Local Life - West Lancashire - September 2018

LocalLife West Lancashire Edition

September 2018

Flying High Pages 12

Heritage Open Days Pages 24 - 28

Wheelton Moor Walk Pages 48 - 51

Local News Motoring Jack’s Tracks Health Events2Go Home Services locallife247.co.uk

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Local Life

Back-to-School Blues?

Even though the schooldays of my kids are a distant memory, when the school holidays end it always feels like the end of a chapter. The onset of September means that the dreaded traffic queues grow, most of us have no holidays left to look forward to and festive stock starts appearing in the supermarket as retailers determinedly steamroller us along towards a Christmas mind-set.

But let’s take a moment to caress the dying embers of summer and enjoy what one of the most underrated months of the year has to offer; September usually offers a chance to enjoy mild weather, light evenings and colours in the garden.

Amongst my favourite places to go in September are the village shows, many of which have their roots in the whole celebration of harvest, and now are often a delightful mixture of enthusiastic and talented residents sharing with others their love for crafts, arts, photography, baking, and horticulture.

There are more details on local activities in the local area in our events2go section on pages 44-47.

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In this issue Flying High

12 Heritage Open Days

Regulars 10 Puzzle page 44 Events2Go

48 Jack’s Tracks 52 Test Drive

Sections 6 Local News 36 Health 42 Food

52 Motoring 54 Gardening 56 Home Services

Next issue - October 2018

Advertising deadline - Friday, 7 September

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36 Jack’s Tracks: Wheelton Moor

Published - Monday, 1 October

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News & Features

Inspiring Women Tarleton’s Women’s Institute are appealing for new members to join their organisation. The group was formed in 1951 and meets at 7.30pm on the third Thursday of the month at Tarleton CofE School Hall.

The meetings consist of a speaker, refreshments and general socialising with other members. In addition to the monthly meetings, the Tarleton Women’s Institute also has sub groups who meet independently, and these include a craft group, a walking group, a dining group and a theatre and shows group.

Thanks to a grant from the Co-operative Community Fund, the group is currently exploring the history,

heritage and culture of Lancashire and recently visited Lancaster Castle where they enjoyed a guided tour around the castle and spoke to actors portraying soldiers of the Cheshire Regiment in the First World War. The visit was on World Wide Knit in Public Day, so the members marked the occasion by knitting in the Castle grounds. The group plans to visit Houghton Tower later in the year as part of the project.

Other activities enjoyed by members, sometimes with neighbouring WI groups, are fashion shows, bowling afternoons, quizzes, helping with the upkeep of ‘their’ garden in Tarleton and they are currently teaching the local cub scout group how to knit so that they can make blankets to help the homeless.

The WI is run by a nine strong committee and the group will always offer a warm welcome to visitors. You can visit three meetings before deciding if you would like to join the organisation. The next meeting is 20th September at 7.30pm at Tarleton CofE School Hall.

War Story Historical narrator Martin Jones, who presents the illustrated story of John Westhead, the Newburgh village blacksmith, who fought and was killed in France in the First World War, would like to hear from any local organisations who are interested in hearing the talk in the run up to the anniversary of the end of the war.

The Man Who Shod War Horses is the pre and post war story of John and his family, and includes the

family history, John’s time in France and how the family coped after his death. The talk lasts up to one hour and contains many original letters and documents which can be viewed. These documents have been described as ‘Gold Dust’ by a local WW1 historian and an expert on the Antiques Roadshow.

For further information and to arrange a presentation contact Martin Jones 07758310382 or email jonesmartin566@gmail.com.

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Beware of the Bugs There are just a few days of the summer holiday left to have a bug-filled adventure at Martin Mere.

The popular wetland centre, in Fish Lane near Burscough, has been taken over this summer by six giant Bionic Bugs and if you visit before Sunday 2 September you can meet a 6ft long dragonfly, a 6ft wingspan butterfly, an ant, a grasshopper and a 4ft buzzing bee - all brought to life with state of the art animatronics and sound effects.

Centre Manager, Nick Brooks, said: “In 2017, Martin Mere received the Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Bug Hotel, standing at a massive 18.36 cubic metres, so it is no surprise that giant bugs were going to attempt to move in – it’s going to be a buzzing day out for the whole family.”

can get a special bionic bug sticker at the daily award ceremony at 3.30pm. For further information and a full list of activities visit wwt.org.uk/bionicbugs.

Grab your free bug book when you arrive, and start collecting stickers for doing eight bug-related activities and if you collect six or more stickers, you

For more details about local events going on in the West Lancashire area in September and October, visit our Events2Go listing on pages 44-47.

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Declutter your

By Tracey Anderson

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It’s that time of year when we get the urge to clear up the clutter.

If you can’t lay your hands on items you need because they’re buried under piles of junk; if you find yourself thinking, “I can’t throw this away, it might come in useful one day,” you’re probably a clutter-victim.

Californian blogger Dave Bruno wrote The 100 Thing Challenge.

He set himself a year-long experimental task of reducing his belongings to 100 items.

It would be tough for most of us to emulate Bruno exactly, but he has a point. Sometimes it’s good to let go.

If you’re ready to de-clutter, then we have a few simple tips.

Deal with one room at a time - the task will seem less daunting. Stick with that room until it’s finished.

Choose a nice day - Take the room contents outside.

Psychologically it’s easier to sort and let go if you’re one step removed. It’s also less likely that the clutter will make it back inside.

Sort everything into three piles - Label them ‘dump’, ‘donate’ and ‘keep’. Be realistic: if the item in question hasn’t been used for over a year it is unlikely you will ever use it.

