Teenager leader to visit US
TEENAGER James Robinson will be flying the Culcheth flag when he jets off to Washington DC to take part in the World Leadership Congress in July.
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Air conditioning firm expands
AN air conditioning company from Warrington is hoping to spread its success by launching a new franchise of its services on the UK market.
Clubs Associations
Allemanders Square Dance Club
Allemanders Square Dance Club, meets at Alford Sports Club, Manchester Road, Warrington, Thursdays, 7.00 pm.
Ring Jane 0151 531 0555.
Birchwood Lions/Culcheth Lions
Meet at the Cinnamon Brow Farm.
The Culcheth Lions hold their meeting at Culcheth Sports Club , Charnock Road, Culcheth WA3 5SH on every 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the Month at 8pm.
Fore more information contact “Lion” Peter Ives on 01925 827078 or “Lion” Paul Saverimuttu on 01925 810816.
Breakfast Buddies
www.breakfast-buddies.org.uk
“Breakfast Buddies is a breakfast club and Walking Bus scheme organised for the pupils,
parents and carers of Westbrook Old Hall Primary School, Old Hall, Warrington, Cheshire.”
Bridgewater Players
Thelwall based amateur dramatics group.
The Bridgewater Players
Business & Professional Women (BPW) North Cheshire
Meets 3rd Thursday of every month at 7.30pm.
All working women are welcome to attend the meetings, which take place at the Daresbury Park Hotel.
BPW encourages women to realise their full potential, both in their personal and professional lives.
Membership of BPW gives you the opportunity to meet regularly with like-minded women of all ages and to hear guest speakers on a wide range of topics. A full programme of club events is available from Amanda Lyons on 01925 212114.
Centenary Theatre Company
Established for over 100 years, Centenary is an award-winning Theatre Company based in Warrington, who perform at Runcorn’s new Brindley Theatre.
The company present two musicals and two plays each year – and also regularly perform concerts for local good causes.
Anyone is welcome to join us, be it as a performing or a non-performing member. Rehearsals take place every Tuesday at the Workingmen’s Mission on Thewlis Street from 7.30pm.
For more information about the company contact us via our website https://www.centenarytheatre.co.uk
Cheshire Cadets
www.CheshireCadets.org
youth marching band (Drum corps) based in Padgate. For contacts or information, please contact corpsmanager@cheshirecadets.org.
Cheshire Chord
www.cheshirechord.co.uk
Ladies a cappella chorus, currently European champions who meet every week at Beamont School.
Friends of the Earth Warrington
A local group in Warrington to join then network of over 200 groups nationwide taking action on the environment.
If you’d like to find out more, register your interest or join the email list, get in touch with Neil Kingsnorth on 0113 3899952 or neilk@foe.co.uk
Great Western Society (North West Trainspotters Group)
Meetings held on the last Friday of each month, at 7.30.pm St. Hilda’s Clubroom, Slater Street/Carol Street, Latchford, Warrington.
All welcome.
Latchford Albion under 18s
Are on the look out for new players to joi their under 18s team next season. Training is at Victoria Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays 6.30pm to 8pm. Anyone interested should contact Head Coach Andy Wood on 07976 500 920.
Latchford History Group
Meets weekly every Wednesday 10am-12 noon at St Hilda’s Mission Hall, Slater Street, Latchford.
Open to anyone with an interest in local history.
Contact details Brian Mercer, group secretary, on 01925 838071.
latchfordhistory@hotmail.co.uk
Lymm Squash Club
The club, based at Lymm Rugby Club in
Crouchley Lane, Lymm, provides fun and competitive squash and coaching
to all levels of ability from age five to 65-plus.
Club nights are
Tuesdays and Sundays from 7pm, with county squash matches played on
Thursday. The club has two courts, available 24/7, 365 days a year, a
fully licensed bar and one of the lowest membership fees in the North
West.
More information is available at www.lymmsquash.co.uk
Lymm Tennis Club
Wednesdays Senior Club Night.
National Osteoporosis Society
North Cheshire Group A local group of the NOS. If you are interested in joining please e-mail PeterCog@aol.com.
North Cheshire Concert Band
Rehearses on Friday evenings at Bridgewater High School.
