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PARISH PRATTLE Issue No. 62 Halton-with-Aughton August / Sept 2011 Welcome to this edition of the Prattle! If you didn’t manage to attend the recent ‘The Happening’ at the Centre@Halton then read all about it inside. A big thank you to those key individuals and all the volunteers that made it happen! Also inside are lots of updates on events and clubs going on in the village, including some worthwhile charity events. The Parish Council wants to hear from any landowners interested in new tree planing schemes, or any parishioners with suggestions for tree planting in public places; there is some timely advice about pets and heatstroke, and a host of regular articles. If you have any comments or suggestions or want to submit an item for the next edition just email us on [email protected]! CONTACT DETAILS FOR THE PRATTLE ARTICLES TO THE EDITORS, JAN & DAVE:[email protected] WHAT‛S ON to: [email protected] ADVERTISING copy to: HELEN on 812679 DISTRIBUTION: CAROL on 811444 WRITTEN ARTICLES: FAO CAROL @ EXPRESSIONS HAIR or tel 811444. DEADLINES for Oct/Nov Advertising Rates: Copy: Wed 14th Sep 11 Box Ad: £10 Adverts: Wed 14th Sep 11 Double Box Ad: £20 Delivery: Fri 7th Oct 11 Classified Ad: £1 - 20 words All adverts are published in good faith. The Editorial team can offer no guarantees as to the quality of services advertised. THE CHURCHES OF HALTON-WITH-AUGHTON ST. WILFRID‛S, HALTON THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH Rector Minister Rev. Pauline Bicknell, Rev. Yolande Burns The Vicarage, 2 Summerfield Drive, The Manse, 11 Marine Drive, Slyne, LA2 6AQ Tel: 822128 email: [email protected] Hest Bank. LA2 6DZ Tel: 824027 Services in August Services in August 7th 10am Parish Communion 7th Rev. Yolande Burns 14th 8am Holy Communion 14th Rev. Tom McInerney 10am Morning Prayer 21st Rev. Yolande Burns 21st 10am Family Communion 28th Mr. Norman Boothroyd 28th 10am Morning Prayer Services in September Services in September 4th Rev. Robert Canham th 4 10am Family Communion 11th Rev. Roy Chapman th 11 8am Holy Communion 18th Rev. Yolande Burns 10am Morning Prayer 25th Rev. David Greenwood 18th 10am Parish Communion (St Wilfrid’s School starters service) 25th 10am Morning Prayer ST. SAVIOUR‛S, AUGHTON Services in August 14th 11.30am Holy Communion & ST. JOSEPH'S R.C. CHURCH Baptism Saturday Vigil at 6.30 pm, Sunday Mass 28th 11.30am Morning Prayer throughout the year at 11.00 a.m. Services in September Clergy: Fr. Andrew Broster, 11th 11.30am Holy Communion Deacon Stephen Pendlebury, 25th 7pm Harvest Festival St. Joseph's Church Slyne Road, Lancaster, LA1 2HU From the Aughton registers: Tel: 01524 32493 Wedding: 18th June Graham Drinkall & Lee Wallace Page 2 From the Halton register: one thing in common – they accept me Baptism: for who I am. They accept me wheth- 3rd April Harrison George Lucas er I’m up or down, smart or casual, fat or thin and it’s wonderfully reassuring. 22nd May Molly Betsy Parkinson We may have a difference of opinion 19th June Olivia May Watson sometimes, I may not always like (or Molly Beth Alex take) their advice but I know they are Watson there for me, supporting, not judging, Sophie Ruth Medcalf and that is a great reassurance to have. 3rd July Jackson Martin I didn’t watch the TV series ‘Friends’ Billy Martin but I know it had (and still has) a huge Wedding following. There is something about 9th July Stuart Prior & Sally watching the interaction between peo- Lewis ple who know each other well and are Funeral at ease with one another which is reas- 13th July Marjorie Mattinson suring and encouraging – it is also an experience we can relate to. We all need people with whom we can share the significant, or not so signif- Dear friends, icant, events of our days. There are I’ve been thinking a lot about friends many songs and poems written about and friendship recently. There are friends, and the modern generation some friends who I have had for a short frequently ask one another about how while, see often and am very close to; many friends they have on Face Book – there are some friends I’ve known for further evidence of how key friends years and, although we’re close friends, and