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St Helens Council’s community magazine Autumn/Winter AN ARCHIVE 2018 LED BY YOU PAGE 6 CHRISTMAS FAREWELL, EVENTS ST HELENS 150 PAGE 28 PAGES 16 - 17 LEST WE FORGET REMEMBERING THE FALLEN ON THE WWI CENTENARY PAGES 4 - 5 sthelenscouncil | @sthelenscouncil | Autumn/Winter 2018 | St Helens First 1 Regal Entertainments by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH LTD present STARRING CORONATION STREET AND BROOKSIDE’S LOUIS EMERICK AS CAPTAIN HOOK SPECIAL GUEST STAR STRICTLY’S KRISTINA RIHANOFF AS TINKER BELL THE BEAUTIFUL THE BRILLIANT ST HELENS’ RESIDENT DAME GEORGINA PARKINSON LEWIS DEVINE SI FOSTER AS WENDY DARLING AS PETER PAN AS MRS SMEE Sponsored by the @ SUITES H TEL FEATURING FEATURING AN ALL Sfantastic T NEW MAGICAL FLYING WRITTEN BY J.M BARRIE BY ARRANGEMENT WITH GREAT ORMOND STREET CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. SCENES 3D DIRECTED BY CHANTELLE NOLAN • CHOREOGRAPHED BY NAZENE LANGFIELD 3D MUSICAL SUPERVISOR CALLUM CLARKE • SCRIPT BY SI FOSTER INTERACTIVE SCENE SAT 8 DEC ’18 – SUN 13 JAN ‘19 BOX OFFICE: 01744 756 000 • STHELENSTHEATREROYAL.COM In person: St. Helens Theatre Royal, Corporation Street, St Helens WA10 1LQ /sthelenstheatreroyal @theatreroyalsth Price inclusive of a £1per seat transaction fee. TICKETS FROM £12 On-line bookings subject to an additional 50p per seat on-line processing fee. © DESIGN BY MATTBURY.COM St Helens First | Autumn/Winter 2018 | www.sthelens.gov.uk sthelenscouncil | @sthelenscouncil | Autumn/Winter 2018 | St Helens First Regal Entertainments by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH LTD present St Helens Council’s community magazine Welcome Autumn/Winter By the time this edition of younger people. So next committed to producing St Helens First reaches year, more than three a plan that balances our STARRING 2018 you, we will all have learnt quarters of our spending children’s future needs what is in the Government’s will be dedicated to these for housing and jobs with CORONATION STREET Budget. What the groups. We continue to AND BROOKSIDE’S AS CAPTAIN HOOK CONTACT US our generation’s desire for Chancellor decides is of lobby for a fairer share for Online: www.sthelens.gov.uk limited development. LOUIS EMERICK huge importance for our our borough. Telephone: 01744 676789 December will also see SPECIAL GUEST STAR borough. The Government In November, as a us wrapping up the 150th STRICTLY’S AS TINKER BELL Minicom: 01744 671671 sets what support we as community, we will be anniversary celebrations KRISTINA RIHANOFF Via the app: Search ‘St Helens council taxpayers receive to marking the formal end of of the formation of St THE BEAUTIFUL THE BRILLIANT ST HELENS’ RESIDENT DAME Council’ in your app store to download our free, handy app, to pay for St Helens Council’s the First World War with Helens (pages 16-17). contact us on the go. 1,200 legal responsibilities, events across the borough The cardboard box “Lost GEORGINA PARKINSON LEWIS DEVINE SI FOSTER for example, to care for (pages 4-5). Whatever AS WENDY DARLING AS PETER PAN AS MRS SMEE Twitter: @sthelenscouncil Castles” event bringing our older and vulnerable one’s views about conflict, Facebook: sthelenscouncil hundreds of local people St Helens people. it is surely right we pause together in Victoria Square Unless there is a change of to reflect upon how the war ADVERTISING Council will always be a great heart, we all will be up to changed lives, and even Want to advertise with us? Email Leader’s column memory! 40 per cent poorer in terms street names, across St [email protected] Councillor Derek Long of Government support by Helens. And now, to start the 2020. Across the country, Recently Government season of great memories, St Helens Council does not utumn is the councils are now at the released some data that we will be switching on the warrant or endorse products or Town Centre Christmas services contained in commercial turning point breaking point with billions potentially conflicted advertisements featured in this of the year; a needed to balance the with their stated target of lights on Saturday publication. period of decisive books. One has become building 300,000 homes 17 November, at our Achange. This mirrors what bankrupt and several more in England. However, they community focused Sparkle our borough is facing over are teetering. have since confirmed they in the Square event (page SHARE A STORY the next few months so In St Helens, we have still intend to meet that aim 28). I thought I’d give you an rightly chosen to protect and set housing targets Let’s hope all our turning WITH US early warning of what’s services as best we can, on local areas to make points this year will be good Got a story to share? Maybe coming up. for older, vulnerable and that happen. We remain ones! you’ve had a good experience with one of our services, or you’ve been involved in a great community initiative. Maybe you captured a fantastic photo or video in St Helens and just want