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November 2010 Contents •
Bennett's 3rd Birthday Offer
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Convert All Your Media With Orion
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Beat VAT Increase Best Interiors
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Leftons £1/2million Clearance
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WIN Cost of MOT Back J.Jacksons
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Display Clearance
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Unknown Explorer Scouts
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Bulk Bags Firewood Wyre Building
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Health & Beauty
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Food & Black Bull Christmas
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Where Am I?
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Lest We Forget Remembrance Day
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Discount Motoring
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Fleetwood Gym Update
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Fleetwood Town FC
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Editors Letter Well here we are again, we hope you had a great Halloween and went to an organised event for Bonfire Night, there has been a great fireworks night locally so well done for supporting the event and big thanks to those that put the event on. Thoughts are now turning towards Christmas, so its time to get the house ready for visitors by using one of our advertisers to help there are many offers inside and discounts especially to beat the vat increase in Jan. Congratulations LINK-Spotter Alan Billington, Tithebarn Street who won our where am I competition £50 on its way to you.
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Unknown Explorer Unit Fleetwood On The Move: As of the 3rd of September 2010, Unknown Explorer Scout Unit has moved from its Old Head Quarters at 1st Fleetwood Scout HQ to Broadway Tea Rooms, St. Nicholas Church, Broadway, Fleetwood. 17year old Explorer Scout & Young Leader, Steve Gardiner said: “Scouting, has helped me build my character, just recently I have spent 10 days away camping with 1200 other Scouts from across the world. Together as a team we undertook several activities, canoeing, abseiling, archery, sailing, presenting a radio show, and I tired my hand at dry wall building. I would recommend Scouting to any young person looking to make friends and a challenge” Unknown Explorer Scout Leader
Gareth Bates said: “Explorer Scouts are young people, usually aged between 14 and 18 years old. They make up the fourth section of the Scouting family after Beavers, Cubs and Scouts” For further details contact Gareth on: 07732399499 or via Email gareth@unknownes.org •Scouting is the largest coeducational youth movement in the UK with a total of 480,916 members (April 2009 figures) •Worldwide, there are well over 28 million members in over 216 Countries. Two thirds of the membership lives in developing Countries.
•Scouting in West Lancashire has a membership of just under 10,000 members in the following 8 Districts: Chorley, Blackpool, Preston, Ormskirk, South Ribble, Fylde, Wyre, and Lonsdale. County Scout Office below: Waddecar Scout Camp Site, Snape Raike Lane, Goosnargh, PRESTON PR2 3NU Tel: 01995 61336
•The Aim of the Association is “To countyoffice@westlancashirescouts.org.uk promote the development of young Main Web Site: people in achieving their full physical, www.westlancashirescouts.org.uk intellectual, social and spiritual potential as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities.
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basic breadmaking Everyone likes fresh bread, and with supermarkets' bakeries failing to do little more than heat up their loaves, isn't it time you learned how to do it properly? Try some of these delicious bread recipes...
Fruit loaf (Makes 1 loaf) 350g strong white (bread) flour 3/4tsp easy-blend (active dry) yeast 2tsp sugar 3/4tsp salt 1/2tsp ground cardamom or zest of 1/2 lemon 55g stick butter, melted and cooled slightly 1 egg, beaten 150 ml milk, warmed 100g currants 55g sultanas (golden raisins) 2tbsp dried cranberries 1tbsp candied orange peel Place all the ingredients except the fruit in a large bowl. Mix to moisten the dry ingredients and knead thoroughly until smooth and supple. This may be done either by hand or using a mixer fitted with a dough hook, to make a soft dough. Bring the dough together in a ball, then cover the bowl with clingfilm (plastic wrap) or a damp tea towel (dish towel), and set aside in a warm, draught-free place until doubled in size. Meanwhile, rinse the currants and sultanas in hot water. Drain the fruit, then pat dry with paper towels and leave in a warm place with the cranberries and orange peel until needed. Knock back the risen dough and transfer to a lightly floured surface. Knead the fruit thoroughly into the dough. Roll or flatten the dough into a rectangle that is as wide as your tin is long, and about 1 cm/ 1/2in thick.
Roll up the dough, starting at a short side, and pinch the seam to seal. Grease the tin. Place the dough roll seam -side down in the tin and remove any loose fruit from the surface, or it will burn while baking. Cover the loaf loosely with lightly oiled clingfilm and leave in a warm, draught-free place until almost doubled in size. Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas Mark 6. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes. To test, remove the loaf from the tin. Tap sharply on the top and bottom; it should sound hollow. Cool on a wire rack.
