Trading Standards Warnings!

Rogue traders have been knocking on doors in the Parbold area offering to carry out roofing repairs. Cold callers offering property repairs, especially roofing, is one of the most common scams, in some instances householders have paid over £20,000 for unnecessary work.
There have been reports of door to door selling of kitchenware in West Lancs and Wyre areas.  The salesman, who mentioned links with both Holland and Switzerland, spoke with an accent and stated the pots and knives were high quality and were sold to cooking schools. The cost of the products is in the region of £400. This is a scam, the kitchenware will not be worth this amount of money.  Trading Standards advice is never do business with cold callers.  Householders are receiving telephone calls from a telephone security company purporting to be approved by the Police and other emergency services.  On the call, they try to make an appointment for a sales rep to visit your home. Whilst at your home they will give you the hard sell on devices such as burglar/fire alarms.  If you receive such a call, be suspicious. Don't make an appointment. Ask them not to call again.  Many homeowners may be going away to family and friends at Christmas time and will be concerned about leaving their house empty. If you are looking to install any security measures always use local traders.

Christmas Bingo

Bolton-le-Sands Angling Club is holding a Christmas Bingo in the Community Centre on Saturday December 10th, 7.00 for 7.30pm start.  Good prizes, large raffle - All welcome.

Blue Anchor Re-opening

The Blue Anchor Public House is hoping to open its doors on Friday 2nd December at 12 noon.

Important changes to your Garden Waste Collection Service

Lancaster City Council has imposed a charge for the collection of all garden waste.  From January 2017 the collection of garden waste from households in the Lancaster district will become a subscription-only service.  Your subscription will cover garden waste collections between January 2017 and 31st March 2018.  If you sign up now, you will receive a continuous service at the reduced rate of £30 per green bin.  After 31st March 2017, the service will cost £37.50 per bin.  Whenever you subscribe, the subscription will only last until end March 2018.  To register, go online to www.Lancaster.gov.uk/garden-waste.

Traditional Lancashire Christmas Fair

A traditional Lancashire Christmas Fair will be held in Bolton-le-Sands Community Centre on Saturday 26th November from 1-4pm.  Come along and visit Santa in his grotto and take a peek at the traditional stalls selling handmade gifts, cards and paper as well as Lancashire Delicacies.  There will be games for everyone.  You can listen to George Formby busking, the squeeze box and ukulele band.  Have a go at the Christmas Turkey Draw and listen to the choir singing.  Entrance £1 children free.

Heritage Lottery Fund

Holy Trinity Church is delighted to announce that its bid for lottery funding has been successful and is to receive £214,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to continue to replace parts of the church roof, make modifications to the entrance porch to improve disabled access, improve the display of the Anglo Saxon stones and to install display facilities. 

Remembrance Day Service

The Parade of uniformed organisations will depart from Cross Hill Court at 10.45am to join with residents at the War Memorial to remember those who have fallen in the two world wars.  The service will commence at 10.55am and will be led by the Revd Nancy Goodrich.

Be prepared" flood campaign launched in Lancashire

When it rains heavily, almost anywhere can flood...
Find out what you can do NOW to prepare www.lancashire.gov.uk/flooding

Songs for Christmas

Get into the Spirit of Christmas with the Ladies of Note.  They are presenting Songs for Christmas
plus humorous monologues, solos and duets in Bolton-le-Sands United Reformed Church on Wednesday 14th December at 7.30pm.  Tickets are £5 to include refreshments and are available by telephoning 01524 824247 or pay on the door.  All proceeds to  Bolton le Sands Village Gala Funds.

Tour of Morecambe Lifeboat Station

A rare opportunity to get up close and personal with Morecambe’s  Inshore lifeboat. Tour the station and receive a talk from RNLI volunteer Colin Midwinter on the important work of the crew on Wednesday 16th November from 10.00-11.30am.
FREE but booking essential.  Donations to  the RNLI welcome at the event.
Book your place : www.morecambebay.org.uk/events 01539 734888  info@morecambebay.org.uk
(This tour is of course subject to the crew not being on a call out and may need to be      cancelled or postponed at short notice in the event of an emergency situation.)