Deal with the dump and donate piles - Do this before anything comes back into the house. It’s much harder to mess up your good work if the stuff is physically gone.

Sort and label - Place the remaining items in clearly

labelled boxes. Make sure there is one temporary box to house items which really belong in another room. As each room is sorted those items can be replaced, and other misplaced items can be housed there while the de-cluttering process continues.

Replace everything that remains - The maxim ‘A place for everything and everything in its place’ is a good one. Keep small items in clear plastic boxes and store them in cupboards or wardrobes.

When you’re done, instigate a ‘one thing in: one thing out’ rule. It will make you think twice about acquiring something if you know something else must go.

Finally, once a week, take two bags and go through your home. One bag is for rubbish, the other for items in the wrong place. When you’ve finished throw the rubbish away and replace the misplaced items.

Follow these small steps and you too can de-clutter your life.

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Flying High Wouldn’t it be wonderful to get a birds-eye view of autumn’s fabulous colours? Well that’s exactly what you get when you take a hot air balloon flight.

I joined a group of excited passengers at the launch point and listened to the pilot’s safety briefing. Behind him, the balloon’s envelope was being filled with air using an enormous fan.

When the shout to board came, we moved rapidly to clamber into the then vertical basket. The balloon was unsecured and we began to lift off. As we headed to heights of up to 3000 feet, we were treated to a bird’s eye view of the countryside below. The whole landscape stretched before us: fields, trees, livestock in the fields, streams and lakes. It was a beautiful sight.

The huge balloon moved silently across the sky, the calm only interrupted by the passengers’ conversation and the periodic blast of the burners injecting the spell-binding fire into the belly of the balloon.

Our lovely pilot cheerfully answered all our questions, pointed out landmarks, and told us about the skill of ballooning. Travel is so gentle because the balloon is moving at the same speed as the wind, and even the most apprehensive passenger soon relaxed and admired the views.

When it was time for our flight to end, the pilot descended slowly. I had expected a jerky landing, but the contact of the basket with the ground slowed the progress of the balloon and brought it to a halt quite gently, within a couple of bounces. The basket slowly tilted on its side as it came to rest in a field and the balloon began to deflate in the breeze.

If you’re interested in trying hot air ballooning,

some preliminary research on the internet reveals that Virgin Balloon Flights (virginballoonflights. co.uk) operate from Crook O’Lune near Lancaster and also from the Airport and Heliport in Eccles near Manchester. Local flights are available from Suzanna Balloons (hot-air-balloons.co.uk), based in Bretherton, near Croston. Prices vary but range from approximately £115-£145 per person.

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Take Control of Your

Inbox!

By Lisa Calder

‘Why do you have 9632 emails in your inbox?’

I looked at my husband, ‘Um...is that a lot? How many are in your inbox?’

‘About twenty,’ he replied.

I looked at my inbox. There were emails I had meant to deal with; emails from clients and the kids’ schools with information I needed; there were time-sensitive offers I’d never got around to investigating; endless updates from the social media platforms, and the rest I’d kept just in case, of what I’m not entirely sure.

I wondered idly if there was such a thing as being an email hoarder. I clearly had a problem and I needed to act so I began to sift through the backlog. An hour later I’d made little progress.

‘Just delete the lot,’ said my husband. ‘It’ll be like ripping off a plaster.’

Could I do that? It was tempting. But I paused. I couldn’t. I did have a problem!

I decided to compromise. I kept the last month’s emails and deleted everything else. EVERYTHING.

WOW, it felt liberating. I looked at my almostempty inbox. It felt so good I quickly went through the month’s worth of emails I’d kept, and deleted anything I knew I’d never get around to answering.

But even whilst I was doing this five new emails arrived and in the back of my mind I knew how easily those five would become fifty...and then five thousand. I needed to futureproof my inbox!

I decided I’d set aside fifteen minutes twice a day to deal with email. If I needed to save information I would file it in a folder on my laptop. Then once a month I would quickly go through the inbox and delete anything else that I knew would never be actioned. To be honest that’s been the hardest part.

I found it useful to cap my emails at 50 and I use an email system to filter school emails into a separate inbox, so I can see at a glance when there’s an inset day or a ‘Dress like a Roman’ day! Your system might have to be different. The trick is to invent one to suit your own routine. I feel more in control and organised now I’m on top of my inbox.

Now to tackle that cupboard under the stairs!

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Write on An Ormskirk poet is urging other writers to share their creative talents. Paul Le Marinel is a member of the Skelmersdale Writers Group and is keen for other upcoming writers to get involved in the group. The 39-year-old has been writing poetry for six years and has been a member of the group for a couple of months.

“The group has influenced me a lot, with regards to approaches and methods of writing, whilst also having more of an open mind to not just write spiritual poems but poems of different other aspects, such as nature and history,” said Paul.

“I am drawn to poetry because it has a voice of its own, as it speaks of different aspects of life, certain places, experiences and emotions. Poetry has a rhythm all on its own that I think can be very expressive in the way the words are put across through different writers.”

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me they are not fully accomplished writers, it can be possible through joining a writing group to be influenced and develop themselves as writers, through the guidance and help of other writers that are accomplished.”

Skelmersdale Writers Group meets twice a month.

The first meeting of the month is a Read your own work session; the second is either a workshop, writing on a theme or a guest speaker. To find out more email davidjenkinswriter@gmail.com or visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook. com/groups/123947450956960/about/.

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Try trail

running?

By Verity Wright If you are wondering how you are going to fit your weekly run in whilst you are away on holiday, why not have a go at trail running? Trail running is running off road, generally in the countryside, and is easier to do in the summer months as running through woodland and countryside is generally shadier than pounding the pavements.