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Connect the dots to reveal the farmyard animal.
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Farm Animals Word Search Puzzle Find the words about farm animals, listed below, in the word search grid. Circle each letter one by one. Each letter of the word search grid may be used in more than one word. When the word search puzzle is complete, read the remaining letters left to right, top to bottom, to learn an interesting fact about one of the farm animals.
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Lest We Forget Remembrance events all over Wyre Wyre is pulling out all the stops to pay tribute to the brave men and women who have fallen while serving their country, with a full programme leading up to Remembrance Sunday. A number of events are being held around the borough, four of which are detailed below. Children from Shakespeare Primary School in Fleetwood will be the first to take part in a new community project designed to raise awareness of Remembrance Day and create more respect for war memorials among young people.
A Northern Festival of Remembrance will be hosted by the Mayor and Mayoress of Wyre (Councillor Russell and Mrs Christine Forsyth) on 9 November. Headlining at the Marine Hall in Fleetwood is the Band of the King's Division, with support from Blackpool Male Voice Choir and the massed choir of Wyre churches conducted by Colin Noble, The Beecham Singers, classic sounds from Ann Cookson and Peter Baldwin, the Barbara Jackson School of Dance and Shakespeare School Choir. There will also be a parade of standards and a drum head service led by the Mayor's chaplain, Reverend Paul Clemence. All 500 tickets have been sold, raising approximately ÂŁ2,300 so far for the Royal British Legion's Womens Section and the Wyre branch of the NSPCC. A special pamphlet which has been produced about the history of Memorial Park to boost funds for the above charities will also be launched and on sale before the performance.
The programme, being delivered on 2 November, will include presentations on the history of Memorial Park, what happens at a remembrance service and a film clip about the seriousness of modern day conflict. This will be followed by a brief service at Fleetwood War Memorial, including wreath laying and a two minutes' silence, before the sowing of poppy seeds in Memorial Park. Bringing the project to life for Year 6 pupils all over Wyre are: - Paul Deacon, Neighbourhood Officer for Wyre Borough Council - Terry Rogers, a Fleetwood veteran - Michelle Hargreaves, researcher from the Friends of Memorial Park - Rachael Hesketh, Development Worker for United Futures (a partnership between United Utilities and the Groundwork charity).
A public Remembrance Service will be held on Armistice Day itself (11 November)at Barton, Bilsborrow and Myerscough War Memorial. Councillor Pete Murphy, Performance Portfolio Holder, will represent Wyre Borough Council. The Mayor and Mayoress of Wyre will attend a service at Marine Gardens in Fleetwood before moving on to the dedication of 18 new trees in Memorial Park at noon. The tree planting has been organised by Michelle Hargreaves, researcher of the Friends of Memorial Park group and authour of the history pamphlet, with support from the council. It will resurrect a long-lost tradition from the 1920s where new trees were planted at the site at this time every Remembrance Day.
Paul, himself a veteran Royal Marine, said that a similar project based on intergenerational respect had been been carried out last year between veterans and a group of disaffected young men from Fleetwood.
Among those in attendance will be local man Norman Gallagher, whose grandfather died serving in World War I and his father in World War II, plus the daughter of Fleetwood marine Darren Smith, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2009.
"Because this was so successful and with the offensive graffiti attack on the war memorial still on our minds, we decided that other young people could benefit from an exercise like this.
On Remembrance Sunday (14 November) council representatives will lay wreaths during services taking place at war memorials around Wyre: Fleetwood, Councillor Alan Vincent, Deputy Leader of
Wyre Borough Council, Garstang, Councillor Vivien Taylor, Deputy Mayor of Wyre Poulton, Councillor Peter Gibson, Leader of Wyre Borough Council, Preesall (1.45pm), Councillor "The headteachers we have spoken to so far have been Vivien Taylor, Deputy Mayor of Wyre very supportive and we would like to thank Shakespeare Thornton Cleveleys, Councillor Russell Forsyth, School for being the first to welcome us. We can promise Mayor of Wyre "This is so much more than a history lesson. We want to teach them about respect and consideration, both for others and their surroundings.
them a very interesting and enlightening day."