to share it? We’re eager to hear from you, and could include your submissions in the magazine! Email us at mediateam@ sthelens.gov.uk. COVER IMAGE Image of poppies blooming in 4 7 Sponsored by Rainford, near All Saints Church. the Features @ SUITES H TEL 4 Our Remembrance activities FEATURING 10 WWI hero honoured FEATURING AN ALL Sfantastic T 8 10 20-21 Libraries welcome home NEW MAGICAL FLYING Frank Cottrell-Boyce WRITTEN BY J.M BARRIE BY ARRANGEMENT WITH GREAT ORMOND STREET CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. SCENES News 3D DIRECTED BY CHANTELLE NOLAN • CHOREOGRAPHED BY NAZENE LANGFIELD 7 New licensing powers 3D MUSICAL SUPERVISOR CALLUM CLARKE • SCRIPT BY SI FOSTER could support regeneration INTERACTIVE SCENE 8 Update on Recycling and SAT 8 DEC ’18 – SUN 13 JAN ‘19 20 28 Waste review BOX OFFICE: 01744 756 000 • STHELENSTHEATREROYAL.COM 28 Christmas events In person: St. Helens Theatre Royal, Corporation Street, St Helens WA10 1LQ /sthelenstheatreroyal @theatreroyalsth Follow us Like us on Price inclusive of a £1per seat transaction fee. TICKETS FROM £12 On-line bookings subject to an additional 50p per seat on-line processing fee. on Twitter: Facebook: @sthelenscouncil sthelenscouncil © DESIGN BY MATTBURY.COM St Helens First | Autumn/Winter 2018 | www.sthelens.gov.uk sthelenscouncil | @sthelenscouncil | Autumn/Winter 2018 | St Helens First 3 WE WILL REMEMBER THEM St Helens to pay tribute to fallen, 100 years on n the eleventh hour minute silence at 11:00am. of the eleventh day After the two-minute silence, of the eleventh month the ceremony will continue in the year 1918, the with words of commemoration; Onation of Germany signed an a rendition of ‘Amazing armistice agreement, prepared Grace’ by a lone piper; by Britain and France, which and a performance by the declared the end of the First Haydock Male Voice Choir. World War. The ceremony will close with After four years’ fighting, the National Anthem, led by and the deaths of millions the Valley Brass Band and of soldiers and civilians, St Haydock Male Voice Choir, Helens will come together before the laying of wreathes. 100 years on to the day, Following the service, the to commemorate the fallen town hall will be open for tea at Remembrance Sunday and coffee where there will ceremonies across the also be the opportunity to borough. view a local World War One The events will, of course, photo exhibition, courtesy also be an opportunity to of the St Helens Community Beacons of Light honour those who died during Archive. and at war memorials in all conflicts of the 20th and In Earlestown and Newton- several of the borough’s other Meanwhile, as part of the St 21st centuries. le-Willows the focal point wards, including Rainford and Helens 150 events programme, As in previous years, will be the war memorial at Billinge. St Helens will participate in residents are invited to Earlestown Town Hall, with the In St Helens Town Hall the a national tribute event to congregate at Victoria Square event due to get underway at evening before (Saturday 10 commemorate the end of World on Sunday 11 November at 10:45am. St Helens North MP November), the Haydock Male War One. 10:25am, where a parade – Conor McGinn and Deputy Voice Choir will perform a The ‘Beacons of Light’ tribute led by Armed Forces veterans Mayor of St Helens, Janet special ‘Bless ‘Em All’ concert (11 November) will see a gas and young representatives Johnson, are among those due to mark the centenary of the fuelled beacon lit at Taylor Park from the Cadets, Scouts and to attend. armistice. to symbolise the light of hope Guides – will make its way The A57 Warrington Road, The talented Ellie Hull will that emerged from the darkness from Birchley Street to the war from View Road to St James sing Vera Lynn numbers and of war. memorial in front of St Helens Road, will be closed for there will be a chance for The ceremony will get Town Hall. Rainhill’s procession from St audience participation. underway at 6:45pm, with those The ceremony will open with Ann’s Church for a wreath The Royal British Legion interested in attending asked to a welcome and prayers from laying ceremony at 12:00pm. and army and navy cadets will meet at the Boathouse Café at local parish reverends before Remembrance services will join in for a ‘Last Night of the 6:30pm. The beacon will be lit at the square observes a two- also take place in churches Proms’ type grand finale. approximately 7:00pm. 4 St Helens First | Autumn/Winter 2018 | www.sthelens.gov.uk sthelenscouncil | @sthelenscouncil | Autumn/Winter 2018 | St Helens First WE WILL REMEMBER THEM St Helens to pay tribute to fallen, 100 years on Silent Soldiers installed across St Helens as part of WWI Centenary campaign o mark the centenary fitting reminder that soldiers year of the Armistice, could often be seen walking twenty-four silent across fields and along roads Tommy soldiers have when returning home to their Tbeen installed in various families.

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