Running off road teaches you to be three or four steps ahead of turns, roots, rocks and puddles, these skills are transferable to when running on a road race as you have the ability to manoeuvre quickly which enables you to get out of the way quickly if someone just stops in front of you or if an empty water bottle into you running path.

One of the main differences between road running and trail running is that you have to really look where you are going when you run off road as you are having to deal with the constant change under foot; no two steps are the same when you are running on a natural obstacle course.

Whilst running off road is wonderful experience, you do have to be careful especially if you are exploring new areas. And if you enjoy it, then check out the following local clubs when you get back off holiday;

Trail running builds strength and endurance as it forces you to slow your pace down and running on a varied terrain really challenges the muscles of the lower body more than a flat firm run. By running off road your muscles need to work harder to maintain your balance and keep you upright; this in turn helps keep your core strong which helps keep you agile and coordinated.

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The new season for Parbold Douglas Music kicks off in September with a visit from the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet on Saturday 22nd September, starting at 7.45pm at the auditorium in Parbold’s Village Hall.

Recognised as one of Britain’s leading chamber music groups, the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet is a dynamic and innovative ensemble known for its extraordinary performance and expansive repertoire and has been described by Gramophone magazine as “a blend of high-octane virtuosity, relaxed lyricism, tonal richness and perfection of ensemble” Ticket prices are £16.50 for adults, £5.50 for young people children and students and are available from www.parbolddouglasmusic.org by calling the box office on 01257 498452. For further information about other events happening in the West Lancashire areas see our Events2Go section on pages 44 - 47.

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Competition Winners

The winners of the competition in our July issue to win a pair of tickets to the recent Southport Flower Show were as follows; L Barton from Moss Lane in Hesketh Bank, Joe Suggett from Hazelwood Avenue in Burscough and Karen Selwood from Burnside in Parbold. Hope you all had a great day at the Show, and thank you to all those who entered.

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Heritage

Open Days One Festival. Two weekends. Five thousand events.

And it’s all free!

For the first time ever, England’s biggest festival of heritage and culture will take place across two weekends - 6th-9th & 13th-16th September - offering visitors across the North West more opportunities to discover the secret history of our towns, villages and countryside.

Special openings across the region include the Beatrix Potter Gallery, The Wavertree Lock-Up and The Old Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Operating Theatre - with every single walk, talk, opening

and exhibition FREE to visit! Alongside traditional Heritage Open Days events, there will be a special programme of ‘Extraordinary Women’ talks, walks and exhibitions, in celebration of the centenary of the Universal Suffrage Act. Here’s a selection of some activities for you, but for a more comprehensive listings of all the Heritage Open Days events in the North West please visit www.heritageopendays.org.uk.

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The gateway to the Dee Estuary reserve, Burton Mere Wetlands straddles the border between England and Wales with a mosaic of freshwater wetland habitats, mixed farmland and woodland.

The area is bursting with wildlife, hosting avocets,

Join Guild of Chester Tour Guides Peggy Grimshaw (10.30am) & Martin Nield (2pm) on a captivating journey through 2000 years of history, beginning in the Roman times, through the vibrant medieval

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period, the desperation of the Civil War, the elegance of Georgian Chester and right up to the Victorian revival.

Friday 7th and Saturday 8th September: 9.30am5.00pm

Saturday 8th September: Tours at 10.30am12.00pm and 2pm-3.30pm

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Chetham’s Library & College House Chethams Library, Long Millgate, Manchester M3 1SB Experience the magical atmosphere of one of Manchester’s oldest buildings on a self-led tour of its secret staircases and hidden passageways.

Anderton Boat Lift Lift Lane, Anderton, Northwich CW9 6FW The Anderton Boat Lift is a Victorian marvel situated in fully accessible landscaped grounds. The free Top of the World Tour is a unique opportunity to be guided around the Anderton Boat Lift and see it as Lift Operators have since Victorian Times. Take the guided Top of the World Tour and learn the history of this Victorian masterpiece whilst enjoying the panoramic views from the top of the lift.

Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th September. Tours: 10.30am, 12pm & 2.15pm Pre-booking required – contact Anderton Boat Lift on 01606 723887 https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/places-to-visit/ anderton-boat-lift-visitor-centre

Inspired by Alice

A rare opportunity to wander freely through the beautiful medieval buildings and the unique seventeenth-century library at your own pace and you can sit and read at the table where Karl Marx worked to overthrow capitalism Friday 7th and 14th September: 2pm - 8pm Pre-booking is required - email admin@chethams. org.uk

Museum of Transport Boyle Street, Manchester M8 8UW

Inspired by Alice.

Take a trip back in time with one of Britain’s biggest collections of restored buses, coaches and trams.

From a Victorian horse drawn bus to the prototype Metrolink tram, see and sit in fascinating vehicles that took Greater Manchester folk to work, shops and outings to the coast and countryside. Special behind the scenes tours of the Museum this weekend. Free heritage bus service to other local heritage events. See website www.gmts.co.uk for full details.

Tours will be held on 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th September between 2pm-4pm

Saturday 8th, Sunday 9th, Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th September: 10am-4.30pm

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Lewis Carroll Centre, All Saints Church, Daresbury, Cheshire, WA4 4AE Visit Daresbury church where Lewis Carroll was baptized and see his stained glass memorial window. Walk across the fields and lanes to the site of Daresbury Parsonage where he was born. Visit the Lewis Carroll Centre to find out more about his life and work, and view the exhibition of his works,

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Gawthorpe Hall Habergham Drive, Burnley BB12 8UA Enjoy the historic Victorian rooms, the fabulous portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, stunning textiles from Gawthorpe Textiles Collection and get a look at the servants’ side of the Hall.