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with playing kit, training kit and new jackets, all our team now train in Fleetwood at the high school on the floodlit astro turf. We now have Would like to over 20 FA Qualified coaches and congratulate our are working toward the FA Charter Under 11’s Man- Standard award which provides ager Mick Young proof the Club is run to the FA who has been pick out in the Wyre guidelines to provide good coacharea for a special Recognition ing in a safe and enjoyable enviaward and will receive his award at ronment. a star studied award ceremony in Blackpool on November 26th. Mick We now start the preparation for has been involved at Fleetwood our 10 annual football tournament Gym for nearly 10 years. Mick has next year and are currently looking been battling Leukaemia for the for sponsors to help with the cost past 5 years but has still continued of hosting the event. If you would to coach football throughout this like to sponsor an age group at the battle. Well done Mick, you are a tournament which attract over credit to our Club!!! 2500 people a day then contact Barry Whittaker on 07775928332. November is our 3 year anniversary since are recreation, in that 3 October was a good month for the years we now have over 160 chil- Gym, our Under 9’s have contindren playing in our 10 new teams. ued with their league promotion All our 10 teams play in our new push having now played 14 with yellow/blue kit and through our 12 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss to hard work fundraising are provided league leaders Warton. The Under
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9’s are now 2nd in the Poulton and District League 1b. Our Under 10 continue to battle hard and take their share of the points are now in a good mid table position. The Under 11’s Managed by Mick Young are this year’s dark horses, finishing bottom last season are now riding high and still unbeaten this season having played 8 won 6 and drew 2. We are currently looking for players in our Under 5’s and 6’s group that runs on a Saturday Morning 10.30 am on King Georges. Regards Barry Whittaker Chairman, Fleetwood Gym Football Club 07775928332
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community FLEETWOOD CHURCHES TOGETHER Friday 5 Nov St. Paul’s Church, Darbishire Road COFFEE MORNING & BOOK SALE 10.00am to 12.00noon. Admission Free Everyone welcome. Trinity Methodist Church, Fleetwood Road COFFEE MORNING 10.00am to 12.00noon Sunday 14 Nov St. Peter’s Church, Lord Street FESTIVAL OF CHOIRS FOR REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 6.30pm. See the banner on the railingsThis will be a fabulous evening. Come and enjoy the wonderful sound of local school children, as well as the Church choir, and the choir from Rossall.
What's On Fleetwood Churches and tombola. Refreshments available. You might just pick up a bargain or two, for Christmas presents. Come and have a good look round. Sunday 28 November Trinity Methodist Church, Fleetwood Road BREAKFAST AT TRINITY 9.30am to 10.30am. If you are 5-12 years old, come along, bring a friend, have breakfast, watch a DVD, play games, read a Bible story, sing, do an activity, and pray, all in an hour. What a great hour that must be!!
Coffee Morning and Sale Friday 3rd December 10am - 12noon in St. Paul's Church Hall Warren Ave. South Fleetwood All Welcome at 9.45am to the Bible Reading and Prayers After the Coffee Morning a Lunch will be served at 12.15 (Hot Pot, Mince Pies, Wednesday 17 Nov United Reformed Tea/Coffee) Tickets £3.50 are on sale Church Hall, Dronsfield Road COFFEE from Friday 5th Nov or Telephone MORNING 10.30am to 12.00noon.”New 873118 Church Office to You” shop will be open, selling St. David’s Church, Fleetwood Road/ clothes, collectables and craft work. Larkholme Lane CAUSEWAY Also, a bookstall, raffle, bring & buy. WORSHIP from 3.00pm. A time of Entrance 50p to include refreshments. worship for people with difficulties, and Everyone welcome. their carers. Time for Prayer and lots of St. Paul's Ladies Group invites you to singing. Can you help? Could you offer an evening with St. Chad's Bell Ringers some time to give Christian support to On Wednesday 17th Nov at 7.45pm in some people who need your love and the Church Hall Warren Ave. South guidance, in order to feel part of a Fleetwood. Open to Ladies, Gentlemen loving, Christian community? and Children. Admission £1.50 includes Tea/Coffee and Biscuits. (No admission St. Peter’s Church, Lord Street UNITED FLEETWOOD CHURCHES charge for children) TOGETHER ADVENT SERVICE Thursday 18 Nov St. Nicholas Rooms, 6.30pm. Come and celebrate the start Broadway COFFEE MORNING of Advent, the period of anticipation of 10.00am to 11.15am. Everyone Christmas, with all the Churches in welcome for a brew and a chat. Fleetwood, in a period of reflection, looking forward to His Joyful Coming. Christmas Fair on Saturday 20th Nov 11am to approx. 