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March 2010 www.lymmlife.co.uk 1 2 www.lymmlife.co.uk March 2010 Editor Gary Skentelbery Production Paul Walker Editor’s Comment Business Manager LYMM Youth club is once again facing an uncertain future Tony Record despite the valiant efforts of the hard working volunteers who Advertising have been working hard to improve the village centre facility. (see feature on centre pages). Freephone 0800 955 5247 No matter how much hard work When we had the luxury of a full- charge of the purse strings and goes into improving the facility I fear time youth worker based at the youth forcing the closure of the youth club Editorial the council will eventually look to off club, it provided a venue for various without having a viable alternative 01925 623630 load the site to generate additional activities, including Duke of Edinburgh would be very short-sighted. revenue as they look to raise funds awards. Email from various "assets" across the town. Of course the full-time youth worker Road works [email protected] While it is great to see the disappeared a long time ago as part community pulling together and of council "efRciency savings" which Meanwhile the road works to Websites renew the gas mains are now under www.culchethlife.com working hard to provide a much are once again in full swing as needed facility for our young people, Warrington Borough Council looks to way and village traders are www.frodshamlife.co.uk I do hope it is not all in vain. Rll a £30 million black hole in its appealing to villagers to continue to www.lymmlife.co.uk Lymm Youth Club has had a long budget. support local shops. www.warrington.tv and lively history and should be an I do hope our elected councillors It has been a tough start to the year www.warrington- integral part of our community, who represent Lymm on the borough for many businesses with the worldwide.co.uk providing our young citizens with a council think long and hard before recession and the bad weather, so I safe haven in the village centre to any decisions are made on the future would echo that appeal and urge Address meet up and participate in a wide of Lymm Youth Club. readers to support your local traders New Media Centre variety of activities. Our elected representatives are in and shop local! Old Road Warrington WA4 1AT Lymm Life is published monthly by Orbit News Ltd. The contents of this magazine are fully protected by copyright and nothing may be reprinted or reproduced without prior permission of the publishers. The publishers are not liable for any statement made or opinion expressed by third parties in this publication. Printed by TwentyFourSeven March 2010 www.lymmlife.co.uk 3 New lease of life for Lymm Sophies NEW sights and experiences are available in Lymm, following all site users. Soft Furnishings completion of an ambitious project involving borough and Coun Alan Litton, the borough Custom made curtains, parish councils and local residents and groups. council's executive member for cushions, roman blinds etc The Lymm's Life Project has taken a country and now open to the public environment and transport, said: "This Choose from our range of fabrics lot of hard work over several years - Car park: An upgrade an project represents a great example of or supply your own but it is now Rnished and has already extension of the visitor car park on team working. None of this would For free home visit or advice ring have happened without the helped retain Green Flag status for Crouchley Lane. Anne on 01925 754446 Lymm Dam for a second year. In addition to these works, LEGH commitment and hard work of many Members of the Lymm Environment and the council have been working in people including local residents, the www.sophiessoftfurnishings.co.uk LEGH, ward members, the council's and Heritage Group (LEHG) along partnership with Bay Malton Angling 3 Holly Bank, Cherry Lane, Lymm with staff from the borough's environment services as well as all our Club on an angling development partners. environment and regeneration plan for Lymm Dam. directorate worked together on the "Now that we have also achieved Angling facilities are being and retained Green Flag status, it innovative project, which includes the upgraded in keeping with the site's Lymm Heritage Trail, woodland gives us a bench mark to aim for and character, while the plan also will help ensure the improvements of management, excavation of the iron considers habitat preservation and slitting mill in Slitten Gorge and an the last few years are sustained in upgrade of Lymm Dam's footpath better access to the water's edge for future years." network together with an "Easy Access Trail" and newly constructed