October 2017 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 October 2017 Editor Gary Skentelbery Production Paul Walker Editor’s Comment Advertising WHILE I was not surprised to hear Tony Smith will be leaving James Balme Warrington Wolves at the end of the current season, I will be Freephone sorry to see him go. 0800 955 5247 After delivering almost instant agreed by “mutual consent” that it was at the official opening of the Editorial success when he joined the club was time to part company. new temporary market recently 01925 623631 nine years ago, expectations were Tony will leave pretty big boots - and what an opening it was, Email always going to be high. to fill and will be a hard act to attracting an extimated 10,000 info@warrington- Despite finishing top of the table follow after the way he helped visitors. worldwide.co.uk and reaching the Challenge Cup transformed the club both on and Our live coverage of the event final and the Grand Final in 2016, off the field. also attracted huge interest. Websites this was obviously deemed not I wish him well for the future and I would urge everyone to get www.culchethlife.com good enough to retain his services, will miss our catch ups. He was behind this great new facility which www.frodshamlife.co.uk following a poor campaign this always totally professional and is the first piece in the jigsaw for www.lymmlife.co.uk year. never ducked a difficult issue. the long awaited and much needed www.warrington.tv For a club of Warrington’s Meanwhile on a positive note I regeneration of our town centre. www.warrington- stature finishing in the Middle 8s worldwide.co.uk was simply not good enough and Address certainly had a growing number of New Media Centre fans calling for his head! Old Road Warrington Having followed the club’s WA4 1AT fortunes for more than four decades, Smith has certainly been the the most successful coach at the club for many a generation - but sadly he failed to deliver the elusive warrington-worldwide is holy grail, despite three attempts at published monthly by Old Trafford. Orbit News Ltd. With the club needing to make Start your day off The contents of this magazine a decision on his contract situation are fully protected by copyright again next year, both parties and nothing may be reprinted with Eggs Benedict or reproduced without prior permission of the publishers. Deadline for the The publishers are not liable for November issue at Shelly’s any statement made or opinion expressed by third parties in this of Warrington publication. Fresh Tasty Homecooked Food Printed by TwentyFourSeven Worldwide 8 Bold Street, Warrington | Tel 01925 654000 is October 3 www.shellysrestaurant.eu October 2017 visit www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk for daily news and sport updates 3 10,000 visit new temporary market on opening day BUSINESS was booming as Warrington Market moved into its new temporary home, the first completed building in the Time Square project. Celebrations commenced with will include a 1160 space multi storey a ribbon cutting by Warrington’s car park which is nearing completion Mayor Cllr Les Morgan accompanied and will be open before Christmas by former Market Trader Mrs Josie this year, a 13 screen Cineworld Butterworth who had recently retired cinema with Superscreen, family having worked at the market for 65 friendly restaurants, new council years. offices and a new public square. An estimated 10,000 customers The 750 year old multi-award visited the market on the opening winning market is a vibrant mix day. of traders old and new. Some A programme of entertainment businesses have traded in the market took place throughout the morning for over a century. by Pete Pinnington Presents which Leader of Warrington Borough included face painting, music and Council Cllr Terry O’Neill, said: entertainment and various characters “This is a fabulous and historic day from Star Wars. in Warrington’s history as our Time The ambitious Time Square Square development takes a leap regeneration project will open in full forward. Warrington Market has in 2019 and will incorporate a brand been an integral part of Warrington’s new bespoke market that will front trade for the past 750 years and the onto Bridge Street and incorporate temporary home for the market is the historic Grade II listed façade vibrant and exciting. If you haven’t of the former Boots Building. Other been down to the market come down elements of the £130 million scheme it’s a superb shopping experience’. 4 visit www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk for daily news and sport updates October 2017 St Mary’s Cemetery group seeks volunteers ST Mary’s Cemetery Friends group, at Great Sankey, Warrington heroes from three conflicts, a grave people from both local and global is on the look out for more volunteers. of an “unknown warrior” and Sgt history, from the local tannery The friends of St Mary’s improvements to all aspects of the James Donohue, one of the buglers families to a relative of Sir William cemetery is a group of volunteers cemetery. who sounded the charge for the Morgan Stanley, the man who who aim to restore respect to the The first burial at the site was Light Brigade in the Crimean War. uttered the immortal words “Dr beautiful and much loved cemetery on July 3, 1881 and was of a It has , on site, a listed war Livingstone, I presume”. so that all who rest there do so with little girl called Emily Goulden memorial which is the focal point Volunteers are on hand at the dignity and all who visit do so in who was only 18 months old of the annual Armistice Day weekend to help or advise visitors. peace and safety, assured that their for whom a new headstone has commemorations for Penketh and If you want to get involved, or if loved ones are resting in a place of been purchased and placed. The Great Sankey at which up to 500 you need help in any way, please can be present. Also resting in the contact the group here www. beauty and tranquillity. cemetery was then officially closed cemetery are family members of friendsofstmaryscemetery.co.uk The Friends, who have the full on May 8 2003 at a meeting of support of Warrington Borough the Privy Council, chaired by The Council Bereavement Services, are Queen, at Buckingham Palace. proud of their achievements over The cemetery has numerous the past years. They constantly military graves and memorials carry out ongoing repairs and ranging from war graves of fallen Looking to invest in property? 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Warrington landmark occasion for a couple Warrington Wolves shirt now & Co. helped Vinci host a Meet of reasons; it’s the first building to proudly sports the new Warrington the Buyer event on 4 September be completed as part of the Time Market logo. which was an opportunity for Square project and also, despite Excitingly the new car park is small businesses, local suppliers the market being 750 years old, it’s almost complete and will be open and contracting businesses to meet representative of how our market is prior to Christmas. them with a view to assisting in and continuing to evolve and adapt with Very soon you’ll see the old working on the project. We had Steve Park the times. It’s very much a metaphor market hall start to disappear as a record turn out with over 300 MD of Warrington & Co. for Warrington’s resilient business our appointed contractor, Vinci, attending the event and had to split economy in general. set to work clearing the site and the group into two shifts. 01925 442 243 I was there at the opening on 2 September and it was very www.warringtonandco.com reassuring to see shoppers pouring in through the doors and the traders tills ringing. Albeit only in a temporary location, the market looks fabulous, vibrant and refreshed. There is a great mix of old favourite traders - at least four of whom are fourth generation- and new. The food court seating area is already proving a big draw into the building. The market seems to have its old energy and bustle back and this is just a taste of what is to come when the permanent market opens in 2019. If you haven’t visited I’d urge you to pop in and take a look. Picture: Tony Longmore Oculus Studios It’s a great shopping experience.