Lytham Windmill & Old Lifeboat House East Beach, Lytham FY8 5LD

Use the spiral staircase to pass from the stately family rooms to the Victorian kitchen where you can meet the housekeeper. Room stewards available to answer your questions about the Hall and the KayShuttleworth family. National Trust Tea-room on site.

Saturday 8th September: 12pm-5pm No booking required http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/ museums/gawthorpe-hall.aspx

Lancaster Castle Castle Parade, Lancaster LA1 1YJ Free guided tours of this iconic building only recently fully opened to the public. Guided tours will visit the main courtyard, Chapel Yard, The Shire Hall, The Crown Court, The Drop Room, The Grand Jury Room, Hadrian’s Tower, The Old Cells, and A Wing. Tours are available on a strictly first come first served basis. Visitors will be given tickets to the next available tour at the time of their arrival - no prebooking is available for any free tour.

Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th September No booking required - Tours run every half an hour from 10am-4pm http://www.lancastercastle.com/

The Windmill and Old Lifeboat House houses a permanent cultural museum. On the tour you can observe the wonderful interior of the buildings, including the workings of the mill, as well as learn about the local lifeboat service and local history.

There will also be a full size, wooden Victorian lifeboat on display.

Opening Times Thursday 13th, Friday 14th, Saturday 15th, Sunday 16th September: 10.30am-1pm, 2pm-4.30pm No booking required www.lythamwindmill.co.uk

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Lytham Hall Lytham Hall Park, Lytham St. Annes FY8 4JX Free entry and guided tour of the Georgian Hall.

Lytham Hall is an 18th-century Georgian country house, Grade I Listed Building set in 78 acres of wooded parkland.

Classic Liverpool Bus Running Day Georges Dock Way, Pier Head, Liverpool L3 1DD

Come and listen to a talk on the women of Lytham Hall and how they shaped the history of the hall and Lytham’s heritage.

Sunday 9th September: Talk 11am, 12pm & 2pm No booking required www.lythamhall.org.uk

Rufford Old Hall 200 Liverpool Road, Rufford L40 1SG This black and white Tudor building, with its contrasting mellow red brick Jacobean wing, hunkers in the low lying mosslands of south west Lancashire. More than 500 years old, this family home has many stories to tell about the intriguing Heskeths.

Travel back in time aboard classic buses from the Merseyside Transport Trust collection as they meander the streets of Liverpool and its suburbs retracing bus routes that took many of us to school, work or to the cinema. The buses from the 1950s to 1980s will run free trips to a wide variety of destinations in the City throughout the day. Full route details will be available on our website in the weeks prior to the event and a printed timetable will be available on the day.

Sunday 9th September: 10am-4.30pm No booking required www.mttrust.co.uk

Williamson Tunnels Smithdown Lane, Liverpool L7 3ED

You can delve into tales of a travelling baronet, an American heiress or the housekeeper who helped to care for Rufford. Children can get closer to nature with our bug hunting and wild art kits, while you unwind in our Victorian style garden and experience local tastes in the tea room.

A chance to see for free some of the amazing 200 year old tunnels that lay lost and forgotten beneath Liverpool. Take a free 45 minute tour through part of the incredible underground labyrinth of sandstone tunnels created beneath the Edge Hill area of Liverpool by 19th century philanthropist and eccentric, Joseph Williamson and learn more about what lay behind his mysterious burrowing.

Saturday 15th September: 11am - 5pm

6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th September

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/rufford-old-hall

Tours at 10.30am Pre-booking required - Call 0151 709 6868 or email: enquiries@williamsontunnels.co.uk www.williamsontunnels.co.uk

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Port Sunlight Museum 23 King Georges Drive, Wirral CH62 5DX Saturday - Explore Port Sunlight and join one of the village walking tours, exploring the rich history of William Lever, Sunlight Soap, architecture and much more. Walking tours will take place throughout the day.

Speke Hall The Walk, Speke, Liverpool L24 1XD Bring the family and enjoy a great free day out at Speke Hall. Explore the house - a rare survival of a Tudor timber framed building with Arts & Crafts interiors and original William Morris wallpapers - or have fun in the maze, play areas or woodlands.

Saturday 15th September 10.30am-4.30pm No booking required www.nationaltrust.org.uk/speke-hall/

The Hardmans’ House 59 Rodney Street, Liverpool L1 9ER Enjoy a free pre-bookable 90 minute tour of The Hardmans’ House. Step back in time to the 1950s in this fascinating home and photographic studio.

The handsome Georgian house - both glamorous workplace and modest, cluttered home for Edward Chambre Hardman and his talented wife Margaretis a time capsule of life and creativity, packed with vintage treasures and fascinating photography.

They lived and worked here for 40 years, keeping everything and changing nothing.

Friday 14th September: 11am-3.30pm Pre-booking is preferred. Call 0151 709 6261 or email: thehardmanshouse@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hardmans-house

Sunday - Celebrate founder’s day, the birthday of William Lever. Discover Port Sunlight Museum and Edwardian workers cottage, receive a warm welcome from staff in costume and explore the village by joining a guided walking tour. Visit the old school room the Lyceum and step back in time to experience a day in school, and explore William’s home, Bridge Cottage. Listen to stories from the village, past and present and don’t forget to pick up a slice of birthday cake!

Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th September: 10am4pm Pre-booking is required – email k.kearns@ portsunlightvillage.com www.wirralhistoryandheritage.org.uk

Extraordinary Women at Lancashire Archives Lancashire Record Office, Bow Lane, Preston PR1 2RE To tie in with this year’s theme of extraordinary women, we’ll be holding an exhibition of banners, photographs and personal papers of suffrage campaigners from Lancashire who helped women to gain the vote 100 years ago. Take a glimpse behind the scenes of the archive itself, watching conservation demonstrations and visiting a strongroom where you can view just some of many treasures. There’ll also be cake and other treats for sale throughout the day at Café Archive.

Saturday 8th September: 10am-4pm; Tours at 11am, 12pm, 1pm & 2pm No booking required

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A healthier

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By Louise Addison Cardiovascular disease causes 26% of all deaths in the UK; that’s over 150,000 deaths each year – an average of 420 people each day or one death every three minutes.

Those are the scary statistics but what can you do to improve the health of your heart?

Below are the top tips according to leading cardiologists.

Walk 30 minutes every day, no matter what! – A half hour walk every day decreases an individual’s chances of a heart attack by 30%. If you think you’ll skip days find a walking buddy and hold each other accountable.

Find out your blood pressure and take steps to bring it down – Your blood pressure may be a more important factor than your cholesterol! If the doctor prescribes medication take it, but you can also take steps to lower it yourself and maybe reduce the need for medication. The best ways are to exercise and lose some belly fat. Individuals with high levels of fat in the abdominal cavity (belly fat) and around their abdominal organs are more likely to develop high blood pressure because this fat interferes with the function of the kidneys, which regulate the blood pressure.

Know what your HDL number is and then do what you can to raise it to 1.3 mmol/l - In women especially it seems that a higher HDL (good cholesterol) number is more important than a low

LDL (bad cholesterol) number. Eat about 25g of raw, fresh, unsalted nuts per day – especially walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, pistachios and almonds. Nuts are packed with omega 3 oils, raise levels of HDL good cholesterol, decrease inflammation and have a good effect on the heart. Healthy fats such as olive or rapeseed oil have a positive effect too, and the

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Eat a good quality tomato pasta sauce! Simple tomato pasta sauce is loaded with potassium which aids lowering of blood pressure.

Floss! – Most people don’t know that your oral health has an effect on arterial health so make sure those pearly whites stay clean and flossed.

Limit saturated fat and avoid trans fats – Try to keep saturated fat below 20g per day. Both saturated fat and trans fats (found in many processed foods) lead to inflammation of the arteries.

Read labels and avoid foods which list sugar as one of the first five ingredients – In particular don’t be fooled by foods which claim to be ‘low fat’ because often they contain extra sugar instead. Healthy fats such as olive oil are better than empty sugar calories.

Drink wine – But not too much! It’s a slightly bizarre (but consistent scientific truth) that teetotal folk have a higher risk of heart disease than those

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Eat a rainbow of fruit and veg – Five to nine servings a day will help to keep your heart in tiptop condition. It may sound a lot but if you add chopped veg to pie fillings and casseroles and eat fruit at breakfast and salad stuff for snacks it all adds up.

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Here are five simple ways to tell if it’s time to check your hearing: You often ask people to repeat themselves - It sounds as though people around you are mumbling all the time and you find it hard to hear people unless they’re facing you directly. It’s more common to experience hearing loss in the high frequencies so another sign is having trouble understanding

You hear a ringing or buzzing noise in your ears - Tinnitus occurs when you hear sounds like ringing or buzzing noise in your ears when no such sound is present. Sometimes it’s temporary e.g. after attending a loud concert. But ringing which doesn’t fade away, without any apparent cause is a common first sign of hearing loss.

You strain to hear in noisy places - You struggle to focus on what people are saying in places with background noise, such as a restaurant or shopping centre. This can make you feel very tired.

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Your family complains that the TV is too loud - If you’re turning up the volume to a point where those around you complain about how loud it is, it might be time to pay attention, especially since listening to excessively loud music can do further damage to your hearing.

Whilst it can be tough to admit your hearing isn’t as good as it used to be, it’s best to take action early on. With the right support and technology, hearing loss doesn’t need to keep you from enjoying all the fun things in life. Book an appointment with your GP or an audiologist today.

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Invite to Residents The NHS West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will be hosting its very first My View citizen’s panel event in Hesketh Bank. The event takes place at the Hesketh Bank Christian Centre in Moss Lane (PR4 6AA) on Tuesday 25 September, from 11.30am until 2.30pm (subject to change) and will be an opportunity for residents of West Lancashire to meet their local CCG as well as partner organisations including Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria, Well Skelmersdale and Virgin Care.

The event will also include the CCG’s annual general meeting (AGM) and include presentations from amongst others, Mike Maguire, chief officer and Paul Kingan, chief finance officer at the CCG. Mike Maguire, said: “The CCG is committed to delivering

a programme of health and social care that will benefit all of the residents of West Lancashire for which we serve. Combining this unique style of event with our AGM is a fantastic opportunity to bring together CCG staff and residents, to hear about the work of the local NHS and for us to understand what people feel is working and areas with which we need to focus our attention.”

Refreshments will be provided on the day; therefore, members of the public are encouraged to book in advance by contacting wlccg.myview@ nhs.net or calling 01695 588 203 advising of any special dietary, sensory and venue accessibility needs. Members of the public can also pre-submit any questions that they may want to ask the CCG on the day by contacting them on the email address and telephone number above.

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Food & Drink

Courgette Gratin A great way to use up the glut of courgettes around at this time of year.

Serves 4 ~ Preparation time: 20 mins ~ Cooking time: 30 mins

Ingredients

Method

2 tbsp olive oil

Preheat the oven to 200C/Fan 180C/Gas 6

800g/1lb 12oz courgettes, sliced into 5mm/¼in rounds

Place the olive oil in a heavy large, lidded frying pan over a low heat.

