups Mon to thurs 4, 4.30, & 5pm. Sat 9am, 9.30, 10, 10.30, 11, 11.30, 12, 12.30. Phone the Parkwater hotel for details 01253 725106 or text 07989908135 • St. Annes on Sea K.U.G.B. Karate Club Shotokan Karate 7yrs and above (teenagers and adults welcome) Weds St. Albans Church Hall 7 til 8 beginners and lower grades, 8 - 9 advanced. Also sats at St. Thomas Scout Hut 2.30 - 3.30, 3.30 - 4.45 advanced. £4 pay as you go Phone 07989 908135 for details, (www.kugb.org ) • Zumba Gold On Tuesdays at St Cuthberts Church Lytham from 1.30-2.30 Zumba Gold for over 50’s and beginners. 5 Minute dance routines to Salsa,Cha Cha, Bellydance,Merengue,and Disco music. Tel Lynda Holmes 403273 • Lytham St Annes Philatelic Society Meet every other Weds at the Drive Methodist Church, St Annes. New members very welcome, 7pm for 7.30pm. Contact the Sec on: 729659.

• Zumba Gold On Tuesdays at Clifton Drive Methodist Church St Annes 7.30-8.30pm for over 50’s and beginners. Zumba Gold is 5 minute dance fitness routines to chacha,merengue, salsa, belly dance, disco. tango music.

Slower than ordinary Zumba. Lynda Holmes.

Tel: 01253 403273 or mob: 07533012494 • Social Dancing Social Dancing Pensioners hall St Albans Road St Annes Every Tuesday 8.30pm until 10.00pm. Contact Tracey 01253 851076

• Just Good Friends We meet at the YMCA on St Albans Rd, St Annes Saturday afternoons 2pm-4pm Its just £1 for a brew or a coffee and biscuits!! There’s a monthly raffle where we each bring something in, raffle it and help raise money.The group is a group set up for each other. It’s here for everybody. Whether you just want to socialise, help, listen, chat, simply feel lonely or just have a laugh.

Contact Bev Sykes on 07557734233 after 6pm please • Simply Meditate Classes Tuesdays 7:30 - 9:00pm, Fee £5 Grant Smith Physio Centre, 25 Westby Street, Lytham St Annes FY8 5JF Thursdays 7:30 - 9:00pm, Fee £5 Love Beauty Therapies, 46 Wood Street, St Annes-on-Sea FY8 1QG. Tel: 352721 www.meditationinblackpool.org.uk Registered Charity no. 1080291 • Maddy’s Fitness Classes If you’d like to slim your hips and tone those wobbly bits please join us! Laugh the pounds away in a fun, friendly class for all abilities.

Mixing aerobics and toning. Mondays 6-7pm, Lytham St Annes High School, Worsley Rd. £3.50. Turn up or tel 733780

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• Blood Donation “PLEASE CALL 0300 123 23 23 TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT” Monday 25th March Lytham St Annes YMCA, St Albans Road, St Annes, FY8 1XD 2pm – 4pm & 5pm – 7.30pm • Lytham St Annes Floral Society Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish Rooms, St Albans Road, St Annes. February 27th, 7.30pm Ros Harrison, Dalton-in-Furness. “New Expressions” Visitors reduced price £3.00 Enquiries: 737339 • Windmill Quilters Are holding an event on 16th & 17th March, which will be an Exhibition to mark the 25th Anniversary of Windmill Quilters. The event will be held at the Assembly Rooms, Dicconson Terrace, Lytham, FY8 5JY. The opening times are 10 to 4 daily.

Admission is £2. Refreshments will be available.

There will be trade stands and displays of the members’ own work. There will also be a raffle and the proceeds of the raffle will be split between the North West Air Ambulance and the Lytham branch of the RNLI. • Women’s World Day of Prayer Women of all denominations from St. Annes and Lytham are invited to share in this occasion at Lytham Methodist Church Friday March 1st at 2pm. Speaker; Deacon Myrtle Poxon Theme: “ I was a stranger and you too me in”. These services will be taking place across the world. A welcome for everyone.

• Lytham St Annes Guardian Concert Band We are always on the look out for new talent and anyone is welcome to come along to a rehearsal.

We rehearse on Tuesday evenings at the Lytham Methodist Church, Westby Street, Lytham, FY8 5LU from 7.30pm – 9.30pm.

Information on any aspect of the band (including the Ensemble) or to make a booking enquiry: Paul (Musical Director)Tel: 07981 312183 or Clare (Concert Secretary) Tel: 07870 577374 website: www.guardianconcertband.co.uk • Lytham Belles WI Craft Fair Come and support local artisans at the Lytham Belles Craft Fair on Saturday 9th March 11am3pm at Victory Hall next to St Cuthberts Church Lytham • Parkinson’s Support Group Lytham St. Annes & District We meet at St. Margaret’s Church Community Centre St. Leonard’s Road West, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 2NT At 2pm on the First Tues of the month. Please contact: John Standbridge 01253 731210 • Sing!

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Holy week services each day at 7pm, Good Friday Morning Prayer and 12noon 3 hour devotional. Easter Sunday 8am and 10am services • The Hook Up Crochet group for all abilities. 11am – 1pm Thursdays at Washington’s Tearooms, Park Rd. St. Anne’s. £3 subs. Come and join in with the crochet-alongs, learn new techniques and share experiences. Cake, coffee and a good craic all available. Call Amy on 07956 605 612 for more information.

• Fylde 50+ Forum The next meetings of the Forum will take place at 2pm on Wednesday 20th March 2013 and the 22nd May 2013 both at the United Reform Church in St Annes. At this forum you can raise concerns or issues about social services, transport etc. For more information contact Alan on 01253 885177 or visit www.sites.google.com/ site/fylde50plusforum • Pilates Classes - all levels welcome Monday 6:00-7:00pm, Wednesday 6:30-7:30pm Clifton School, Clitheroe Road, St Annes Tuesday 10:00-11:00am, Thursday 10:0011:00am, Thursday 6:00-7:00pm. St Pauls Church Hall, Lake Road North, Ansdell.

Contact Margot Dunlop 01253 711350 Email: margotj@btinternet.com • Past Rotarians of the Fylde is a club for older Rotarians who still like to enjoy fellowship and limited service. For membership please contact John Harrop Secretary 01253 732342 or Tony Scott President 01253 349661 • Lytham Methodist Church invite you to share in the Easter Story on Church Open Day Saturday March 30th 10am-3pm Come and see the Tableau reflecting on the events of Good Friday. Refreshments available with lunches on sale 12 -2pm. Everyone welcome • Ribble Cruising Club Club meetings Friday evenings 9pm Wednesday evenings starting 26th September More details at ribblecruisingclub.org.uk

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