Coffee Morning at The Hotties Café
2020-05-07 09:30 - 12:00 UTC
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 make new friends and see what the friendly group gets up to.
Cost as per menu

Crimes, Courts, & Constables
2020-05-07 13:00 - 14:30
Join us for this well-illustrated talk by Marianne Howell on the history of crime and punishment through the ages. Starting with the Romans (what did the Romans ever do for us?) you will discover many intriguing and sometimes gruesome stories along the way. Local and national examples are included in this fascinating journey through crime and policing. Tickets Free. Booking advised.

Spring Artisan Fair
2020-05-08 10:00 - 15:00 | Mossy Lea Village Hall, Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington,, Wigan,, WN6 9SA
Local Artisan Fair in aid of Cancer Research UK. Local makers, plant stalls, cream teas, scarecrow trail.

Wrightington & Heskin Scarecrow Weekend
2020-05-10 12:00 - 16:00 | Tunley UR Church Hall and Feild, Mossy Lea Rd, Wrightington, Wigan, WN6 9RW
Friday 8th – 10th May 2020
VE Day celebraecrow weekend with fantastic scarecrow displays and a community family fun s afternoon, at the
“Great British Garden Party” on Sunday 10th of Maytions at the scar
at Tunley U.R. Church Hall and Field, Mossy Lea Rd Wrightington WN6 9RW
All the Fun starts at 12 noon with traditional games and side stalls, donkey rides and ice cream, home made cakes and refreshments, bouncy castle, something for everyone

Kate Bendelow's Crime Writing Workshop
2020-05-11 10:30 - 11:30
Author of The Real CSI: A forensic Handbook for Crime Writers. Kate Bendelow will be giving you an insight into life behind the crime scene tape. Discussing how she became a crime scene investigator, what the job is really like, and how the CSI effect led to her becoming a writer. Tickets for Event are Free. There will also be an opportunity to purchase signed copies of Kate’s book which are priced at £12.99 each.

Kate Bendelow's Crime Working Workshop
2020-05-11 13:00 - 14:00
Author of the Real CSI: A Forensic Handbook for Crime Writers. Kate will be giving you an insight into life behind the crime scene tape. Discussing how she became a crime scene investigator, what the job is really like, and how the CSI effect led to her becoming a writer. Tickets FREE. Book Today. There will also be an opportunity to purchase signed copies of Kate’s book which are priced at £12.99.

Kate Ellis Author Visit
2020-05-12 10:00 - 11:30
Award-winning author Kate Ellis will be hosting this event to talk about her journey into writing her successful DI Wesley Peterson Detective novels, as well as the Albert Lincoln trilogy and the Joe Plantagenet mysteries. Kate recently won the CWA Dagger in the Library Award 2019 for her crime writing. Tickets are £3.

Kate Ellis Author Event
2020-05-12 13:00 - 14:30
Award-winning author Kate Ellis will be hosting this event to talk about her journey into writing her successful DI Wesley Peterson detective novels, as well as the Albert Lincoln trilogy and the Joe Plantagenet mysteries. Kate recently won the CWA dagger in the Library Award 2019 for her crime writing. Tickets cost £3 each and are available from Leigh Library. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Coffee, Craft and Cake
2020-05-12 13:30 - 15:30 | Ormskirk Street URC, United Reformed Church, Ormskirk Street, St. Helens, WA10 1BQ
Come and join in with the Oddfellows Friendly Society at the URC (upstairs Gallery Room) and have a chat over coffee and cake. Why not bring your chosen craft or past time to work on, a great way to make new friends.
Cost £2.50

White Horse Inn
2020-05-12 19:30 - 22:00 | St. Joseph’s Hall, Chapel Street, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 2PR
A musical comedy set in the beautiful lakes and mountains of Austria with wonderful foot-tapping Tyrolean music.
Leopold, the head waiter of the White Horse Inn is passionately in love with the owner, Josepha. She only has eyes for one of her regular guests, Valentine Sutton, a solicitor, who happens to be involved in a business dispute with Ebenezer Grinkle, a manufacturer from Oldham. Sutton falls in love with Ottoline, Grinkle’s daughter. Sub-plots abound …. An engagement as a business arrangement? But to whom?

