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The Champion • 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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