When hot add the courgettes and herbs and season with salt and pepper.

A few sprigs of thyme

Cover the pan and cook gently for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the courgettes have softened slightly but still have a little bite. Transfer the courgette and herb mixture to an ovenproof dish.

A few basil leaves 100ml/3½fl oz crème fraîche 50ml/2fl oz milk 1 tsp plain flour 75g/2½oz Gruyère or similar cheese, grated Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Whisk together the crème fraîche, milk and flour in a bowl and season with salt. Pour the resulting mixture over the courgettes. Don’t worry if there is not enough to submerge the courgettes as the mixture will bubble up when cooking.

Sprinkle over the Gruyère cheese. Bake in the oven for around 25 minutes, or until brown and bubbling.

Serve as a side dish, or as a light supper with crusty bread and a green salad.

Note: Gruyère is a wonderfully melty Swiss cheese but if you can’t find it try Emmental, Beaufort, Jarlsberg or Comté.

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Pecan Pie A Traditional American Favourite.

Serves 8-10 ~ Preparation time: 20 mins + chilling ~ Cooking time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

Method

500g pack ready-made sweet shortcrust pastry

Lightly flour the work surface. Roll out the pastry and use to line a 23cm loose-bottomed tart tin. (Top tip - I always keep left over pastry in case I need to fill any cracks after the blind baking!) Prick the pastry base with a fork then chill for 30 mins.

75g unsalted butter, softened 100g golden caster sugar 175g golden syrup 175g maple syrup 3 eggs, beaten ½ tsp vanilla extract 300g Pecan nuts halves Double cream, or good quality ice cream to serve

Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Line the chilled pastry case with greasproof paper, fill with ceramic baking beans and bake for 15-20 mins until the sides are set. Remove the beans and parchment and return to the oven for 5-10 mins until the base is set and the pastry is golden. Leave to cool.

Increase the oven temperature to 200C/190C fan/gas 6. Beat the butter and sugar together with an electric whisk until light and fluffy. While the beaters are still turning pour in both of the syrups. Gradually add the beaten eggs, 1⁄4 tsp salt and the vanilla, and whisk until combined. Then stir through the nuts and pour all of the mixture into the tart case. Bake for 10 mins. Turn heat down to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and continue baking for 30-35 mins – the pie should be golden brown but the filling should wobble a little in the centre when shaken. Leave to cool completely in the tin. Serve with cream or ice cream.

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Parbold Circular Walk

Tuesday every week, 10am - 11am

Sunday, September 2, 1pm – 415pm

GP Referral Officers and Rangers lead weekly ‘health walks’ in Banks, Burscough and Ormskirk. The walks are suitable for beginners and those returning to exercise. Please contact Jenny Deacon, GP Referral Officer on 01695 555804 or email jenny.deacon@ westlancs.gov.uk

This circular walk starts at the shops in the village centre. It is a leisurely 5 miles which takes you on a pleasant walk on the paths and tracks around this popular area. Please contact Geoff for more details on 01772 812034. You’re welcome to join us on any of our walks to see if the Ramblers is for you. Make sure you’re fit enough and have the right footwear and clothing for the walk you want to do. Visit www. ramblers.org.uk for more information about joining.

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Green

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Annie Jr.

Nearest postcode: WN8 7HA

Thurs, Aug 30 and Fri, Aug 31, 7.30pm-10pm

Ormskirk Historic Walk

Annie Jr. features everyone’s favourite redhead in her very first adventure. Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Awardwinning Best Musical. Pleasure Folk Juniors are an award-winning society of 30 children aged 7-17. For tickets, visit www.pleasurefolk.co.uk/tickets.php Ormskirk Civic Hall, Southport Road, L39 1LN. Tel: 01695 576607

Car Boot Sale

Monday, September 3, 1.30pm-3.30pm A member of the Ormskirk and District Family History Society executive committee will lead the tour through the streets of Ormskirk to find out more about the stories that shaped the historic town. There is no charge, but donations may be given to the society, if desired.

Court No.8 sign, near Morrisons, on Aughton Street, Ormskirk

Sat, Sep 1, Sat, Sep 15, Sat, Sep 22 & Sat, Oct 6.

6am until midday

Gin & Music Festival

Outdoor Car Boot Sale with indoor café/toilet facilities. Run by the 1st Lydiate Scout Group. No prior booking necessary, dogs welcome. Bring your own table. No sales of tobacco, alcohol, meat or counterfeit goods permitted. £7 per car, £10 large van, buyers 40p per person, under 18s free. Free car parking. Telephone: 07855 695085 (Texts preferred)

Saturday, September 8, 4pm

Lydiate Parish Hall Field, 288 Southport Road, Lydiate, L31 4EQ

Jack and Gin’s fourth Gin Festival with live entertainment and a host of gin producers showcasing their products. There’ll be gin sampling, a welcome G&T on arrival, food tent and street food available. Ticketed only event at £15pp.

Jack & Gin, Units 9/10 Burscough Wharf, L40 5RZ. Tel: 01704 895564

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Glass “Make it” Days

Viking Festival & Market

Saturday, Sept 8, Saturday, Oct 13 etc. 11am, 1pm or 3pm

Saturday, September 22, 10am-5pm

Running on the second Saturday of every month go along and make your own small piece of fused glass art whether it be a small bowl, wall panel, tea light curve or two small wall hangings. Suitable for all ages and abilities! Booking is essential with a 50% deposit required on booking. For more information please call 01704 823424 or email julie@julielanganglass.co.uk. £18 per item.

