FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER 2008

 

Produced by Parbold Community Association,

Registered Charity No. 507386

 

Any opinions expressed in this Newsletter are not necessarily those of the PCA

 

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PCA Chairperson’s report from Roger Perry

Happy New Year Everyone, I hope you all had a good Christmas break as well. This is going to be a Great Year for Parbold and the Village Hall because we have now secured the greater part of the required funding for our proposed improvements to the Hall, which we hope will start March/April time. We hope these improvements will expand the variety of events that we can host for the Village. Watch out for news of the re-opening celebration.

And now SHOW TIME: This month we have 2 events, firstly on the 2nd February, Eleanor Fagg on Violin and Alasdair Beatson on Piano, and on the 23rd February, 'The Hot Jazz Ensemble. Details of both events appear over the page.

Meanwhile, I'm signing up to learn french, as when I go to France, my Sat Nav gives me directions in french.  See you next month. 

 

Text Box: Please send information for March issue by Feb 16th, to Chris Abel, Editor, 13 Greenfield Ave, Parbold .WN8 7DH Tel 462909.  Email: enquiries@parbold.org  Copies of previous newsletters are now available on www.parbold.org Please note that we cannot guarantee to insert items that are sent after the 16th of the month    

 

 

MESSAGE FROM PC STEVE HACKNEY REGARDING DISTRACTION BURGLARY        Recently there have been occasions of bogus callers who have targeted elderly residents within the rural parishes. Callers may pretend to be officials from an organisation such as the council or your utility company when in fact they want to trick, steal or overcharge you for work they may carry out.
Don't be frightened - most visitors are genuine, but it makes sense to be aware.
How can I protect myself?

·                       STOP - Before you answer the door, stop and think if you are expecting anyone. Make sure your rear door and any other doors leading outside are locked before you approach the front door.

·                       CHAIN - Open the door with the chain or door bar in place. A door bar or chain acts as a useful barrier when talking to unexpected callers. Talk through a window if you can. 

·                       CHECK  - Always ask for ID. Genuine callers will always have identification. If you are still uncertain, phone the organisation and confirm the person's identity. Genuine callers will be happy to wait.

Some companies have password protection schemes where they will supply you with a password that only you and the caller will know.

Neighbourhood Watch Schemes are proven to reduce burglary and deter bogus callers.
Reporting bogus callers - If you think you have been a  victim,  report it to the police straight away.  Please contact myself on 01257-462239 or The Lancashire Police Control Room on 0845 1 25 35 45

Text Box: PARISH COUNCIL NOTES :  Clerk:  Mrs Elizabeth-Anne Broad, 1 Pinewood, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 6UZ.  Tel:  01695 557678   Mob:  07973 340254  e-mail:  liz@ighbee.plus.com   The Parish Council meet on the first Friday of each month at 7.30 pm.  The agenda for the meeting will be posted on the Parish Council Notice Board at the end of The Common shops three days before each meeting.    Please avoid dumping waste in the water courses through the village.  There are concerns that the flooding risk is heightened by garden waste and other materials blocking the culverts, particular at Dock Brook.  Many parts of Parbold are built on the River Douglas flood plains and if you know that your property is at risk please consult the Environment Agency who are currently advertising:  We can't always stop rivers from flooding, but we can tell you when it's going to happen. Only 30 per cent of homes that can sign up to our Floodline Warnings Direct service have signed up. If you're not one of them, call us now on 0845 988 1188 CONTACT DETAILS FOR COUNCILLORS CAN BE FOUND ON THE PARISH COUNCIL NOTICE BOARD ON THE COMMON.                                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: PARBOLD AND DISTRICT FLOWER CLUB held its first meeting on March 18th 1970 and we continue to meet on the second Wednesday of each month (excepting Jan, Aug and Dec) at 1.45pm. Our venue is the W.I.Hall in the centre of Parbold village. The annual subscription is £20 and visitors pay £3.50 each attendance. A number of social events are held through the year to raise money for charity; usually a Coffee Morning in May and a Strawberry Tea in July, held at members’ homes, and the Gala Evening in November held at Mawdesley Village Hall. There are also outings to Gardens, Historic Houses and National Flower Shows. The Club runs a Sales Table at the monthly meetings, supplemented by plant sales at the Charity events. Our AGM is followed by lunch at a local restaurant in December. The Club’s talented members successfully participate in local, Area and National Flower Shows and stage Flower Festivals in local Churches and Rufford Old Hall. This year we are arranging a Festival at Newburgh Parish Church, 24-27 July.     The First event of 2008 is on Feb 13 th - Keith Smithies ”Love is in the Air”, then March 12th - Diane Fair – “Design Connections” Chairman   Mrs Jenni Mayer        Contact   01257  451435    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: PARBOLD W.I. Our next meeting is on Tuesday, 5th February at 7.30pm.  The speaker for this month is Carol Banks who will tell us about the history of Haigh Hall and the family who lived there.  Junior Disco on Friday, 8th February, 7.30 – 9.30pm.  Admission £2.50 This is for 7 – 13 year olds  ¯¯   A date for your diary.  There will be a Table Top Sale on Saturday, 15th March from 9.00am until 1.00pm.  If you wish to book a table, please ring Sylvia Wright on 463411  (Hire cost is £10 per table). Local organisations & charities will be most welcome. Entrance fee 30p and refreshments will be available.      