Further details from Sue (01925 261802) or e-mail info@northcheshire.org.uk or visit our website www.northcheshire.org.uk
Penketh & Old Hall Angling Society
Penketh & Old Hall Angling Society, have been established for 21 years (est 1984).
They have 200+ members including 55 Juniors (under 16’s).
Society meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at ‘The Maltings’ Pub, Bewsey Farm Close off Old Hall Road, Warrington.
New members welcome of all abilities.
Contact secretary Paul Bryan p_bryan1@sky.com or visit the website www.pohas.co.uk
Rotary Club of Lymm
Meet at Statham Lodge Hotel, Lymm, every Wednesday 7.30pm. (Except Bank Holiday weeks).
Soroptimist International of Warrington
Meet at the Lymm Hotel every third Tuesday in the month from 7.15 p.m.
For further information please contact Eileen Griffiths on 01925 763924.
Warrington Amateur Radio Club
Warrington Amateur Radio Club meets weekly at Grappenhall Youth & Community Association, Bellhouse Lane, Grappenhall.
Talks, videos and demonstrations on amateur radio matters take place in the club’s fully equipped shack starting at 8 p m.
For further information visit the club’s web site www.warc.org.uk
Warrington Archaelogical & Historical Society
Meetings are held at 7.30pm at Friars Green Independent Methodist Church, Cairo Street, Warrington, on the third Monday of each month.
Details available from Hon sec. Anne Podmore on 01925 813669.
Warrington Rotary Club
Information on the Rotary club of Warrington which meets at the Rams Head Grappenhall on Mondays.
Warrington and District Model Engineering Society
www.wdmes.org.uk
Club meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month at Pewterspear Pavilion and on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at their Daresbury track.
Warrington Friends of the Earth
Meet every first Tuesday of the month at the Friends Meeting House on Buttermarket Street Wattington between 7.30pm and 9.30pm, for more information contact Dina on 07960 420 030
Warrington Juvenile Pipe Band
Warrington Juvenile Pipe Band is on the look out for pipers and drummers.
The band meets every Thursday.Any one interested can leave a message on Warringtonjpb@hotmail.com
Warrington Model Railway Club
Meets locally every Monday evening from 7.30pm to 10.15pm. Layouts in 00, N, TT and 009. Visit our web site at www.warrington-mrc.co.uk
or call 01925 810426 for further information.
Warrington Musical Society
If you would like to sing in the choir or play in the orchestra, then please get in touch, we are always looking for new members. We do not audition for the choir, we want people who enjoy a good sing.
If you would like to come along to a practice, please contact – Eric Silk (Musical Director) 01257 464332 or Ray Bold (Chairman) 01925 726967
www.warringtonmusicalsociety.co.uk
Warrington Pipe Band
Would you like to play the bagpipes or drums for free in Warrington’s oldest pipe band?
Contact Andy on 01925 291801 all teaching is free.
Warrington Photographic Socitey
The society meet at the Quays Community Centre, Thelwall New Road, Latchford, Warrington (opposite Latchford Locks) every Tuesday evening at 7.30pm September to April.
Anyone interested in finding out more about the Society should contact either The President, Bob Robinson on 01925 831699 or the Secretary, Sean Brierley 01925 232495, or visit their website at www.warringtonps.co.uk
Warrington Tri Club
A club promoting the sport of triathlon for beginners to seasoned athletes – all abilities are welcome – meet for a gentle cycle ride in Stockton Heath on Wednesdays.
www.warringtontri.org.uk
Property to let or buy Gateway 49 Phase II
Construction on Gateway 49 Phase II will commence shortly and builds on the success of the Phase I Trade Park, with properties to buy or let.
Phase II will comprise a development of Business and Trade Counter units from 3,000 sq ft(278.7 sq m) to 16,000 sq ft (1,486.4 sq m) of portal steel frame construction with glazed entrance areas, each unit having roller shutter access doors and WC facilities.
Gateway 49 Phase II has the benefits from ample car parking.
Suspicious fires
FIRE chiefs today issued a warning to businesses after two suspicious skip fires broke out on Warrington’s Gemini Retail Park.
Who we are
David Skentelbery
Journalist/On-line editor
Warrington’s most experienced journalist having worked in the town for 44 years. Started his career on the Knutsford Guardian and also worked on the Warrington Guardian before moving to the Lancashire Evening Post in Wigan and Warrington. Also worked on national newspapers in Manchester, including The Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Express.
