PQA Warrington - Free Open Day
2020-05-02 09:45 - 13:00 UTC
PQA Warrington is a dedicated performing arts Academy, with classes in Comedy & Drama, Musical Theatre and Film & TV.
To celebrate the opening, we are inviting young people, aged 4-18 years, to attend a free open day, giving your child the opportunity to try a taster session in each of our modules, no prior experience of performing arts is necessary!
Parents are invited to stay for refreshments and to watch the classes.

Boutique Baby Sale
2020-05-03 11:00 - 12:30
Come along and grab a bargain or sell your pre-loved baby and children’s items. 1000s of quality items on sale. Book your stall and find out more information at www.boutiquebabysale.co.uk or on Facebook at Boutique Baby Sale Chorley, Southport and Leyland.

Trentham Estate
2020-05-04 09:00 - 17:00
Come and join the Oddfellows Friendly Society for a day trip to the Trentham Estate. With over 77 shops, cafes and restaurants you can indulge yourself in the shopping village or visit the massive garden centre with it’s impressive range of products.
If anyone is interested in visiting the gardens we can arrange a group visit which would reduce the cost of entry.
Cost £12 members £15 Guests
Coach pick up Warrington 9am St Helens 9.20am

Meet the Author with Bill Rogers
2020-05-04 10:00 - 11:30
Meet Bill Rogers, a Bolton based author who specialises in Crime thrillers set in and around Manchester and the North West. The first book in his DCI Tom Caton series ‘The Cleansing’ was shortlisted for the LongBarn Books Debut Novel Award, and ‘A Trace of Blood’ reached the semi-final of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award.

Bill Rogers Author Event
2020-05-04 13:00 - 14:30
Meet Bill Rogers, a Bolton based author who specialises in Crime Thrillers set in and around Manchester and the North West. The first book in his DCI Tom Caton series The Cleansing was shortlisted for the LongBarn Books Debut Novel Award, and A Trace of Blood reached the semi-final of the Amazon breakthrough Novel Award. Tickets FREE. Book your space today.

The Button Pit Murder Talk
2020-05-05 10:30 - 12:00
As part of National Crime Reading Month Wigan Library will be holding a talk on ‘The Button Pit Murder’ by Marianne Howell. The talk looks at the story of how a family man’s ordinary night at work turned into a crime that shocked the community. The 19th century murder of Wigan Pit worker James Barton was ‘a murder most gross, foul and unnatural’. Marianne Howell is the chair of the Lancashire Local History Fedeartion.

Becconsall Flower Club
2020-05-05 19:30 - 22:00
Flower demonstration – “Pot Luck” by Anne Houghton of Heswall

David Jackson Author Event
2020-05-06 10:30 - 11:30
Meet David Jackson, acclaimed author of the crime thriller series featuring New York Detective Callum Doyle and his more recent, DS Nathan Cody series, which is set in Liverpool. The Guardian newspaper said of David’s writing: ‘Recalls Harlan Coben – though for my money Jackson is the better writer.’

Coffee Morning at The Hotties Café
2020-05-07 09:30 - 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 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.
