The weather is changing and it would appear that more parents are using cars to bring their children to and from school. The school has received a number of complaints / comments from members of the community about car parking outside the school on Bolton Lane and in the centre of the village. Headteacher, Mr Cross, has strongly urged parents to park away from the school and walk their children the rest of the way.
Saturday, 1 October 2016
Bolton-le-Sands Library
Many of you will know that a final decison has been made to close Bolton-le-Sands Library. For many years the library has offered great support to our school and the wider community with many thousands of books being enjoyed by everyone. Glenys and previous librarians have been great holding various classes and keeping our community spirit alive. It is such a great shame that a library that is so popular and that has been expensively refurbished so recently is closing - let's hope that everyone will still have access to library services via other means in the future.
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
Retro Disco
Tickets for the Retro Disco are on sale from the school office, and from FOBLES Committee members, priced at £5.00 per person and include a free drink on arrival. The disco will be held in the Community Centre on Saturday 22 October, beginning at 7.30 and ending at 11.30pm. Please note: a cash bar will be provided so you will not be permitted to bring your own drinks.
They are hoping to create some special decorations for the event and would really welcome any donations of old CDs or records (7" or 12") that you no longer need. If you can help, please send the CDs/records to the school office for the attention of the FOBLES. Thanks.
Thursday, 1 September 2016
Consumer Alerts
It appears there have been several reports of doorstep callers in the South Ribble area. A business offering cavity wall insulation and is targeting areas with a high density of older residents. The salesman refuses to leave company details when asked.
Again a fish seller is targeting the elderly, charging excessively for their produce.
Please do not sign up to any offers or do business with doorstep callers. Take time to think about what work you need, obtain more than one quote, and choose traders recommended by friends and family or from LCC's Safe Trader list if you do want any work carrying out. The Safetrader scheme can help you find a trader in your area, contact 0303 333 1111 or go to www.safetrader.org.uk
Again a fish seller is targeting the elderly, charging excessively for their produce.
Lancashire residents are reporting receiving telesales calls selling mobility aids. The calls seem to be targeting vulnerable and older consumers. Worryingly the callers are arranging appointments for sales reps to visit when the potentially vulnerable consumers are alone. The telephone callers are very insistent and will try to establish when the consumer will be home alone and time the sales reps visit accordingly. Presumably this tactic is used to give the sales person the best chance of a sale.
One Lancashire resident in her 90's was targeted and told the caller that she did not want a visit but a salesman was sent anyway.
Please think carefully before you agree to a visit from a telesales calls, use local, known services instead.
Contact the Trading Standards Service via the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline on 03454 04 05 06
Again a fish seller is targeting the elderly, charging excessively for their produce.
Please do not sign up to any offers or do business with doorstep callers. Take time to think about what work you need, obtain more than one quote, and choose traders recommended by friends and family or from LCC's Safe Trader list if you do want any work carrying out. The Safetrader scheme can help you find a trader in your area, contact 0303 333 1111 or go to www.safetrader.org.uk
Again a fish seller is targeting the elderly, charging excessively for their produce.
Lancashire residents are reporting receiving telesales calls selling mobility aids. The calls seem to be targeting vulnerable and older consumers. Worryingly the callers are arranging appointments for sales reps to visit when the potentially vulnerable consumers are alone. The telephone callers are very insistent and will try to establish when the consumer will be home alone and time the sales reps visit accordingly. Presumably this tactic is used to give the sales person the best chance of a sale.
One Lancashire resident in her 90's was targeted and told the caller that she did not want a visit but a salesman was sent anyway.
Please think carefully before you agree to a visit from a telesales calls, use local, known services instead.
Contact the Trading Standards Service via the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline on 03454 04 05 06
Monday, 15 August 2016
Casual Vacancy
Applications for co-option onto the
Parish Council are warmly invited.
This
position is open to eligible candidates who wish to take an active part in the
decision making process of the Parish and to represent the interests of the
whole community. Parish
Council Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month (except August) at
7:00pm at the Old Boy’s Grammar School, St Michael’s Lane,
Bolton-le-Sands.
Anyone interested in joining the Parish
Council should write to :
The Clerk to the Council, No. 2 The Shore, Bolton-le-Sands
No later than Noon
Monday 5th September 2016
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Horticultural Show
Bolton le Sands Horticultural Society's 88th Annual Summer Show will be held on SATURDAY 13TH AUGUST from 2pm - 4.15pm at the Community Centre. Entry to the Show is £1 - refreshments available. This year the Show will be opened by Horticulture expert and broadcaster Mr Bill Blackledge MBE.
According to BBC Lancashire, "Bill Blackledge is one of the county's most popular and sought after gardeners. If it's green and needs watering, Bill can tell you about it. He has been answering BBC Radio Lancashire listeners' queries for over thirty years, which means he's been there nearly as long as the transmitter! His knowledge is encyclopedic. After training at the under the then Ministry of Agriculture, Bill spent over twenty years at the Department of Biological and Environmental Services at Lancaster University. Now, he's a regular course tutor at Alston Hall, Longridge and Lancaster Adult College.
For three decades, Bill has travelled the county with fellow judges as a regional judge for North West in Bloom."
Entry forms for the Summer Show will be received at the OLD BOYS SCHOOL, St Michaels Lane, Bolton le Sands between 6.00pm - 8.00pm on THURSDAY 11TH AUGUST.
Entry forms may be submitted in advance to the Show Secretary at 7 Slyne Road, Bolton le Sands.
Sections include Open Flowers/Plants, Open Fruit/Vegetables, Local Flowers, Local Fruit/Vegetables, Floral Art, Homecraft, Handicraft and Children's.
The deadline for entries to the Show is 8.00pm Thursday 11th August. Please contact Show Secretary, Louise Belcher on 824191 or wizbelcher@gmail.com for details of how to enter and Schedule enquiries.
Friday, 8 July 2016
NOTICE OF CASUAL VACANCY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1972 (AS AMENDED) SECTION 87 (2)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ONE casual vacancy exists on the PARISH COUNCIL.
On receipt of a Notice signed by ten Electors of the Parish, requesting that the vacancy be filled by an Election, the Returning Officer will fix a date on which an Election will be held. Any such Notice(s) shall be served on the Returning Officer, Town Hall, Lancaster, on any day following the publication of this Notice, during normal office hours, but not later than 5.00 p.m. on 28 July 2016. If an Election is not requested, the Parish Council shall fill the vacancy by co-option.
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