6 • Visit us @ www.ChampNews.com WK The <strong>Champion</strong> • Wednesday 27 November 2013Carols around the treePARBOLD Village Carols AroundThe Christmas Tree event is totake place on Wednesday,December 4 starting at 6.30pm.The traditional celebration ofChristmas carols around theChristmas tree is an annual eventheld outside the Parbold VillageHall.Hesketh Bank Silver Band, localschools and uniformed groupswill be taking part and traditionalChristmas refreshments will beavailableSchool to host festive eventin aid of children’s charityOne of the festive donkeysCode NAReport by Henry JamesYou name the price and we will make aKitchen that fits YOUR budget.Whether it be Traditional,Contemporary or Modern we can designand make your DREAM KITCHEN.EVERY ASPECT OF BUILDING WORKUNDERTAKENLATHOM High School have announced thatthey are to host their very first WinterWonderland Christmas event.To be held on Thursday, December 5between 4 and 7.30 pm, orgainsers say itpromises to be a fun–packed familyextravaganza with craft stalls, a magicalgrotto, festive food court and live Nativityamong the attractions.The school has chosen children’s supportcentre Twinkle House as their nominatedcharity for the event and are hoping to beable to raise as much money as possible forthis worthwhile cause.A special Tree of Light, sponsored byaward–winning local business,Fairbanks,will form the centre of the evening’scelebrations, along with real–life donkeysadding an authentic touch to the innovativelive Nativity attraction.Lathom School headteacher, Tim Farr,commented: “We are all very excited aboutthe event. Student and staff have beenworking very hard to develop the WinterWonderland concept and we are lookingforward to transforming the site into afestive hub for the whole community.”And there is still time to get involved.If you are a local business or talentedcraftsperson looking to sell your wares, alimited number of stalls are still availableand the school is also looking for any othersupport in terms of raffle prizes in aid ofTwinkle House.To find out more contact the school on01695 725653.1124614166,000more people readthe <strong>Champion</strong>each weekthan all Trinityweekly newspaperscombinedthroughout Sefton& West LancsSource: Interviewing Services, August 2013. 670 face-to-face interviews.1122884
The <strong>Champion</strong> • Wednesday 27 November 2013WVisit us @ www.ChampNews.com • 7Shoppers urged tosupport local stores inrun–up to ChristmasSHOPPERS are being urged to support localbusinesses as the countdown to Christmasbegins in earnest.West Lancashire Borough Council issupporting Small Business Saturday onDecember 7, a national campaign tocelebrate and encourage people to shop atindependent local stores.And shoppers who buy a pay–and–displayticket will receive an additional two hours offree parking at council–controlledpay–and–display car parks.Councillor Adrian Owens said: “Thecouncil is delighted to support SmallBusiness Saturday. The aim of the day is tocelebrate, support and promote smallbusinesses at a key time in the shoppingcalendar.“We’re fortunate to have some greatindependent local traders in our borough,so please show your support for these vitalshops and services.”Residents are being urged to ‘keep it local’,for example by buying meat from a localCouncil freezesmarket rental charges. . . but ‘build–out’ fees remain despite traders’ pleaRENTAL charges for stallholders onOrmskirk Market are to be frozen for afurther 12 months.West Lancs Council’s cabinet hasdecided not to implement apreviously–agreed five per cent risedue to come into force from April nextyear.This means the authority has notraised these charges since April 2012.A call by by the market traderscommittee for ‘build–out’ fees – thecharges for taking out additional stallspace – was discussed but rejected onthe grounds that this would not havehelped every stall holder.Market stall holders had complainedto the council about reduced takingsduring the early part of this year,Report by Danielle Thompsonbutcher and vegetables from thegreengrocer, going for a coffee with friendsat a local café, treating the family to a mealout at a local pub or restaurant or buyingChristmas cards and gifts from a localindependent shop or market stall.Love Ormskirk will also be giving out freetea and coffee, carrier bags and offers fromtheir business members to use duringDecember, while Brew and Bake, one ofOrmskirk’s newest editions to cafe culture,will be supplying free tasters of theirdelicious homemade treats at the LoveOrmskirk market stall.Motorists should note that the two extrafree hours will not be shown on the pay anddisplay parking ticket but all car parkattendants are aware of the offer and willallow for the extra two hours after theindicated ticket expiry time.Report by Danielle Thompsonwhen trade was affected by poorweather.Councillor Martin Forshaw, thecouncil’s portfolio holder for planningand development, who attendedmeetings with traders, said: “Thecouncil has listened to the traders’concerns and come up with a schemethat will help all of them.“Rental charges for OrmskirkMarket are competitive with othermarkets in the North West that havethe same operating constraints.“The market continues to be a verypopular attraction for shoppers acrossFestivefundraiserBURSCOUGHMethodist Church,Orrell Lane will beholding a ChristmasFair fundraiser onSaturday (November30) from 11am to2pm.Organiser, LesleyWilde said: “FatherChristmas is takingtime out of his busyschedule to attendand youngsters cancome and visit him,have story time,decorate cakes, colourand haverefreshments in hismagical grotto.“The church choirwill be singingthroughout the day,there will be ataekwondopresentation andthere will be afantastic range ofChristmas stalls.”Time slots for Santa’sGrotto are 11.15am,12.15pm and1.15pm.the region and we believe our decisionto freeze charges will help all tradersfinancially in 2014.”As a result of the freeze, permanenttraders will continue to be charged£25.30 per week for a stall whilecasual traders will pay £27.80.The council says this will ‘save’ alltraders a combined total of £12,500next year, as opposed to the £9,900reduction in costs which would haveassisted only those traders who payfor additional space.And the authority has pledged tolook at the additional space charges toensure they are fair and consistentacross the market.FACTORY FIRES & FIREPLACES • FACTORY FIRES & FIREPLACES • FACTORY FIRES & FIREPLACES • FACTORY FIRES & FIREPLACES • FACTORY FIRES & FIREPLACES • FACTORY FIRES & FIREPLACES • FACTORY FIRES & FIREPLACES • FACTORY FIRES & FIREPLACESACESFACTORFACTORY FIRES & FIREPLACES ES • FACTORY FIRES & FIREPLACES • FACTORY FIRES & FIREPLACESFACTORY FIRES & FIREPLACESSALE - 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