69th Annual Autumn Show

Bolton le Sands Horticultural Society's 69th Annual Autumn Show will be held on Saturday 22nd October at the Community Centre 2-4pm.

Sections include Fruit and Vegetables, Flowers, Homecraft, Handicraft, Floral Art, Photography and Children's.

Entry forms can be submitted at the Old Boys School between 3-4pm on Wednesday 19th October. Please note that this is a day earlier than for the Summer Show!

Entry forms can also be submitted direct to the Show Secretary, Louise Belcher, at 7 Slyne Road, Bolton le Sands (Tel. 824191) by 9pm on Thursday 20th October.

Exhibitors will be allowed to stage their entries at the Community Centre between 7-9pm on Friday 21st and 8-10am on Saturday 22nd.

Last year's show had a record breaking number of apple entries and after this year's excellent harvest we anticipate another fantastic array of local apples.

Please do come along between 2-4pm on Saturday 22nd October to see a display of the finest produce the area has to offer.

Refreshments will be available and visitors who stay to the end will have the chance to bid for some of the prize winning exhibits in the ever popular Auction.

50% of our Auction proceeds will be donated to our Charity of the year, Lancaster Canal Trust.

From the FOBLES ...

DUE TO POOR TICKET SALES, THE RETRO DISCOPLANNED FOR THE 22 OCTOBER IS CANCELLED.

Fishy Tales with Storyteller Jeff Wallcook

Join storyteller Jeff Wallcook and Morecambe Bay Partnership for entertaining and enlightening stories inspired by fishing histories of the Bay, your landscape, and by you.  Jeff will have you laughing, listening and even joining in as he regales you with local stories, and helps to weave a brand new tale - your tale, ready to be cast and told far and wide.

Suitable for ages 6+

Tickets are £2 per person and booking is essential. www.morecambebay.org.uk/events/fishy-tales-family-storytelling-workshop

All children should bring along an adult companion! Ticket charge is to support administration of the event.

Tue 1 November 2016  /  14:15 – 16:00

The Hothouse

13-17 Devonshire Rd

Morecambe

LA3 1QT

E-mail Scams

Beware of an email offering to refund you over payment of your TV licence. The email asks for bank details and is a scam.  Please also beware of an email claiming to be an invoice from Apple Music for an annual subscription of £39.99. The invoice is fake.
The aim of many email scams is to get your bank details – be careful who you give such information to.

Parking around the School

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Bolton-le-Sands Library

The parish council would encourage everyone to respond to the consultation re Lancashire's plans to close Bolton-Le-Sands Library. You can comment online via the Lancashire County Council website https://www.snapsurveys.com/wh/s.asp?k=146339536029  or pop into the library for a hard copy of the document.  Your support is greatly appreciated.

Songs for a Summer's Evening

Lancaster and District Choral Society presents Songs for a Summer's Evening at the Community Centre on Saturday 18th June from 7.30pm (doors open at 7.00pm).  Tickets are available from Visitor Information Centres and Lancaster and Morecambe as well as from J Bond (824820) or other choir members.

Land's End to John o'Groats

Bolton le Sands Dance teacher Alysia Gilda is swapping her tutu for a cycle ride of 1,000 miles.
Starting on June 5th, she will power her bike from Lands End to John o'Groats to raise funds for the Lymphoma Association. 

Lymphoma is the UK's fifth most common cancer and every 40 minutes another person learns they have it.

Vital funds are needed to give people the specialist information and support they need to cope with such a diagnosis.

Please support Alysia; find her on the just giving site or contact her personally to donate and encourage her on this epic journey via her Facebook page. Thank you for your support.

BOLTON-LE-SANDS GALA

It is fast approaching that time of year again  - the annual Bolton- le-Sands Gala. We hope that you can attend and enjoy the day with the local community and with the many visitors to Bolton-le-Sands.

BOLTON LE SANDS GALA -  Saturday 11 June 2016 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm.
The Gala gives an opportunity for all the village to get together - villagers, families and friends, visitor, local businesses, local clubs alike - to show-case the Bolton-le-Sands village and all it has to offer.  Lets have a great day!!
FREE ADMISSION - FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY! - HAVE LOTS OF FUN!!

