with Astley Village and Euxton 2 with Astley Village and Euxton 3 EASTER HOLIDAY SCHEME CELEBRATED 10TH YEAR ASTLEY PARK Astley & Buckshaw Juniors FC held another successful Easter holiday activity scheme in IMPROVEMENTS Astley Village for children aged up to 11 years It is fantastic to see and lots of you agree, Chorley Council are continuing to invest in of age. Astley Park, building on from the successful Heritage Lottery funding back in 2009. Coaches from the FA Charter Standard Junior Football club The park itself has seen more improvements carried out and work has which is based in Astley Village, ran the popular soccer now been completed on the war memorial, the Park Road gate entrance school using the club’s pitch on Westway (just behind the and the sensory garden. school) and used Astley Village Community Centre over 9 The lake fountain is now operating and Astley Hall is staging more events. This summer will see more outdoor events held in the park. days during the April holidays. The Walled Garden is looking splendid, local charity the Shaw Trust Funding was obtained by your Astley Village councillor is maintaining the raised beds and Mark has provided a grant to the Mark Perks who also arranged for the Music and Art for Lancashire Wildlife Trust to enable this excellent work to continue. Creative Youth group (MACY) to deliver Art, Craft, Media Your In Touch team are still campaigning for the additional car park to be and Music activities at the community centre which ran in built off Southport Road, which is necessary to ease the congestion and issues that occur in Astley Village when the Hall Gate car park becomes conjunction with the soccer school. Parents and children full. found this to be a great addition to the scheme. Chorley Scouts held a very enjoyable St George’s Day Parade and outdoor 58 children from 50 families attended and this year the activities for the various scouting groups in Astley Park this year. scheme celebrated its 10th year of delivering low cost Café Ambio is open 7 days a week using locally sourced home-made food, affordable activities in Astley Village. Each child received a freshly baked scones, cakes and refreshments. It is certainly popular thanks to its friendly staff and pleasant atmosphere. special medal in recognition of this achievement. “areas that didn’t ELECTRICITY NW comply with the ASTLEY VILLAGE FREE Specifi cation for SUMMER FIRE SAFETY CHECK Is your home CABLE WORK the Reinstatement Cllr Mark Perks is a member of the Lancashire Fire HOME FIRE SAFETY safe from fi re ? of Openings in HOLIDAY SCHEME and Rescue Service and also their the Older People’s CHECK Do you have a ISSUES IN ASTLEY Highways (SROH).” Champion. LAUNCHED smoke alarm ? VILLAGE Together both are keen to highlight how you can reduce the Call Free phone risk from Fire and recommending residents’ take up their Would you know Your Astley Village councillor Mark August 2014 will running between free home fi re safety checks, have smoke alarms fi tted if 0800 169 1125 how to get out if Perks reported the concerns raised by once more see 10 am and 3pm needed and receive advice on what to do in the event of a www.lancsfi rerescue.org.uk residents’ regarding the recent electricity a holiday activity daily from Monday fi re. a fi re broke out in 4th to Friday 15th your home ? cable work undertaken in Astley Village. scheme based Visits can be arranged at a time to suit you and carried out in Astley Village August. Each week by qualifi ed Community Fire Safety offi cers. It is an excellent LCC inspected the area and although some costs just £ 20. thanks to the service and the number is 0800 169 1125. improvements had been made since the efforts of Mark Further details issue was reported, there were still areas Perks. on the Astley ASTLEY VILLAGE SCOUTS GROUP that didn’t comply with the Specifi cation for and Buckshaw Mark can report that Astley Village is about to week commencing 2nd June. the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways He has organised JFC holiday have its own Scouts group once again operating A Scout Troop is planned for early 2015. There (SROH). a 2 week soccer programme and in the heart of the community. was a positive response to volunteering and have school plus an art, A defect notice was served to Electricity North West (ENW) who a booking form An open evening organised by West Lancs Scout on managed to recruit a number of members to the Ex- craft and music can be found on restored the highway and grass verges and also offered an apology to 1st May at Buckshaw Primary School was a huge ecutive Committee. Further details can be obtained programme based page 4 of this success and to date some 54 enquiries have been from Andy Marsden County Development Offi cer affected residents for any disruption and damage caused. at Astley Village newsletter. received. West Lancs Scouts Mobile: 07827 344136 Tel: Community Centre The new group is intending to open a Beaver Scout 01995 61336 Colony and Cub Scout Pack which is planned for the
chorleyconservatives.com | Parliamentary Candidate Rob Loughenbury WITH CLLR MARK PERKS with Astley Village and Euxton 4 8 Bracken Close Chorley PR6 0EJ 01257 279209 Community Feature 07917 627354 Looking for some children’s holiday activities provided on your doorstep? [email protected] Astley Village has its very own Summer Holiday Scheme and has been running for Twitter @cllrmarkperks intouch council.lancashire.gov.uk/mperks 10 years. Booking Form provided below. with Astley Village and Euxton EDITION 5O | JUNE 2014 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS TO CHANCERY ROAD
est Bank Chorley PR7 1JF Astley Village subway under UNDERPASS Chancery Road Many of you have noticed the improvements being made around the Chancery Road underpass area. The work by Chorley Council’s street CHORLEY scene team began in May and relates to a neighbourhood project RUFC AMEND suggested and submitted to the council by Cllr Mark Perks back in 2012. PLANNING The project was initially delayed, due to Chorley Council discovering a large APPLICATION section of the embankment surrounding the underpass which was overrun by Chorley RUFC have Japanese knotweed. amended their Although, the project was approved back in February 2013, Chorley Council original plans for decided they needed to remove the Japanese knotweed on the embankment, the 50 homes, before any replanting could take place and work to install sleepers down the new pitches sides of the footpath could begin. and facilities Earlier this year Mark met with offi cers at the location to check that all the improvements at knotweed had been successfully removed and to agree the next stages of work. their Brookfi eld Planting has now taken place on one banking to provide some cover and the ground. retaining banking wooden sleepers have been installed. The new application The sleepers are intended to hold back soil and debris preventing it from falling now includes changes onto the footpath. In the past, many residents/families from Judeland and to the design of the Wymundsley or those accessing the school, using the underpass often had to club house, car parking walk along a path covered in mud, as a result of the rain washing the soil down provision and changes to both sport pitches onto the path. becoming artifi cial Mark has welcomed the work and hopes once all the environmental all weather, with improvements have been fi nished they will make a big difference both visually fl oodlights installed at and everyone for those using the underpass area. both.
CHORLEY COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2014 INSIDE THIS Alan Platt and your Conservative In Touch team would like to thank everyone who Promoted by Mark Perks on behalf of Chorley Conservative Association and printed by Chorley Conservative Association all of 1 W ISSUE voted for him at the May elections Easter activities success 2 Unfortunately, Alan did not secure enough votes to continue being your councillor in Free Fire Safety Checks 2 Astley Village, with UKIP standing and splitting the vote, Labour took the seat for the Astley Village Scouts 2 fi rst time since 2006. Astley Park 3 As predicted voting UKIP actually let in Labour and UKIP failed to win any seats. Electricity Cable Work 3 Labour have now increased their control on Chorley Council with 32, Conservatives Summer Scheme 3 have 13 Independents 2. Info and Booking form 4