2pm in St. Paul's Church Hall Warren Ave. South Fleetwood. Lots of items for sale also Homemade cakes & Refreshments. Saturday 20 Nov Mount Methodist Church, Mount Road MESSY CHURCH 10.30am to 12.45pm. Children & adults are very welcome to join in with puzzles, board-games, “messy”crafts and songs, and enjoy refreshments of hot lunch & cakes. Friday 26 Nov Trinity Baptist Church, Poulton Road MONTHLY LUNCHEON 12.00noon to 1.30pm. Come along and enjoy lunch and fellowship. Donations split between Trinity Hospice and Seaman’s Mission. Saturday 27 Nov St. David’s Hall, Larkholme Lane CHRISTMAS FAIR 10.30am to 2.00pm. Lots of stalls, raffle
DON’T FORGET Every Tuesday 12.00noon St. David’s Hall, Larkholme lane BREAKING BREAD A simple meal, in good company, served by children from a local school. What more can you ask?. All for the very reasonable sum of £2.50. Very well worth it!! You can join in a short period of worship in Church first, if you so wish, starting at 11.30am. You will be most welcome. Every Wednesday St. Wulstan’s Green Hut, Poulton Road WEDNESDAY CLUB – 2.00pm to 4.00pm. If you are free between those hours, why not pop in and see what’s going on. You’ll be sure of a warm welcome, a good “cuppa”, pleasant company, and, more than likely, a game of bingo. Sounds great to me.
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Every Tuesday and Friday St. Peter’s Church, Lord Street COFFEE MORNING AND CHRISTIAN BOOK STALL 9.30am to about 3.00pm. FOODBANK Every Tues & Thurs Milton Community Centre 2pm to 3pm Every Wed West View Community Centre 12noon to 1pm Can you provide tinned or packet food, within sell-by date, which can be distributed to the needy, or, are you able to volunteer some of your time, to hand out the goods to those who need it? For more information, please contact Sue, on 01253 779621, or Email her on coopergow@btinternet.com Are you looking for a hall to hold a party or get-together, at a reasonable price, Fleetwood Churches Together can offer you the choice of two, depending which part of town you live in. United Reformed Church Hall, Dronsfield Road, have newly refurbished rooms for hire, for one-off events, or long-term hire – Large Hall, Small Hall, Kitchen, Cloakroom and Toilet facilities for the disabled. Look them over on the web www.fleetwood.urc.org.uk or telephone 01253 777451. St. David’s Church Hall, Larkholme Lane, have a good room with tables and chairs, bathroom facilities and a lovely, well-equipped kitchen, which can be hired. Go to the website at: www.achurchnearyou.com/st-davidsfwd or telephone 01253 872363. I know I keep repeating myself, but, please do come along to any of the services or events, at any time. We would love to see you, and would welcome your views and comments, to give us an insight into how we as a Church Community are perceived in the town. Is there anything you would wish us to do differently? Your comments would be gratefully received. Next month, I know it seems hard to believe, is December. So that you will have information to hand, I will be listing the Christmas Service times, for all the Churches in Fleetwood, in next month’s issue. God Bless
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Community Beat makes the thief think your SatNav is in the glove box. Even if its not, you will still have a broken window!
I have enjoyed writing to you each month here because, so far, it has all been good news to tell with crime rates falling and Fleetwood getting safer. This month is no exception for me as far as things that really affect your daily lives. For example, as I write this, there have been 144 less victims of Criminal Damage than there was this time last year, which is a huge reduction by any standard, almost thirty per cent less in fact. Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) is also greatly reduced with around 500 less incidents so far compared with last year. These huge, life enhancing reductions are undoubtedly directly attributable to the intense, robust and focussed targeting of individual key ASB offenders by your PCSO’s. This has seen many of them jailed for a variety of offences and has effectively dismantled ASB groups in the town. There are, as they say, many ways to skin a cat.