The Playing Fields,
Bolton-le-Sands Community Centre
Packet Lane, Bolton-le-Sands,
Carnforth, LA5 8DW, United Kingdom

https://www.facebook.com/Bolton.Le.Sands.Gala

Lancaster - Windermere X55

From 20 May 2016 Stagecoach in Cumbria will withdraw all journeys on this service. Alternative Service 555 will continue to operate.

Junior Tennis Coaching

Michelle Nolan is restarting junior tennis coaching on Saturday May 7^th 12.30 till 1.30pm.  All welcome.

Exciting Events in the Bay!

Want to experience some of the Bay's wonders? Join the Morecambe Bay Partnership  for some more exciting events this Spring. They have lined up a host of activities and events to help you to explore Morecambe Bay's beautiful coastline, its intriguing cultural heritage and its abundant wildlife. Forthcoming opportunities including wildlife walks, historic research, bird song identification and a family beach art workshop. Take a look at their Spring events leaflet or search their events here. Early booking is recommended! They are also excited about the Bay Archaeology Festival: Rediscovering the Bay's old ways, taking place 16 - 31 July. There will be walks, talks, guest speakers and lots of family fun - so pop the dates in your diary and look out for more details, coming soon. If you have some spare time, some skills to offer and a willingness to get involved, they're keen to hear from new volunteers - please do contact them to find out about our current volunteer and training opportunities. We hope to see you at one of our events soon!

Eider Courtship Walk Sunday 24 April, Bardsea Join eider expert, Mike Douglas, for an opportunity to view some of the Bay’s most beautiful birds, eider ducks, as they engage in their seasonal courtship rituals on this outdoor walk around the Leven Estuary. Tickets: £4 Book now. Wildlife Taster Day: The Wonderful World of Waders Saturday 30 April, Rampside Treat yourself to a day out, learning about the Bay's breeding waders and discovering the amazing birds of Foulney. We will also show you how to carry out a simple bird survey. Tickets £10 Book now

Understanding the BayDocumentary research for volunteers - Ulverston Initial training - two full day workshops on 30 April and 7 May 2016, 10am-4pm Become a history detective! Help uncover and collect historical and archaeological information about a variety of heritage sites around the Bay by delving into records and rediscovering old documents. FREE event Book now Wildlife Taster Day: Bird Song Saturday 14 May, Grange-over-Sands Ever wondered how to recognise bird song in your garden? This is a chance to explore the sounds of Brown Robin nature reserve, Eggerslack Wood and Hampsfell to capture a whole range of birds from the common to the less common. Tickets £5-£10 Book here Bay Beach Art Workshop Wednesday 1 June, Morecambe Come and join land artists for a fun-filled family day creating fabulous beach art sculptures with items found along the shoreline. Using pebbles, shells, seaweed and sand we will make stacks, spirals and colourful circles and discover the wonderful natural beauty of Morecambe Bay. Tickets £2 Book here

The dangers of Morecambe Bay Sands

Visitors to these shores should be vigilant when it comes to the tides.  The rapid and fast-rising incoming tides, unpredictable quicksands and shifting channels already make the sands some of the most dangerous in the UK.  Today, it was reported to the parish council that a visitor ignored the warnings of passers by and stayed on the beach too long resulting in nearly drowning when being cut off by the tide.  Three fire engines, the air ambulance, paramedic and ambulance, coastguard, lifeboat and hovercraft were called to the scene and saved the woman and her dog but next time she might not be so lucky.  So the parish council would like to impress upon all those who visit our shores, check the tide times, watch out for quicksand, don't venture onto the sands in vehicles.  

Telephone Scams

Residents have been receiving telephone calls claiming to be ringing from their local Council, working in collaboration with the NHS asking about a recent accident.  No such collaboration has been set up with your local Council – be suspicious if you receive such a call.

Residents of Lancashire have also been receiving a call stating you may be awarded a Good Citizen Grant to the value of £3000 to £5000.  The telephone number seemed to be London based.  This is a scam and will be an attempt to get bank details from you or an attempt to obtain an advanced fee.  