Pig Barn, Cedar Farm, Back Ln, Mawdesley L40 3SY

Antique & Vintage Fair Sunday, Sept 9 and Sunday, Oct 7, 10am-4pm Guests are invited to attend Rufford’s very own antique and vintage collectors fair on the first Sunday of every month.

Rufford Village Hall, Rufford, A59, L40 1SW.

Don’t Panic!

Thursday, September 13, 7pm Don’t Panic is a variety tribute show in the style of Dads Army, based on the outbreak of World War Two. This light hearted sing along, laugh along show is guaranteed to have the audience laughing.

Ormskirk Civic Hall, Southport Road, Ormskirk, L39 1LN. Tel: 01695 576607

Hesketh Bank Village Show Saturday, September 15, 12pm – 4.30pm This horticultural competition, fun for the entire family event is back for another year and they will be serving lunches and afternoon teas with live entertainment, Total Wipe-out, Bouncy Castles and refreshing ice cream from Robinsons. Admission is £2.00, Adults and 50p for children. There are no dogs allowed except guide dogs.

All Saints Church Hall, Station Road, Hesketh Bank, PR4 6SQ

The Annual Viking Festival & Medieval Market returns for its sixth year.

Gild Hall, Church Road, Formby, L37 3NG. Tel: 01704 872279

Pinked Floyd Saturday, September 22, 7.30pm-11pm Pinked Floyd make their Ormskirk debut with their “Obscured By Crowds Tour” featuring favourites from 10 different Pink Floyd albums. Tickets from www.pinked-floyd.co.uk/product-page/ticket-forormskirk-show-sept-22 Ormskirk Civic Hall, Southport Road, Ormskirk, L39 1LN. Tel: 01695 576607

Animal Magic Saturday, Sept, 22 & Sunday, Sept 23 Come and meet the animals - Exotic Zoo will be bringing an armadillo, baby crocodiles, wallabies, meerkats, chameleons, scorpions and much more or you can take a donkey ride with Holly Fold Farm. Also coming along are the Belle Vue Retired Greyhounds Trust, the NW Reptile Club and the Ormskirk Bee Keepers Association. There will also be lots of Family activities to keep you entertained.

WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre, Fish Lane, Burscough, L40 0TA. Tel: 01704 891220

Folk Dance - Open Night Saturday, September 24, 8.15pm-10pm Ormskirk Folk Dance Club’s taster evening for those looking for sociable exercise of mind, body and soul.

The evening is free for newcomers, no experience needed and you will be made welcome. The club meets weekly in term time and newcomers are welcome any Monday. Call or email June Jones for more information ormskirkfdc+sec@gmail.com Emmanuel Church Hall, Derby Street, Ormskirk, L39 2DJ Tel: 01695 726696

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King Lear

The Last Hundred Days

Thursday, September 27, 7pm

Friday, October 5, 5.45pm-7pm

Screening of this National Theatre “A Seat On The Front Row” performance broadcast live from London’s West End, see Ian McKellen’s ‘extraordinarily moving portrayal’ of King Lear, which is considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written. Admission is £12.50, however all seats are unreserved, but we advise you to buy

An illustrated talk by Mr Richard Houghton about the last 100 days before the Armistice. This talk is part of a series of free talks given by the West Lancashire World War 1 Anniversary Association at Ormskirk Library. Free event.

your tickets in advance. Doors open 30 min before screening.

Fun Palace

Box office 01257 463878 or visit www.parboldonline. info

Saturday, October 6, 10am-3pm

Ormskirk Library, L39 2EN. Tel: 0300 123 6703

Fireworks Championship

A fun, free, festival of arts, science and cultural activities for all ages. Fun Palaces are made by local people for their own communities, bringing together arts and sciences, crafts, tech and digital, free and fun, linked by the Fun Palace network.

Friday, Sep 28 to Sunday, Sept 30 from 6pm

Ormskirk Library, L39 2EN. Tel: 0300 123 6703

Parbold Village Hall, The Green, Parbold WN8 7DN

The British Musical Fireworks Championship is a firework competition across three nights; seven competitors battle it out to be crowned the ultimate winner. Over the three nights prepare for breathtaking displays, an array of light and a mixture of music which will have you dancing away. Tickets from £7.50 and available from www.visitsouthport. com Victoria Park, Rotten Row, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 2BZ

Farmaggedon Saturday, Sept, 29 to Wednesday, Oct, 31 Farmaggedon is a “Scream Park” - an interactive horror experience. The whole park is themed with roaming zombies and creatures of the night. There are 3 interactive scare houses including: Contagion 3D, Meat Locker and Terror of the Farm plus a paintball experience, Zombie Outlaw. Ticketed only event and pre-booking is required. Visit www. farmaggedon.co.uk Flatmans Lane, Downholland, Ormskirk, L39 7HW. Tel: 08447 360152

Rainbow House Firewalk Saturday, October 6 The shortest sponsored walk you will ever do!

Training sessions are given to each participant before the walk. Spectators are welcome and it is a minimum age of 14 years to participate in this event.

Please download an entry form from Rainbow House website www.thelegacy-rainbowhouse.com. £10 to register with a £40 minimum sponsorship.

Training starts at 4.30pm to walk at 7.30pm.

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Southport turns spooky for a half term full of monstrous fun for families! With great performances, spooky surprises and frights round every corner. For more information visit www.visitsouthport.com.

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Despite the name, the moor isn’t in Wheelton; it’s actually closer to neighbouring Brinscall and it’s from there that we start this scenic, easy-to-follow 6 mile route. There’s a fair amount of off road parking in the village and we start in Lodge Bank, near to Brinscall Swimming Pool (PR6 8QU).