Similarly lock your sheds and garages please. Now the winter is here I know a lot of us have tumble dryers in there and the sight of an open garage is often all it needs for a passing opportunist. Please keep letting us know of your concerns and suspicions, your help is vital to our success, it is your community and we are here to help you keep it safe. We act on all information you provide and you can contact us at your local PACT meetings, by telephoning or calling in at the police station. If you prefer, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, you can remain anonymous and may get a reward. Most of the warrants we execute in town are as a direct result of information from you. Thank you. Sgt David Blight, Fleetwood Neighbourhood Policing Team
We have had more great success, through PC Lester, PCSO Thompson and Regenda, who have been successful again in applying for an ASB Closure Order on another home on Rossall Ward, this time on Eamont Place, Fleetwood. This house was at the centre of a great deal of disorder with the occupants having a terrible effect on their neighbours. Working very closely with Regenda, the landlords of the house, and again bravely supported by a large proportion of other residents who had been badly affected, we were able to show the Magistrates the level of the problems there and as a result they ordered that the house be closed for 3 months. We have implemented the National ASB Minimum standards, most of which we already had in place, pioneering in your town and as a result we have identified other homes that are causing significant community problems. We have warned those people involved and offered help, through other agencies, but if they fail to take heed, we will take similar action against them too. We have also assisted Regenda in obtaining an ASB Injunction against an individual on Park Ward which has now severely restricted her offensive behaviour. It is this focus and dedication, by your PCSO’s, that is making Fleetwood a much safer place to live. On a separate note, I have heard many rumours that the Police Station is closing at Fleetwood. I can dispel that rumour here and now. We are not leaving! Finally for this month, we have been seeing a slight rise in cars being broken into and sheds and garages having things stolen from them. I have been telling you each month how much safer your town is getting. Let’s not get complacent now. We still need you to look after your own belongings. Remove anything of value, or that might look like it is of value, from your car. Don’t leave your SatNav cradle in place as this
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community FLEETWOOD TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS LAST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH, FLEETWOOD LIBRARY 7 PM Next 3 meetings are on 30th November, 25th January and 22nd February. Members of the public are very welcome. Enquiries - 01253 773435 Fleetwood Local Recycling Centre Jameson Road, Fleetwood Serving Wyre Recycling needs Open 8am-7pm everyday 362 days a year, excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Years Day www.lancswasteinfo.com Fleetwood Market From 1st October 2010 9.00 am - 4.30pm Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat. + every Bank Holiday Monday Fleetwood Tide Times Dailey updates www.tidetimes.org.uk/Fleetwood.html Events at Chatsworth Library Tuesday 2nd 2:153:15pm. PACT meeting. Come and talk to Community Beat Manager Ian and PCSO Helen about concerns in the Chatsworth Area. Thursday 18th 2-3pm Chatsworth Reading group will be discussing Little Face by Sophie Hannah.
What's On Every Friday, Under Fives Storytime, 2.15-2.45pm.Half an hour of stories and an occasional rhyme. Details for all events are available from: Chatsworth Library, Chatsworth Ave Fleetwood 01253 771601 chatsworth.library@lancashire.gov.uk Fleetwood Library Events Ongoing Events Baby Bounce and Rhyme. Friday mornings: 11.30am – 12.00pm. Songs, actions, rhymes and a lot of knee-bouncing! Toddler Rhyme Time. Wednesday mornings: 10.30am – 11.00am. Join in with fun, action rhymes and enjoy a short story. Story Time. Thursday afternoons: 2.15pm – 2.45pm. Story times for toddlers and pre-school children. Enjoy stories and lots of fun activities. Fleetwood Library and Information Service North Albert Street, Fleetwood FY7 6AJ Tel: 01253 775800 fleetwood.library@lancashire.gov.uk www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries www.twitter.com/WyreLibraries Opening Hours Monday 9.30am – 5.00pm Tuesday 9.30am – 7.00pm Wednesday 9.30am – 12.30pm Thursday 9.30am – 7.00pm Friday 9.30am – 5.00pm Saturday 9.30am – 4.00pm