Founded Orbit News in 1968. Born in Birmingham, grew up in the Knutsford area. Son of former Manchester Evening News theatre critic Tom Wildern Skentelbery.
Hobbies include cricket and is an active member of Glazebury Cricket Club. Former member of Knutsford and Lymm Oughtrington Cricket Clubs. Part-time Birmingham City fan!
Gary Skentelbery
Group Editor
Editor of the group’s five magazines.
Trained as journalist in Warrington at the age of 15, joining family business straight from school.
Educated at Culcheth High School, learning photography at Warrington Collegiate Institute. Born in Liverpool, moved to Warrington three days later and has lived in the town ever since.
Grew up in Croft and later lived in Lymm for 10 years, followed by four years in Grappenhall.
Also Editor of Lymm Life, Village Life, Culcheth Life, Frodsham Life and warrington-worldwide magazines.
Married to Janet, two daughters, Amy aged 18 and Hannah aged 16.
Hobbies include tennis and is a member of Lymm Tennis Club, Lymm Rotary Club, Warrington Chamber of Commerce and long standing member of Business Network International. Trustee of Warrington Disability Partnership, Patron Warrington Foundation for Peace.
Editor of Insight Chamber of Commerce magazine. Supports Liverpool and Warrington Wolves for his sins! Appointed chairman of Warrington Town FC in 2010 after three years on the board of directors.
Patricia Skentelbery
Accounts
Born in Liverpool, has lived in Lymm for 20 years. Formerly ran the Art Centre gifts and crafts shop in Horsemarket Street, prior to town centre re-development.
Married to David, mother of Gary and in charge! Hobbies include gardening and tennis. Member of Stockton Heath Tennis Club. Supports Liverpool!
Paul Walker
Manager Graphic Design and Magazine production .
Born in Manchester, formerly served his apprenticeship as a compositor at Warrington Guardian.
Worked alongside Gary Skentelbery at Mercury Newspapers before helping to launch warrington-worldwide, Lymm Life and Village Life magazines.
Two children, Emma, aged 21 and Ben aged 18.
Follows Warrington Wolves but pretends to prefer Rugby Union!
Lesley Wilkinson
Journalist
FORMER Warrington Guardian reporter who has also worked in Public Relations for Greater Manchester Police and other organisations. Lives locally in Stockton Heath.
Tony Record
Account Executive
Vast experience in the sales industry working with many blue chip companies.
Hobbies include music, walking and cycling.
His early career included time as a DJ. Unfortunately supports Manchester United.
James Balme
Account executive
Lives in Woolston, Warrington and is father to Hannah 22, Adam 20, and Laura 16.
James is in charge of developing the Frodsham and Culcheth Life publications.
He is well known in the Warrington area as an archaeologist and appeared in Channel 4’s 2007 Time Team series with Tony Robinson to excavate a site in Warburton near Lymm.
James has also appeared on Granada TV, BBC TV and radio on many occasions to highlight major discoveries that he has made in the Warrington area. Presenter of ‘The History Show’ on Radio General James is also responsible for editing and producing video news features for warrington.tv.
He writes and produces archaeological documentaries and features for various heritage projects in the North West including the Roman & Norman Middlewich Festivals.
James Bryan
Graphic Designer
James, who lives in Old Hall, has always had an interest in graphics and computers when he is not fishing!
A keen member of the Penketh Old Hall Anglers Club.
He is a keen photographer and is a former student at Priestley College where he studied a BTEC graphic design. The youngest member of the team!
Nick White Account Executive – Nick, who lives in Appleton Thorn, joined the team after previously working as Warrington’s Town centre Manager. Keen cyclist and runner who also has a great interest in music.
Robin joins the team
WARRINGTON-based fit out and housing maintenance firm Morris and Spottiswood has appointed Robin Evans as their new business development manager.
Transport and employment day
WARRINGTON Borough Council has joined forces with a number of key organisations in the town to host a transport and employment open day today (Wednesday).
Model student flies the flag
A GLAMOROUS student from the Warrington Campus of the University of Chester will be flying the town’s flag at the grand final of Miss Student UK 2008.
Bold vision for future of town
A BOLD regeneration programme for Warrington, involving public and private sector organisations, has been given the green light by Town Hall chiefs.