Exit Lodge Bank and turn right. Instead of following the bend in the road, go straight on into Butterworth Brow and then take the first right up Well Lane. The early morning sunshine quickly disappears, blocked out by the canopy that is Wheelton Plantations, as we climbed Well Lane.

Ignore the entrances to the Plantations on the right and carry on up the incline until you can go no further by road, then go through the entrance gate to the Moor and follow the stony path that bears slightly to the right. At this point you should take a breather and indulge in the rural views of Chorley’s eastern villages that have opened up behind you before you continue up the pathway onto the 90 square miles of wild, unspoilt countryside that is the West Pennine Moors.

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Known as Lancashire’s most picturesque cricket ground, White Coppice is worth loitering awhile on the many benches available if there’s a match on, to use the facilities or grab a bacon butty. Return from

the gorgeous views over Lancashire’s hills, coastline and reservoirs below.

the cricket ground through the gate and turn left down the pathway by The Goit, heading north and passing the cricket scoreboard on the way.

You’ll follow the stony path for just over a mile, eventually heading towards the Winter Hill transmitter mast until you reach a Ramblers Association signpost indicating the routes to Brinscall, Belmont Road and White Coppice. You’re at the walk’s highest point, 297m, and at this point, take the sharp right turn downhill towards White Coppice.

On the way down, your views will include Great Hill and Hurst Hill. This is a popular route so the gentle inclining path to White Coppice is well defined and also a bit loose underfoot in parts, particularly going downhill, so take care. Once you’ve almost reached the bottom of the hill, you’ll need to bear left to arrive at the gated bridge over The Goit at White Coppice.

The Goit is a scenic canal used for transporting drinking water along the Rivington chain of reservoirs, and we follow the shady pathway for just over a mile until a footpath on the left appears just short of a grey metal sluice on The Goit. Go down the footpath, ignore the first footpath on the left (which takes you back in the direction you came) and take the next footpath on the left heading away from The Goit.

Follow this path along the right hand perimeter of the field and, once you get to the corner, go through the stile, over a footbridge and head directly across an open field. Go through another stile and immediately dip down and turn right along the wide path that was formerly part of the Chorley to Blackburn railway line, and which once hosted 14 passenger trains daily.

Once you reach three steel gates, take the one on the right and then, once you’re through, turn left along the cobbled road. This road eventually takes you past Brinscall Lake and into Lodge Bank where you will reach your starting point.

For those with the OS Maps app on your desktop, mobile or tablet, this walk is named: JT Wheelton Moor

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The fifth incarnation of the Subaru Impreza brings four-wheel-drive grip within reach of buyers who don’t fancy an SUV. It is an Astra-sized hatchback with a symmetrical all-wheel-drive (AWD) system coupled to 1.6 and 2.0-litre petrol Boxer units. I drove the higher powered 2.0-litre.

What’s intriguing about the new Impreza is that it is the first motor to be launched in Britain on Subaru’s fresh Global Platform – the pillar of all its future models.

There is nothing stirring about the latest Impreza’s silhouette, but the interior is better than the former model’s. The quality of plastics and finishes have been enhanced, while the cabin is wider and offers more rear legroom. Maximum cargo capacity has also been boosted by 10 litres.

The cabin houses lots of kit, too, with safety being the new Impreza’s selling point. The car is fitted with

EyeSight technology – a camera-based system that scans the way ahead for other road-users. It is more accurate than conventional camera and sensor arrangements, continually producing 3D images and identifying specific objects – rather than just reacting to unknown obstacles.

Behind the wheel, the 2.0-litre powerplant isn’t mind-blowingly quick. The car pulls away briskly, but anything after this feels a tad lifeless, so you must plan your overtakes in advance. The continuously variable transmission (CVT) imitates an orthodox auto’s ratios. It works okay, but it does whine offensively. There’s no manual gearbox, as the intricate EyeSight gadgetry only functions with the CVT. So, when all’s said and done, you need to work the engine like a dog to make real headway. Relax to a cruise, however, and the refinement is respectable, even if the levels of tyre rumble are a touch too much.

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There are some flowers I love because they are showstoppers, others because of their evocative scent, and some because they are unusual. Michaelmas daisies don’t tick any of those boxes, but I love them anyway. They are bright, cheerful, and completely undemanding - at home in the poorest, driest soils, and bees and butterflies love them!

They get their common name from their flowering period, which peaks at Michaelmas, the feast of St. Michael on September 5th, though they will carry on flowering well into late autumn. This means they are great for injecting colour into borders which can start to look a little washed-out and dreary in late summer. Until the mid-nineties, Michaelmas daisies were all known scientifically as asters, but then some were reclassified. Look out for the name Symphyotrichum, as many popular varieties now carry that name instead The gardener credited with popularising the Michaelmas daisy was Ernest Ballard. Many of the varieties he cultivated are still available and bear

the names of his family members. “Ada Ballard” is named for his sister and is lavender blue, “Marie Ballard” is a pretty pale blue double bloom named for his wife. He is also responsible for “Prosperity” and “Peace”, rose-pink and deep mauve respectively, which he named straight after the First World War. If you want a tallish variety suitable for the middle of the border, try “Little Carlow” which grows to about 90cm and produces masses of violet-blue blooms.

One of my favourites for the back of the border is “Calliope” which has striking black elegant stems that reach heights of 2m, smothered in delicate lilac flowers. A good small variety is “Beggarten” which is pale blue, compact and clump-forming. “Tonga” is also smaller and is a lovely deep purple which looks great in a container.

Although they are not high-maintenance plants Michaelmas daisies benefit from being cut down to ground level in late autumn and covered in a good mulch of well-rotted organic matter.

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