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June 2021 visit www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk for daily news and sport updates 1 2 visit www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk for daily news and sport updates June 2021 Editor Gary Skentelbery Production James Bryan Editor’s Comment Advertising CONGRATULATIONS to everyone at Warrington Rylands as a toxic election campaign on James Balme Football Club on their amazing achievement lifting the FA Vase various fronts, let’s hope a line 01925 631592 opt 1 at Wembley. can now be drawn in the sand on Editorial Backed by news of promotion Kath Buckley, now has 10 new all fronts and our locally elected 01925 631592 opt 2 to the Northern Premier League colleagues. representatives can put their following a league restructure, It wasn’t a particularly good differences to one side and all work Email together for the good of our town. winning at Wembley was the icing election for Labour who also lost info@warrington- on the cake. It was certainly good to see worldwide.co.uk out to the Independents at Penketh, Warrington South MP Andy Carter With a fairytale hat-trick for while the Lib Dems lost out to the Websites striker Elliott Nevitt, who the and Labour leader Russ Bowden Tories in Appleton. www.culchethlife.com previous weekend had been involved in dialogue at the election www.frodshamlife.co.uk scoring the winning goal in a In what can only be described count. www.lymmlife.co.uk Sunday League final, it really does www.warrington.tv prove dreams can come true. www.warrington- A lot of work has been going worldwide.co.uk on behind the scenes at Rylands Address to move the club up the football New Media Centre pyramid and it will be great to see Old Road Warrington two footballing brands in the town, WA4 1AT alongside Warrington Town. Meanwhile, Warrington Wolves are just one game away from reaching their 7th Challenge Cup Final in 12 years - and what a great boost for the town if they can pull warrington-worldwide is off a sporting Wembley double this published monthly by year! It will certainly bring some Orbit News Ltd. much-needed cheer for sports fans The contents of this magazine who are now back in Stadiums are fully protected by copyright after a lengthy lockdown during the and nothing may be reprinted COVID pandemic. or reproduced without prior Turning away from sport the permission of the publishers. Local Elections brought some The publishers are not liable for changes at the town hall, as the any statement made or opinion Tories made some significant gains expressed by third parties in this to become the new opposition party publication. on Warrington Borough Council. Printed by TwentyFourSeven After a number of years as the only Conservative, newly appointed group leader Cllr June 2021 visit www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk for daily news and sport updates 3 Dreams do come true as Rylands take next step on journey By Garry Clarke DREAMS do come true after Warrington Rylands 1906 won the Buildbase FA Vase at Wembley beating Binfield 3-2 on the next step of the club’s journey. Backed with promotion to the sides lead a minute later from the Northern Premier League and now penalty spot. After the break Nevitt just one division below neighbours doubled Rylands advantage in Warrington Town, club owner the 58th minute with a powerful and well-known sports agent Paul header before Ferdinand scored Stretford sees it as the next step on again in the 66th minute to set up a the club’s journey. nervy finale. It was a surreal experience for Named man of the match Nevitt, those who have been following who scored the winner in the FA Rylands, a team not so long ago Sunday Cup Final a week earlier, which played their games in front and his teammates managed to of the proverbial one man and his hold out to bring the FA Vase back dog, now playing at the National to Warrington for the first time in Stadium. the competition’s history. Teams like Rylands, a works In fact it is the first time any team from Orford, do not generally Warrington team of the round ball get the chance to play at Wembley. variety has won a major national Their opponents Binfield, from football competition. a small village (population 8,000) Lifting the Vase was the in the Bracknell Forest probably culmination of probably the most thought much the same thing. significant week in the club’s 115- But play at Wembley they did, year history as earlier in the week and what a treat they put on for their elevation to the Northern their fans who had managed to Premier League was confirmed as secure a ticket to watch their team part of the FA’s league restructure. play in the flesh for the first time this While for many winning a cup year. final at Wembley is the culmination Cup finals are often dour affairs of a dream for Warrington Rylands between two nervous teams not 1906 it is just the first step on the wanting to take any risks, however next stage of their journey. this one as anything but. Any jitters Stretford, who has spent the soon disappeared as play switched past 3-4 years making the club “fit from end to end as control of an for purpose” to enter the national open and entertaining game ebbed league system in the Northern and flowed between two teams Premier League praised the fantastic committed to attack. achievements of his management The destination of the Vase came team Dave McNabb and Fraser down to a shoot-out between two Ablett and those who had stepped goal-hungry centre forwards. out across the whitewash. In the blue corner Elliot Nevitt, in In a recent interview with the BBC the red Liam Ferdinand. he said: “We have an exceptional Nevitt struck first in the 24th group of players on board and minute volleying home from close great spirit. range, Ferdinand leveled with “When we started this journey a header three minutes before we set out ambitious plans for halftime but Nevitt restored his getting into the national league structure. With the first stage now completed it is the beginning of the next journey.” Describing Warrington as a footballing town, with one of the biggest junior league setups in the country, Stretford praised the work of neighbours Warrington Town for flying the flag for football in the town and was looking forward to a future derby, with capacity for two teams to be supported in it. “If we get promotion it means we have completed the next stage of the journey and can look forward to a derby. Of course that could happen if Warrington Town gets Club owner Paul Stretford with Manager Dave McNabb. relegated – but I would rather us Picture: John Hopkins. get promoted,” he said. Manager Dave McNabb with hat-trick hero Elliott Nevitt - Picture: Mark Percy. 4 visit www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk for daily news and sport updates June 2021 Walking Day postponed again due to COVID-19 pandemic WARRINGTON’S annual Walking Day will not be going ahead this year, following last year’s postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision has been made by we also therefore cannot plan with the town’s Walking Day church and certainty for Walking Day this year school leaders, following extensive and so the regrettable decision to consultation with participating cancel the event has been agreed organisations led by a senior between all parties. member of the clergy. “We are committed to ensuring Warrington Walking Day is one that next year’s event is bigger and of the town’s most iconic events better than ever – and we are very in the calendar but was cancelled enthusiastic for what I’m sure will in 2020 due to the coronavirus be a very poignant Walking Day pandemic. The event has again in 2022.” been postponed this year, but is set Mayor of Warrington, Cllr to resume in earnest in 2022. Maureen Creaghan, said: “It is a Revd Canon June Steventon, pity that Walking Day is cancelled Rector of Warrington and chair again this year, but I understand of the Walking Day Committee, said: “Cancelling Warrington’s the huge amounts of time, resource Walking Day this year has been a and planning normally necessary very disappointing and extremely to make it a success. difficult decision, but after consulting “In these far from normal times, with all of the participating schools even with the hope of restrictions and churches, we have decided continuing to ease and the vaccine that we will resume the historic programme being rolled out annual event in 2022. successfully, I understand why the “We are very hopeful that the decision to postpone this year’s national roadmap out of lockdown event has been made. continues to be followed so that “We support the decision of further restrictions can be eased our church and school colleagues next month. However, given that we and I look forward to next year’s cannot be certain about what exact event, which I am sure will be extra restrictions will be lifted in June, special.” June 2021 visit www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk for daily news and sport updates 5 SH 6 visit www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk for daily news and sport updates June 2021 Business College becomes centre of excellence in advanced manufacturing and engineering THE Warrington campus of Warrington & Vale Royal College has become a centre of excellence in advanced manufacturing and engineering.