visitor car park. The project was funded by contributions from the borough and parish councils, the Heritage Lottery Fund, Waste Recycling Environmental, Local Heritage Initiative and the Countryside Agency. Among the project's features are: Lymm Heritage Trail: a 3.5 mile self-guided trail created by the borough's ranger service, Lymm Whites Sports Parish council and Lymm and district Warrington Market Local History Society, featuring a 1901 - 2001 – 100 YEARS OF EXCELLECE series of information panels. Specialists in: Easy Access Trail: Built in Darts, Bowls, Snooker, Air Guns, partnership with Groundwork Mersey Walking Sticks, Warrington Town Valley, offers a circular route around Merchandise, Rugby, Cricket, Football Lymm Dam on surfaced paths. Slitting Mill Excavation: carried out GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLE by Oxford Archaeology North (OAN) Telephone/Fax: who identiRed the mill as probably the best surviving example in the 01925 631531 4 www.lymmlife.co.uk March 2010 What’s On Lymm pair have ‘The Gift’ in Lymm TWO Lymm friends are fast in association with making a name for LYMM PARISH COUNCIL themselves on the North March 9 West music scene as part of LYMM PARISH COUNCIL the rock band ‘The Gift’. Lymm Parish Hall, 7.30pm Members of the public welcome Mark Hodgson plays lead guitar March 8 and Neil Myatt drums in the band, LYMM HISTORY SOCIETY which regularly plays The Academy Lymm Village Hall, 8pm in Manchester and has been ‘Nan’s Box of Photos’ - Chris Cole Visitors always welcome compared to legendary ‘grunge’ Enquiries: Sue Brooks, chairman 01925 758340 group Nirvana. LYMM LIONS GROUP The pair Rrst formed a band at Meet: Bridgewater Club, Lymm 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month. 8pm Lymm High School where they met in Contact: 0845 833 5729 1997, aged 17 and have been LYMM THURSDAY EVENING BRIDGE CLUB involved in bands together ever since. Lymm Village Hall every Thursday 7pm The group, which also includes MAPLE LODGE ART GROUP Meet each Wednesday 9.30am - 12.30pm singer Niall Markey and rhythm Maple Lodge Guide HQ, Pepper St, Lymm guitarist Richie Meadowcroft has a Details: 01925 755126 ROTARY CLUB OF LYMM growing fan base of more than Meet every Wednesday at Statham Lodge Hotel 10,000 internationally and has had 7.15pm for 7.45pm Contact the secretary 01925 755757 recent interest from a recording label. LOVING HANDS Mark, 29, said: "We have spent Knitting for charity at Lymm Methodist Church, most of 2009 in the studio writing Band members Mark, ial and eil. 2nd and 4th Thursday each month. and recording our music. We always really good following. There aren't always do charity gigs as it's a great 1.30pm - 3pm. Details: 01925 823614. many places to gig in Lymm but we'd way to raise money by people MARKET LUNCHES put on a great show and have a Eagle Brow Methodist Church love to have more fans from our home coming to watch live music and 3rd Thursday in the month town. enjoying themselves knowing that Light lunches 12 noon till 2pm All procceds to Opening Doors Charity, Warrington "Me and Niall spend most of our they are helping others. We always LYMM SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB time writing the songs and are have a good time and it gives our St Mary’s Church Hall Land Builders constantly coming up with new ideas. fans a chance to watch us do some Second and fourth Fridays (Sept - May) 7.30pm Details: 753853 & We have just Rnished recording our classic rock covers like AC/DC and LYMM BAPTIST CHURCH DROP-LUNCH debut EP which has Rve really strong Queen." Higher Lane. Mondays (during term time). Property Repairs Ltd 12 noon to 1.15pm. £2.50 tracks on it." The band's next gig is at Night & LYMM JUBILEE GARDENING CLUB General Building The Gift has also done a Day in Manchester on February 25 Meet Third Wednesday of the month succession of charity gigs, the most and fans can keep up to date with Lymm Baptist Church, Higher Lane Extensions 7.30pm recent for Ugandaid, where they their news at www.myspace.com/ Visitors welcome Alterations often throw in a few rock covers. thegiftmanchester and their page on £2 includes tea and cake Woodbine Road, Lymm Neil, also 29, said: "We will Facebook. Non-profit making community organisations who would like to feature in the What’s On Column Tel/Fax: 01925 756265 should contact Lymm Life on Mob: 07810 710210 01925 631592 Email: [email protected] Lymm band live and unsigned A LYMM band is hoping to win a recording contract when it battles against other bands performing in the ‘Live and Unsigned 2010’ shows. ‘Cheap Cuts’ wowed judges at an audition to secure a spot in the regional heats show at The Willows in Salford on March 7.