For regular updates on the latest scams and doorstep incidents why not visit the Trading Standards facebook page https://www.facebook.com/StanleyDards/

Doorstep Incidents

Doorstep callers selling pots, pans and knives have been reported in the Preston area. Some of the products claim to be branded goods but are suspected to be counterfeit.  No cancellation rights are required to be given for goods bought on the doorstep under the value of £42.

Annual Assembly

The Chairman invites all residents of Bolton-le-Sands to the Annual Assembly on Thursday 31st March at 7.30pm in the Community Centre.  This is Your Meeting where you can have a say in matters relating to Bolton-le-Sands and raise any issues of interest.  Please do come along and exercise your right to participate in local democracy.

 

Easter Bingo

Bolton-le-Sands Angling Club is holding a Bingo Session in the Community Centre on Thursday 24th March.  Doors open at 7.00pm for 7.30pm.  Good Prizes and a large raffle.  All welcome.

FOBLES

A reminder that a meeting to plan the Evening of Family Fun will take place in The Royal on Wednesday 16 March - it would be great to have lots of people there, many hands make light work...

More sporting success!

 

Recently, Miss Rogerson of the village primary school, escorted 2 'High 5' netball teams to a competition held at Heysham High School.  Many primary schools were represented and the competition was fierce - especially when the 2 BLS teams faced each other in the latter stages of the tournament!
In the end, both teams played with real skill and teamwork finishing in first place and third place overall - a fabulous effort.

Changes to Bus Services

As part of £65m savings the county council has identified in its budget for this year, it has had to make changes to how it funds bus routes.  This is one of many difficult decisions it has had to make, and still has to find more than £200m additional savings over the next five years.  This will mean changes to some bus services from 3  April.  However, 60% out of the 113 bus services in Lancashire that is currently subsidised will still run in some form or other - though there may be changes to the routes and times of these services.  £2m has been re-allocated and county has worked with bus operators to enable this to happen. Their priority is to support services that help you get to work and education.  

Those bus services no longer supported will either be run by the bus operators on a commercial basis or will stop running after 2 April.  You can find out more on their website   www.lancashire.gov.uk, search for 'Bus service changes'   

  

Mothering Sunday

This year's Mothering Sunday family service will be held in Holy Trinity on Sunday 6 March at 10.30am. The children from the Loaves and Fishes Club will be helping to lead the service and Mrs Carroll / Miss Gibson would love to include any other children who would like to go along to this special service.

First Friday Worship

The next First Friday service will be held at 7.00pm on Friday 4 March in Holy Trinity.  The theme will be Taize worship which involves a lot of chanting, singing and prayer.

 

Bolton-le-Sands Library

 You will all know that Lancashire County Council (LCC) is having to make considerable cost savings in response to the reduced funding it now receives from central government. LCC are reviewing all their services - including libraries across the county.  The future of BLS Library is uncertain at best. If you would like to express your views regarding the future of this well-loved village asset, please complete the LCC online consultation.

 

555 Lancaster – Kendal – Keswick

LANCASTER SERVICES
555  Lancaster – Kendal – Keswick
(STC leaflet)
From 19 March 2016 Stagecoach in Cumbria will revise the timetable, adjusting a number of journeys for the summer period.

NOTICE OF CASUAL VACANCY

Notice is hereby given that a vacancy has occurred among the members of the Parish Council.   Any person willing to fill this vacancy should apply to the Clerk in writing on or before the 21^st of March 2016.   The applicant's name must appear on the current register of the Voters List or the applicant should, during the whole of the twelve months preceding the relevant date, resided in or within three miles of the parish, or the applicant’s only place of work during the whole of the twelve months preceding the relevant date is in the parish. 
The applicant must not be debarred from standing as a Councillor.
Clerk to the Council
“Seabank” No. 2 The Shore, Bolton-le-Sands.