Author Caroline England Visit
2020-05-14 10:00 - 11:30
Former Divorce Lawyer and writer of domestic psychological thrillers, Caroline will be visiting us to tell about her life as a crime writer. Her debut novel ‘Beneath the Skin’ was released to wide acclaim, and has since been followed by ‘My Husband’s Lies’ and ‘Betray Her’. Caroline also writes under the pen name Caro Land. Tickets cost £3 each.

Caroline England Author Event
2020-05-14 13:00 - 14:30
Former divorce lawyer and writer of domestic psychological thrillers, Caroline will be visiting us to tell about her life as a crime writer. Her debut novel ‘Beneath the Skin’ was released to wide acclaim, and has since been followed by ‘My Husband’s Lies’ and Betray Her’. Caroline also writes under the pen name Caro Land. Tickets are £3 each and are available from Leigh Library. Book your space today.

Mark Roberts' Crime Writing Workshop
2020-05-16 10:00 - 11:30
Join Mark for this Crime Writing workshop as he helps guide you through the process of writing a crime novel. Mark Roberts is a Liverpool based bestselling crime writer of the DCI Rosen and Eve Clay series’. He also received a Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for his playwrighting. Free Event. Book your space today

Bring and Buy Plant Sale
2020-05-16 10:00 - 15:00 | Willowbrook-The Living Well, Borough Road, St Helens, WA10 3RN
Join us to browse, buy and donate! Bedding and perennials on sale. This year Willowbrook Hospice’s gardening team need your unwanted vegetable and fruit seeds for their kitchen garden. There will be a range of plants to buy and any unused donations will also be sold to raise funds for Willowbrook. Refreshments will be on sale at the Sunflower Café. For more information ring 01744 453798 or email events@willowbrookhospice.org.uk

St. Joseph's Food and Drink Festival
2020-05-16 10:00 - 15:00
St. Joseph’s PTA are hosting a local Food and Drinks Festival. We have a wide range of local food and drink suppliers ranging from local cheese and honey to cheesecakes and coffee plus many more. One the day we also have a gin bar and hand pulled local ales as well as pizzas and gourmet burgers. Adult entry £1 children go free. All proceeds go to St. Joseph’s PTA.

Bring & Buy Plant Sale-The Living Well
2020-05-16 10:00 - 15:00
Spruce your garden up for Summer with our Bring & Buy Plant Sale on Saturday 16th May, 10am-3pm at The Living Well.
If you’ve got any unwanted vegetable and fruit seeds for our kitchen garden, please feel free to bring them along!
We will have a range of plants to buy and any unused donations will also be sold to raise funds for Willowbrook.

Maghull Methodist Church Spring Fayre
2020-05-16 11:00 - 16:00
Sixth Annual Fayre Free Admission
A variety of stalls: Crafts, Books, CDs/DVDs, Cakes, Hand Knitting, Plants, Bric-a-Brac and much more
Children’s activities, Donkey Rides, Face Painting Music
Enjoy Afternoon Tea or Lunch served all day in Wesley’s Tea Room
Something for everyone
Free Parking Disabled Access

Willowbrook Hospice's Darts Tournament
2020-05-16 18:00 - 22:00
Come along and compete for The Living Well Trophy, Saturday 16th May 2020! Doors open at 6pm, with the tournament starting at 7pm.
Tournament entrants £10 (max. 64 entries on a first come basis) and spectator tickets are £5. To book, please ring 01744 453798, email events@willowbrookhospice.org.uk or go online at: Darts Tournament
The event is supported by The St Helens Darts Academy and A180 Darts.