friendships are to our lives. location means I tend to see less often; How is your circle of friends made up? there are some who I’ve known for a Who would you count as your closest long time, speak to rarely, but as soon friends who never let you down – even as I do I can pick up exactly where I if you don’t share the same opinion left off; and there’s another group of sometimes? Who accepts you as you people who have been friends in the are no matter what your mood or cir- past, and I might still wonder about, but cumstances? they’ve long since dropped off the Thank God for those people and the Christmas card list. gift of friendship. Whoever these friends are – male or female, long standing or more recent, Pauline close by or based miles away, they have Page 3 THE CENTRE @ HALTON Halton Community Association Charity No. 506984 www.haltoncentre.org / Bookings/Information 811444 THE HAPPENING The Winning Our local Member of Parliament, the Programme was No.101 - unclaimed Honourable David Morris MP, officially If you didn’t manage to get down to opened the area with the unveiling of a the Centre over ‘The Happening’ week- plaque. After lunch there were demon- end, then you missed out on a superb strations showing the function of all the celebration for the completion of the new equipment. outside sports and recreation area. Saturday was a Gala day. The place was Friday was the official opening. Brian buzzing. The skate park was heaving the Jefferson gave a presentation, ex- whole weekend. The MUGA, or ball park, plaining the project and thanked all offered football skills, followed by a the funders, businesses and volunteers wheelchair basketball match. Children who helped in so many ways to achieve played endlessly on the two new play- this great asset for the village and the grounds and the field had games, races, surrounding community. stalls, orienteering, scout skills, music Maggie Howarth, who designed and and Bay Radio to name but a few. made a fabulous mosaic and ran free The evening brought live bands. The workshops where villagers made weather was fantastic and people just ‘people’ for the walk through history didn’t want to go home as they were tiles, was presented with a bouquet of having such a good time. flowers. 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Feature Walls All we ask is for you to come along, Colour Effects bring your family and friends and en- Marbling FREE joy the facilities. Spraying ESTIMATES Please treat the community facilities Exterior with respect, which I am sure you all Tel: 811819 or 07961 616933 will, and it will provide pleasure for Sunday was competition day on the everyone for a very long time. COFFEE CENTRAL (volunteer run) skate park and on the football field. I was working inside most of the time on Please ring Eileen 812488 if you can the Sunday but saw loads of children help either occasionally or as a regular playing football and plenty of proud covering a 2 hour slot. children and parents during the presen- Come and see for yourself what we tation of prizes. have on offer. Why not accompany the The skate park competition was loud, kids to the play areas, then while they exciting and highly entertaining, but a are enjoying themselves outside you bit scary to watch. The young men and can relax with a coffee either upstairs boys are so very talented and must have or watch them play from the entrance nerves of steel. One young man even canopy seating area. competed having broken his ankle only SPEEDY COMPUTER REPAIR! days before. He, along with many oth- ers, practiced daily for this competition Call out service: In house since the new park was completed a few repair / pickup & drop off. months ago so I suspect there would Quick, friendly, efficient, have been no stopping him. No fix no charge I do not have any winner’s names but I Call George on 07857122396 am sure they will be posted somewhere in due course. Operating on behalf of the Multi- All in all it was a very successful three media shop, Burton-in-Lonsdale. days. I personally would like thank all of the many volunteers who helped our small band of organisers over the week- Page 5 NEW CLASSES, GROUPS & CLUBS FUTURE EVENTS NEWS CASINO NIGHT – Sat 3 September.