 

 

 

 

 

D                                   DOUGLAS music PARBOLD Lancs  Reg. Charity No:506675    Live Music at the Weekend

           Saturday 2nd February ELANOR FAGG – Violin (Emily English Scholar of the Musicians

           Benevolent Fund) accompanied by Alasdair Beaston – piano

           Saturday 23rd February HOT JAZZ ENSEMBLE – Trumpeter Darren Lloyd and the Jazz

           of Louis Armstrong.

PIANO WEEKEND - GALA CONCERTS

Saturday 8th March Peter Donohoe.  Sunday 9th March Elaine Burns & Peter Donohoe

(Pre-concert talks on both nights at 6.30 pm - free to ticket holders)

 

ALL EVENTS TAKE PLACE IN PARBOLD VILLAGE HALL AT 7.45 PM

Phone Box Office for tickets, or admission on the door

A leaflet with the full programme details including events for the remainder of the season in 2008 is available by telephoning: The Box Office: 01257 421526, or 462382 and is posted on the website: www parbold.org."

Text Box: Parbold Newburgh & district garden society meet  Wed 20th Feb at 8 pm in the WI Hall.  ‘General Pruning in the coming Year’ by Maurice Appleton Admission £1 (Members 50p)     Everyone welcome –Phone Tom on 462647 or John on 462514  j   Text Box: It’s QUIZ NIGHT  every Wednesday at the STOCKS TAVERN from 9.30 pm ‘Play Your Cards Right’ , Roll over Jackpot No Charge for Quiz – FREE SUPPER. Come along and brighten up the Winter evenings !!

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: DO YOU DRIVE A CAR?  CAN YOU HELP?      Í   I am a driver with the Parbold Community Car Scheme – we really need more local drivers to help with the scheme.  You just give as much time as you can.  The journeys are often very short – ferrying someone to the lunch club or to the Doctor’s surgery, but without a driver that person would have great difficulty getting there.  The Car Scheme is a lifeline for many.  If you would like to know more about it – ring Sandy Smith on 01257 463407  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: HILLDALE COFFEE AND CAKE MORNING Hilldale Village Hall       ‐  Saturday 23rd February 10.30am to 12noon Home made cakes Parbold Fruit & Veg., plus Tear Fund Stall Do come and join us!   Text Box: Medicine & Chernobyl Belarus Aid Reg.Charity No. 1039688 Lancashire night at the Stanley Institute Burscough on Sat 23rd Feb This will be an excellent evening of entertainment including songs, dialect, stories, Clog and Morris dancing performed by local entertainers,  Mark Dowding, Sid Calderbank, and others, with a hotpot supper included in the price of £7.50.  Tickets available now from Maggi  464215 or Sue 463703.            

  

CALLING ALL GIRLS AND LADIES OF THE VILLAGE  - If you enjoy cooking or would like to get some useful tips that will help get you in and out of the kitchen quicker, then come along and help raise funds for the local guide unit!.  The 3rd Parbold and Dalton Guides are holding a PAMPERED CHEF EVENING on Thursday 28th February at  Parbold Douglas School 7.30pm - 9pm.   Tickets £1.  Please call 464139 to reserve a ticket.

For further information please contact Rebecca on 01257 464139.