Rossall Beach Community Beach Clean Monday 29th November 2010 People of all ages are invited to come along and join in these regular beach cleaning events. Different community groups will work, pick and tidy up the beach and public areas on Rossall and North Promenade. All equipment will be provided.9.30am - 11.30pm Meet at the hump in the road on Rossall Promenade, Cleveleys Free Further Information: Jane Littlewood 01253 854145 Santa's Grotto, Breakfast with Santa, Santa Cruises Wed 1st Dec - Fri 24th Dec, Come along to Barton Grange Garden Centre throughout December and meet Santa and his elves in his magical grotto, you will receive a gift and a book from Santa. Breakfast with Santa include breakfast and a gift. Santa cruises include a cruise on the Kingfisher canal cruiser and visit from Santa with a gift. Prices vary for each activity. See the website for full details. Times vary throughout December. Further Information: 01253 642900 World Biggest Coffee Morning Many, many thanks to all you wonderful people who supported my coffee morning for MACMILLAN CANCER CARE - the grand total raised this year is £303.16 - bringing our three year total so far to over £897! Thanks to all who came, gave donations, advertised the event or bought raffle tickets! Big thanks to The Fleetwood Museum volunteer team, Jobcentre staff, Shakespeare School staff and governors, St Aidan's parents, Trinity Hospice friends and all family and friends who came along! Big thanks to mum and dad for brewing & washing up! Angie Hesketh
Tuesday 30th 11-12. The Whodunits Crime Reading Group will be discussing Fleetwood Travel Group Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell. meets at Trinity Methodist Church, Fleetwood Road on alternate Mondays, Ongoing Events starting at 7.45pm. Through slides and Every Monday, Knit, Natter and Sew digital photography we learn about and from 2-3pm. Bring any crafts and join in “visit” places all over the world. the gossip! Refreshments will be November 8th Three Eastern provided. European Cities; November 22nd WyDance Katmandu and the Annapurna Tues 28th Sept - Tues 30th Nov Every Monday, UK Online from 1.30Sanctuary Trek and December 6th Held every Tuesday at Marine Hall, 4.30pm. An online course with tutor Southern India.We’d be really pleased if 6pm - 7pm There's no need to stop back up, to learn the basics of using a you joined us on our “travels”. Cost is exercising now that summer's over. computer, banking, shopping and job £2 for visitors. Gwyneth M. Priestley This stretch and boogie class is for hunting online. everyone, whatever your age or shape, YMCA London Street and is packed with fun and dance Every Tuesday, 1.30-4.30pm. Preparing Cheerleading Mon 5pm-6pm influences from around the world. for the Future drop- in sessions. Come Martial Arts Mon 7pm-8pm Daughters bring your mothers, and and produce a world beating CV, learn Yoga 10-11.30am Wed £4 per person dads bring your sons, or come along good interview techniques and improve Ballroom Dancing Wed 2.30pm-4pm yourself - no partners needed for this your job prospects. Street Dance 7.30pm-8.30pm Thurs Legs Bums and Tums Thursday 6-7pm class. No special footware is needed, just bring along enthusiasm and these Every Thursday, Toddler Rhyme Time dance routines, interspersed with from 10.30-11.30. Parents and carers All at the Lofthouse Building London stretches, will energise you for the rest bring your toddlers for songs, rhymes Street , 01253 872320 of the week.£2 per session. and stories. Richard Molyneux Further Information: 01253 887693
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community Fleetwood Police Station North Church Street, Fleetwood, FY7 6HN Tel 01253 876611 24hrs a day Enquiry Desk Open 8am-8pm Call 999 in an EMERGENCY ONLY, Fire, Police, Ambulance and Coastguard
Useful Numbers Neighbourhood Watch www.neighbourhoodwatch.net
Manchester Airport 0161 489 3000 UK Passport Advice 0870 521 0410
Connect Young People Centre 01253 751047
TV Licensing 0844 800 6772
Help the Aged 0808 800 6565
Consumer Advice 0845 04 05 06 www.consumerdirect.gov.uk
AGE Concern Shops Fleetwood 45-47 Lord St 01253 770557 Poulton 9 Church St 1253 899087 Bispham 155-157 Red Bank Rd Fire Safety Advice & FREE Home Fire Safety Check 0800 169 1125 Gas Leaks 24hr Service 0800 111 999
Tax Credit Helpline 0845 300 3900 www.hmrc.gov.uk Fair Trading & Consumer Helpline 01253 478395
Mental Health Helpline 0500 639 000 Child Death Helpline 0800 282 986
Wyre District Citezens Advice 01253 308400
Electricity 01772 555995
Cruse bereavement Helpline 0844 477 9400
R.S.P.C.A 01253 873616
Water Burst/No Water 0845 746 2200
Drugs Talk to Frank 0800 776600
P.D.S.A 01253 838585
Alcoholic Anonymous 0845 769 7555
The Rotary Club of Fleetwood 01253 876066
United Utilities 0800 195 4141 Emergency Heating Repairs 0845 074 4002 24hrs
Al-Anon Family Groups 020 7403 0888 www.al-anonuk.org.uk
Coast Guard Services 0151 931 3343 / 0151 931 3341
Childline 0800 1111
Duty Chemist Sundays - Morrisons