Through the Decades Party Night
2020-05-16 19:30 - 23:59
Join us for our popular Through the Decades party night. A great night for fans of music from the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘00s and now!
Event includes: 3 course meal, disco with resident DJ & bar service.
£23.50 per person

Classic Murders of the Victorian N.W.
2020-05-18 12:00 - 13:00
Join us for a talk by Martin Baggoley, a retired probation officer, having worked in Greater Manchester for more than thirty five years. He has a masters degree in Criminology and has written many articles on the history of Crime and Punishment for magazines in the UK and USA. Martin is also the author of Hanged in Lancashire, Murder on the High Seas and Strangeways: A century of hangings in Lancashire. Tickets cost £3 each with booking essential

Chris Simms Crime Author Event
2020-05-19 10:00 - 11:30
Join us for a talk with Chris Simms, author of the popular DI Spicer and DC Khan novels which are psychological thrillers set in Manchester. Along with nominations for Crime Writers’ Association Daggers and the Theakston’s Crime novel of the Year award, Chris was selected by Waterstones as one of their ’25 authors for the future’. Chris is also a member of the Murder Squad. Tickets costs £3 each. Unmissable. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Friends' Monthly Talk
2020-05-19 10:30 - 11:30
‘Meet the Archivist’ – Find out about the amazing records available at Lancashire Archives, and how these can be used to help with family and local history research. £1 donation requested. refreshments available from 10am.

Chris Simms Author Visit
2020-05-19 13:00 - 14:30
Join us for a talk with Chris Simms, author of the popular DI Spicer and DC Khan novels which are psychological thrillers set in Manchester. Along with nominations for Crime Writers’ Association Daggers and the Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year award, Chris was selected by Waterstones as one of their ’25 authors for the future.’ Tickets priced at £3 each.

Stephen Booth Author Visit
2020-05-20 14:00 - 15:00
Join us for a talk by Stephen Booth, who gave up a 25 year career in journalism to become a full time crime writer. Stephen is the author of the popular Derbyshire set Cooper and Fry series. He’s won various writing awards including a CWA Dagger, Barry Award, and has been shortlisted for the Theakston’s Novel of the Year on two occasions. Tickets are FREE. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Tea and Toast
2020-05-21 10:30 - 12:00
Everyone is welcome to come along and join in with The Oddfellows Friendly Society for hot buttered toast and unlimited tea/coffee at the URC (downstairs hall). Our gathering is very informal and you can just turn up on the day, have a chat and discuss future events. A great way to make new friends.
Cost £2

Novel Editing Workshop with Dea Parkin
2020-05-23 10:00 - 11:30
Join Lancashire based editor and writer, Dea Parkin as she demystifies the editing process, explores the nuts and bolts of copy-editing and offers some handy tips. She’ll reveal the most common problems she comes across as an editor and how to fix them. She will also talk about writing competitions: what to do, what not to do, why you should enter and how to give yourself the best chance of winning. Tickets are FREE.

Scarisbrick Heritage Weekend
2020-05-23 10:30 - 2020-05-25 16:00
Sat 23rd to Mon 25th May 2020 Explore the History of Scarisbrick Hall & Estate; St. Elizabeth’s & Other Local Churches; Local Farming & Agriculture; World War I and more; Exhibition includes photographic, Archival, Liturgical & Vintage Agricultural Machinery Exhibits.
Free History Trail for Children; Light refreshments available; New History & Guide on sale. Admission £5.00 covers all 3 days Free Under 12’s.

St Laurence's May Ball 2020
2020-05-23 19:00 - 2020-05-24 01:00
On May 23rd 2020 at Park Hall Hotel – Charnock Richard Park Suite.
A four course Dinner with Live music featuring local artists and Disco – All In aid church funds.
Bar opens 7pm carriages at 1am.
Tickets £35 available from the Church Shop.
Enquiries at events@stlaurencechorley.co.uk

Paul Finch Author Event
2020-05-26 12:45 - 13:45
Join us for a talk with local author and scriptwriter Paul Finch. Having been a former police officer and journalist, Paul first cut his literary teeth penning episodes of the British TV crime drama, The Bill. He is the author of the very popular DS Mark ‘Heck’ Heckenberg and DC Lucy Clayburn novels, and is a Top 10 Sunday Times Bestseller. Tickets are FREE. Please book your space as soon as possible.

Malcolm Hollingdrake Author Event
2020-05-28 08:00 - 17:00
Join us for this meet and greet with crime writer, Malcolm Hollingdrake. Born in a library to a family of avid readers, Malcolm spent many years in education before becoming an author. He has since written nine novels in his successful Harrogate Crime Series featuring DCI Bennett and is now working on a new series set in Merseyside. Tickets are FREE. Book now to avoid disappointment.