Text Box: RED LION RAILWAY CIRCLE This is an informal group of railway enthusiasts who meet throughout the Autumn, Winter and Spring months to view slides and digital photographs of railways - both from this country and abroad. Anyone with an interest in railways is always very welcome to come along - either to show some pictures or to just watch.   The meetings are held upstairs at the Red Lion pub in Newburgh and run from 7.30pm to about 10.30pm  on a Tuesday. The next meetings are:  12th Feb. 11th Mar. 8th Apr. 22nd Apr. For more information please contact:  John Sloane on 462641.     ux        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Parbold Chamber Choir are presenting a concert of Brahms, Fauré and Janacek, plus Via Crucis by the Lancashire composer Adrian Self, under their conductor, Jim Cooke.  The venue is St. Michael's, Dalton with the kind permission of the Vicar, Rev. Tim Barton, on April 12th. at 7.30pm.  Tickets from Choir members or on the door

 

NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS – Do they include becoming a Volunteer – perhaps for the first time?

West Lancashire CVS has now moved to: The Ecumenical Centre, Northway, Skelmersdale WN8 6LU      

 Tel: 01695 733737 Email:  vc@wlcvs.org or visit www.do-it.org.uk for a whole range of volunteering opportunities.

Could you offer your friendship and support to a vulnerable local person in need? Lancashire County Council Volunteer Services are looking for committed, community minded people to join them . Volunteers are currently needed to support local vulnerable and disabled adults in Parbold, Newburgh, Wrightington and Burscough.  Many people living in rural areas are socially isolated and would like to have a volunteer to visit them to offer their friendship and support. If you can help please contact Debby Hill at Lancashire County Council Volunteer Service on 01257  248118 or check out our website www.openingdoors.lancashire.gov.uk.  They also offer a free speaker service to local organisations and can offer a short presentation and film, please contact the above telephone number for details.

QUEENSCOURT HOSPICE – CHARITY SHOP opening in local area – Interested in helping tel: 01704 544645

 

 

Text Box: WALKING & Local Events FEBRUARY:  Parbold Ramblers:  First Sunday in the month. Tel: 463057, 01942 200967 West Lancs Footpath Group –tel: 01704 880782 or 01257 425776.  Life Long Learning – Group Walk Fridays with Pub lunch tel: 01695 579095.    West Lancs Ramblers Assoc.. Details  01772 812034. WEST LANCS COUNTRYSIDE EVENTS:  HEDGELAYING TRAINING  Mon 11th to Fri 15th from 10.30 am. Five Day  Course. Booking essential.  Sat 23rd Beacon Canal Loop Walk 10.30 am (9 miles)  Contact the Rangers on 01695 622794 or beacon.park@westlancsdc.gov.uk. Local Farmers Market – Cedar Farm First Saturday in month                        

 

 

 

 

 
 

WI CHRISTMAS TREE VANDALISM, NIGHT OF 26TH DEC. 2007 There has often been an element of vandalism but this is the first time the tree has been destroyed completely. The supporting cables were cut and the tree pulled out of the ground. If anyone has information please will they contact PC 2861 Wallwork on 01695 724101 quoting Incident Reference: 70 CO/271207 - the CCTV camera was not working. Daphne Gelder, Secretary, PWI

Text Box: RAIL TRAVEL UPDATE FEB 2008 - prepared 10th Jan.  The direct London line South of Stafford remains closed on Saturday and Sunday through to mid-May adding nearly an hour compared with weekday journey times from Wigan. On Saturdays the London trains call at Birmingham, making it the only day when there are good connections to and from the SW. Trains for Manchester on Sundays from 9th February to 16th March will use Victoria rather than Piccadilly, and will not call at Bolton on the 10th February.  Some walkers use the train to Appley Bridge or Gathurst for a brisk walk back along the canal or a circuit home up on the South side of the valley - but remember too that on Mon-Sat using the Chorley bus at 10.23, 12.23 or 14.23 to Anderton's Mill gets you to the far side of Harrock Hill very easily. After a gentle uphill slope it is downhill all the way home with a variety of attractive routes - which can include the Dicconson Arms, the Rigbye Arms, the Farmers Arms or the Eagle and Child if refeshment is required. Allow 2 hours for the walk More information  available for Web users in the rail travel section in 'odds and ends' in www.parbold.org . Any suggestions for additional material to David Gelder, Tel. 01257 462716