Local Life 247

Axiom - House | Techno | Old School
2019-10-25 22:00 UTC
We’re dusting the cobwebs from Wigan Night Life and presenting you guys with something completely different! Join our Resident and Guest DJs at this Free Event, and dance the night away as they mix Old School classics with Modern and Industrial House & Techno.
Free Entry | VOID, King Street
Every 1st and 3rd Friday of the Month
10pm – 2am
Halloween Special this Month includes Free Glow Sticks and UV Paint upon Entry – Fancy Dress if you fancy!

Fancy a Nibble Cake Club
2019-10-28 19:30 - 21:30
Are you a baker who loves baking, eating and talking about cake? Yes? Then our cake club is just for you! We are a group of likeminded bakers who meet once a month to learn new skills, sample each other’s cakes, swap recipes and make new friends. Please get in touch for more details. Booking essential.

Bury Market Trip
2019-10-30 09:20 - 17:30
Join us for a full day of bargain hunting and a great chance to make a start on the Christmas shopping at Bury’s world famous market located next door to the Mill Gate Shopping Centre is the biggest and best market in the North West, winning many awards over the years it now boasts the title of Britains Favourite Market 2019.
Cost £9 members £12 non members.
Coach pick up North Road, St Helens 9.20am

Free Gardeners' Talk
2019-10-31 19:30 - 21:30
Margaret Robinson will give a talk entitled Vegetables For Every Taste. Free admission.

U3A Music Night
2019-11-01 19:30 - 22:00
A great night of music with the U3A Music Group, plus a disco, hotpot supper and a raffle. Tickets £12 on 07913 382258.

‘Gig4Life’
2019-11-01 19:30 - 23:30 | The Civic Hall
‘Gig4Life’ ‘Musicians Using The Beat To Beat Cancer’, a fundraiser for Cancer Research UK, at The Civic Hall, Southport Road, Ormskirk. Friday 1st November 2019. 7:30pm. Featuring; Shooter, The Rebels, No Name (The Band) Age Gap and The Fabulous Fontaine’s, compere Simon Smithies. Tickets £12, including Hotpot super, available from The Civic Hall tells: 01695 576607 or Hesfords DIY, Moorgate Ormskirk Tel: 01695 572564.

Big and Little Train Show
2019-11-23 10:00 - 14:30
Chorley & District Model Railway Society are back by popular demand with their Big and Little Train Show featuring Christmas themed layouts and a visit from a special little engine! Free event for train enthusiasts young and old.

Flowers for Christmas
2019-11-25 07:30 - 22:00
Monday 25th November, 7.30 pm
Maghull and District Flower Club will be holding a Christmas demonstration with Sara Barrow of Goosnargh titled “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”. An entertaining evening with seasonal refreshments and raffle prizes of the demonstrated designs along with Christmas Hampers. £7 entrance to non-members.

West Lancs Autism Parent & Carer Group
2019-12-11 09:30 - 11:00
The West Lancs Autism Parent & Carer Support Group meets every second Wednesday of the month, 9.30 to 11am at The Zone, next to the swimming pool and library in Skelmersdale. Open to all parents/carers living in West Lancashire with children diagnosed or seeking diagnosis of autism. You can drop in for all or part of the session. For more information sign up to our Facebook page www.facebook.com/groups/WestLancAutismSupportGroup/

Carols Around the Tree
2019-12-16 19:30 - 20:30
Come and join us to sing Christmas Carols in the Church garden…or inside if it’s wet! Our Christmas tree is sponsored by local businesses and you’re invited to stay for mince pies, hot chocolate and mulled wine. It’s a time for all the family to get together and sing familiar carols. Everyone is welcome and there is no charge.

Knit and Natter
2020-01-03 13:45 - 15:30
Our friendly Knit and Natter group meet every Friday at Burscough Library. Come along and share knitting tips and patterns while making new friends. No kit? Don’t worry. We have knitting supplies so you can get started straight away. All knitters welcome!

Ormskirk District Historical Society
2020-01-06 19:30 - 20:45
The Cheshire Lines Railway into Southport
Speaker – Keith Hick
Visitors £3.00
Students Free

Rainhill Forget Me Not Group
2020-01-07 10:00 - 12:00
A Support group for those with dementia and their friend, relative or carer. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday each month, 10am-12 noon, in The St Ann`s Centre, View Rd, Rainhill. Activities include jigsaws, games, and light exercise. Refreshments provided. Charge £1 . Next meeting Jan 7th.

Coffee Morning at The Hotties Café
2020-01-09 08:00 - 17:00
﻿Everyone is welcome to come along and join St Helens and Warrington Oddfellows Friendly Society at their monthly coffee morning at The Hotties Café located inside The world Of Glass. This is a great opportunity to come along make new friends and see what the friendly group gets up to.
Cost As per menu

Ormskirk District Historical Society
2020-01-20 19:30 - 20:45
Frogs, Firearms & Flames
The hazards in museum collections
Speaker Heather Davies
Visitors £3.00
Students Free

Newton Le Willows Gardeners' Association
2020-01-23 19:30 - 20:30
A.G.M.