Bogus Callers in the Carnforth area

Detectives are urging homeowners to be vigilant following several reports of bogus callers.
 Around 1pm on Monday, February 1, a man approached an address in Carnforth claiming he was owed money for work he carried out on the property’s chimney.  When the 63-year-old male homeowner asked what work had been done, the man followed him inside the property, taking £180. The offender then demanded more money, taking a further £70 from the victim’s wallet.  He left the property after being disturbed by a friend of the victim, driving away in a grey Peugeot car with another male.  The first man is described as white, of stocky build, with short black hair and spoke with an Irish accent. He was wearing a dark tweed-style jacket.  The driver of the car is believed to be in his 50s and was wearing glasses.
 An earlier incident was reported to police on January 25.  A 91-year-old man told officers a male had entered his property in Slyne to discuss building work. The offender claimed repairs needed carrying out on the roof of the property, taking £400 from the victim.  He is described as white, of broad build, wearing dark clothing and spoke with an Irish accent.
 Det Con Kate Foley, of Lancaster CID, said: “There have been a number of suspicious activity calls we want to warn the public about. “The callers have visited addresses stating work needs doing on the chimney stack or roof and that they have already done work to a neighbour’s house.  “We have had crimes reported in Carnforth and Slyne, but I believe that there may be other possible victims that have not yet reported it.”
 Anyone with information about the Carnforth incident can contact police on 101 quoting crime reference WB1600915.
If you have details about the second report, contact police on WB1600747.
If you have been affected by crimes of this nature in recent weeks, contact police on 101.
 

Mis-sold PPI callers

The 'Ministry of Justice' scam seems to be around again where the consumer is offered a refund from the government for mis-sold PPI. The caller usually claims the householder is entitled to £1000's but asks for administration fee to be paid upfront. If you believe you have mis-sold PPI please contact the Financial Ombudsmen Service on 0300 123 9 123 or 0800 023 4567 or visit www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk . They can advise on how to make a claim free of charge. If you do decide to use a claim handler, carefully consider whether to pay an upfront fee before your claim is submitted - there is no guarantee it will be successful and you could be left out of pocket.

Call Blocking

 Trading Standards are receiving calls about cold callers trying to sell a call blocking service. The caller usually suggests they are from the Telephone Preference Service or from BT.
Residents are reminded that the Telephone Preference Service provides a free opt out service enabling you to record your preference on the official register and not receive unsolicited sales or marketing calls. For further information call 0345 070 0707 or visit their website http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/index.html.

Doorstep Incident from bogus Council agent

There have been several reports of doorstep callers saying the householder is entitled to a refund on their Council Tax due to a change in banding. The caller claims to be an agent of the council. Although the service is 'no win no fee', successful claimants are charged around a third of any money received. 
If you are concerned that you may be paying too much or your house is in the wrong Council Tax band contact your local Valuation Office Agency (VOA) on 03000 
501501 or visit https://www.gov.uk/council-tax-bands where you can check you council tax band free of charge.

Bogus Traders

Bogus traders are taking advantage of the continuing bad weather to cold call householders with offers to repair roofs, and guttering.  Work is usually poorly done and/or extortionately priced. One older man was recently charged £8000 to fix ridge tiles and some guttering whilst another couple were tricked into paying an extra £4000 for repairs to their roof. One resident was charged £3,600 for repairs to flashing and some sealant round a skylight. The trader then continued to demand more money saying that extra work was needed and the householder had underpaid. The consumer was eventually pressured into paying an additional £2,300. If you do need to find a trader to do work ask friends and relatives to recommend a reputable business or try the Safe Trader Scheme.  Always remember to get two or three quotes. For more information visit about the Safe Trader Scheme visit www.safetrader.org.uk or call 0303 333 1111.

Sainsbury's School Games Gold Award

Last Friday Bolton-le-Sands School was presented with its 2nd Sainsbury's School games Gold Award - this award recognises the excellence of the provision made by school to support sport, PE and games. It is one of very few schools across Lancashire, or indeed the UK, to have earned 2 x gold awards in consecutive years.

Casual Vacancy

One Casual Vacancy now 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 shall be served on the Returning Officer, Town Hall, Lancaster, no later than 5.00pm on 22nd January 2016.
If an Election is not requested, the Parish Council shall fill the vacancy by co-option.

'GRAND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ'

Look out, the 'GRAND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ' is coming up on Friday 29th January. Book your table now while there's still space !! Phone David Regan on 823025 for details.