N.S.P.C.C Child Protection 0808 800 5000
Fleetwood Hospital 01253 306 000
Parentline Plus 0808 800 2222
Blackpool Victoria 01253 300 000 Rossall Hospital 01253 300 000 NHS Direct 24hrs 0845 4647 www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk Dental Enquiries - Fylde & Wyre 01253 306378 24hrs 7 days Out of Hours Emergency 01253 308105
National Debtline 0808 808 4000 Christians Against Poverty 01253 875958 Missing People 0500 700 700 24hr National Domestic Violence 0808 2000 247 Help Direct 0303 333 1111
Fleetwood Health Centre 01253 771136 Tourist Information 01253 773953 Smoking Cessation 0845 601 2186 Wyre Borough Council 01253 89100 Out of Hours 01253 895116 www.wyrebc.gov.uk Blackpool Council 01253 477477 www.blackpool.gov.uk Fylde Borough Council 01253 658658 www.fylde.gov.uk Regenda Housing 0844 736 0066 Environment Agency 0800 80 70 60 24hrs www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Knott End Ferry 01253 891000 Blackpool Transport Buses & Trams 01253 473000 Stagecoach 01772 886633 National Express 0870 580 8080 National Rail 08457 48 49 50 Highways Agency 0845 50 40 30 Blackpool Airport 01253 343434
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Round Up by Derick Thomas
CITY OF MANCHESTER IT IS Fleetwood Town may be heading for the home of Manchester City next May. Micky Mellon’s men have made a superb start in the Blue Square Bet Premier and the Football Conference have announced where the play-off final will be held at the end of this season.
fans will pack into Highbury despite the game being moved to a Sunday. This is another indicator of the level of football we are now playing and the quality of action on offer." Details of the subscription service can be found on the club website. Magno Vieira goes close
The final has moved from Wembley Stadium this season after a potential clash with the UEFA Champions League Final. After some consideration, the Football Conference REDEVELOPMENT UPDATE are confident that the venue chosen, with a capacity of Fleetwood Town chairman Andy Pilley 47,715, ticks all the right boxes. is confident the 2,000 seat flagship grandstand at Highbury is on target The showpiece, with the ultimate prize of a place in the and will partly in use before the end of Football League, will take place on Saturday 21st May the year. 2011. The Football Conference Chairman Brian Lee said “We are thrilled to have secured a world renowned venue of the quality of the City of Manchester Stadium. Having enquired about several Premier League venues it was unanimously agreed that Manchester City is the ideal stadium for our Promotion Final” October calendar Date 02/10 05/10 10/10 16/10 25/10
Game Histon Wrexham Cambridge Utd Altrincham Not yet drawn
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Town on TV Television cameras will be at Highbury in October for live coverage of Town's Blue Square Bet Premier clash with Cambridge United. The game has been moved forward 25 hours to Sunday 10th October (4pm kick-off) to accommodate the live broadcast by Premier Sports TV. Action from the top flight of non-league football returns to screens thanks to a deal between the Football Conference and Premier Sports TV. A total of 30 of live games are due to be shown this season and the Cambridge United game is one of the first run of matches to be shown. Club chief executive Steve Curwood is excited by move. "This is the first time a match will be shown live from Highbury and the first time cameras have been at here since the Hartlepool FA Cup game a couple of years ago. This really is a showcase game for us and I'm sure
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"I’m sure many of our regular supporters will have been coming to each home game expecting to see something emerge from the building site that is currently the east side of Highbury Stadium. "Whilst there isn’t much to see yet however I am pleased to advise that the construction of our new main stand is still bang on schedule and good progress is currently being made with the groundworks. “The first obvious sign of construction will be early in October when the steelwork is erected and that will give everybody the first indication of the sheer scale of the what we are building. The stand will ultimately dwarf our other stands and it will complete our complete redevelopment of Highbury Stadium. “We are still hoping to have around 600 seats in use for the Southport game on the 28th December and the entire development is scheduled to be completed at the end of March next year. I’d like to thank everybody for their patience and understanding as we complete the development and I can assure you all it will be well worth the inconvenience when it’s finished." Caption Skipper Steve McNulty during visit to Flakefleet County Primary School
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