UpHolland Community Band
2020-01-23 19:30 - 21:00 | The church of St. Thomas the Martyr, Church Street, UpHolland, WN8 0ND
UpHolland Community Band is a new wind band based in the church of St. Thomas the Martyr, UpHolland. It rehearses every Thursday at 7:30 with the simple aim of bringing together local musicians of all ages to enjoy making music. If you can read music and play a brass or woodwind instrument (or percussion) to about Grade 2 standard or above, why not get in touch by emailing uphollandcommunityband@gmail.com or visit www.uphollandcommunityband.com

Burns Night Supper
2020-01-24 19:00 - 23:00
Wigan Thistle Society invite you to join them for a traditional Burns night supper. There will be speakers, a piper, three course meal and Scottish dancing for all levels. Tickets are £24 (£16 for children under 12). Please contact Paula on 01942 680008.

Monthly Social Dance
2020-01-30 20:00 - 23:00
The last Thursday of every month is social dance night at Lydiate Parish Hall. Sequence, ballroom and latin dancing for all abilities from the absolute beginner to the aspiring professional dancers. ALL welcome. Come and dance the night away with us. No bar so bring your own drinks, nibbles and of course your friends and dance shoes are a must!! A great night of dancing awaits you in a friendly atmosphere with great company.

Ormskirk District Historical Society
2020-02-03 19:30 - 20:45
Past Times in the Cartmel Vale
Speaker Janet Niepokojczycka
Visitors £3.00
Students Free

Chernobyl in Photographs
2020-02-06 20:00 - 22:00
Colin Douglas visits Ormskirk Camera Club with his presentation on Kiev and Chernobyl, including images taken in the exclusion zone. An entry fee of £4 applies to visitors, with refreshments included.

Talk & Presentation on Nature Photography
2020-02-10 19:45 - 22:00
Monday 10th February 7.45pm
Southport Photographic Society have invited talented local wildlife photographer Mr. Roy Rimmer to share his knowledge and passion for nature. Entry on the Door £4.00 inc tea/coffee and biscuits.
Please come along to New Hall, Emmanuel Road, Cambridge Road, Southport, PR9 9PR 7.30pm for 7.45pm start.

Elderberries Gardening Club
2020-02-12 10:30 - 12:00
Our Gardening club meets at St. John’s church Hall, St. John’s Rd, Birkdale on the 2nd Wednesday of every month, 10:30am-12pm
We are a friendly sociable club with an interest in gardening. Beginners welcome.
We have outside speakers and members also speak on different and varied topics, and homemade cakes and biscuits too.
We also have outings to historical Gardens and garden growers, work shops and meals out during the year.
Enquiries to Shelley at elderberriesgardening@gmail.com
shelleylewislavender@yahoo.com
or tel 01704560690

Travelling Fairgrounds Talk
2020-02-12 12:30 - 14:00
Garth Latham presents ‘Ticket to Ride’, a talk on traveling fairgrounds of the UK. Plus enjoy lunch and musical entertainment! More info on 01772 816727.

Coffee Morning at The Hotties Café
2020-02-13 10:30 - 12:00
Everyone is welcome to come along and join St Helens and Warrington Oddfellows Friendly Society at their monthly coffee morning at The Hotties Café located inside The world Of Glass. This is a great opportunity to come along make new friends and see what the friendly group gets up to.
Cost As per menu

Gardens Talk
2020-02-13 19:30 - 21:00
Join Formby Civic Society as Margaret and Geoff Fletcher present a talk on their involvement in the National Gardens Scheme, with a charity plant sale afterwards. Free for members, visitors £2 – email chairman@formbycivicsociety.org.uk for details.

Quaker Burial Grounds
2020-02-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Four Lane Ends Mission, Skelmersdale Road, Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, L39 0EZ
Speaker Chris Skidmore presents a talk that describes the history of Quaker burial practices over the past 350 years using a number of specific examples from the north of England.
Visitors £3.00.
Students free of charge

Flower Arranging Demonstration
2020-02-24 19:30 - 21:00
Maghull and District Flower Club host a flower arranging presentation by Anne Houghton from Heswall.
Monday 24th February at 7.30pm
£5 including tea and biscuits.
Raffle
We are a friendly club and promise an entertaining and informative evening and if you would like to join as a member you would be very welcome.
For further information telephone Pauline 0151 526 5755 or Sue 0151 526 6869.
St. George’s Social Centre, Station Road, Maghull, L31 3DF

Wayfarers Chorus Rehearsals
2020-02-25 19:30 - 21:45
The Wayfarers Chorus is an all male acapella and Barbershop chorus based in Birkdale. We practice every Tuesday evening and new members are always welcome. If you enjoy singing why not come along, have a chat and see what we get up to. There is also a ladies chorus called Just Voices, who are based in Southport. Any ladies interested, we can pass on their details.

Newton Le Willows Gardeners' Association
2020-02-27 19:30 - 21:30
Talk & Demonstration. Marcus Chilton-Jones, the Curator of the new RHS Garden Bridgewater, will show the plans and explain the progress from the viewpoint of a horticulturaist specialist perspective.
