Northern Song Stars Singing Competition Ormskirk May 2012
Earlier this year, in March, the Northern Dance Stars Competition, showcased, at Ormskirk Civic Hall, the best of local dance talent. Dancers from the Kelly Shirley School of Dance in Burscough won several plaudits from the judges.
On Saturday night 11th May 2012, Amanda Bladwin, the brains behind Northern Stars, presented a packed audience, with another fabulous show, filled with local singing talent, all vying to be the winner of the Northern Song Stars Singing Competition.
Northern Song Stars Singing Competition Ormskirk May 2012
Kelly
Shirley School of Dance from Burscough Wows Liverpool Audience!
Article and Photos by Fiona Hicks
Dancers from the Kelly
Shirley School of Dance, sponsored by Booths, and based at their
studio in Burscough have once again been performing at one of their
favourite venues, the Liverpool Empire.
40 dancers spent the
afternoon of the 22nd April backstage at the Empire preparing for the
evening performance of ‘Smile Together’. The dancers were lucky
enough to be invited to perform 3 routines throughout the show, and
enjoyed every moment on stage. The response from the audience was
fantastic, and even the Liverpool Empire Stage Crew rushed to the
wings to watch the dancers routines.
Dancers from the Kelly Shirley School of Dance have once again swept the board at a prestigious Liverpool Dance competition.
News and Photo submitted by Fiona Hicks Forty of the schools dancers competed in Juste Dance 2012 at the Liverpool Empire on Sunday 25th March and walked away with three first places and three trophies on the day.
Northern Stars Competition winners Ormskirk March 11th 2012
Dancers from the Kelly Shirley School of Dance, sponsored by Booths, and based at their new studios in Burscough had an extremely busy but extremely successful weekend! Article and photos sent in by Fiona Hicks from the Kelly School Of Dance. On Saturday 10th March the dance school performed with a 50 strong troupe at ‘Dance Spectacular’ , a DJ Productions event held at The Globe Theatre, Blackpool. They were invited to both open and close the show with two of their highly acclaimed dance routines. Organiser Susan Jones said “Thank you Kelly Shirley School of Dance for a fabulous performance, you are all stars”.
To follow this, on Sunday 11th March, 20 of the dancers travelled into Liverpool to take part in the Liverpool Naval Club Talent Competition. They performed three routines and won the competition with new routine “Jive Me Crazy”, taking home both the winners title and prize money!
Northern Dance Stars Competition Ormskirk Civic Hall March 2012
The Civic Hall in Ormskirk, West Lancashire was the venue on Sunday 11th March 2012 for a dance spectacular. Children and teenagers from local dance groups came to Ormskirk to compete in this increasingly prestigious North West dance competition.
Northern Dance Stars Competition Ormskirk Civic Hall March 2012
Bright costumes, amazing dance moves and motivated kids working hard on their routines, proved a wow with the packed audience.
Text from QLocal: Open to all dancers between the ages of 8 to 16 years, it's a
competition which welcomes any genre of dance, performed as a solo
routine or in groups up to a maximum of 10 performers.
The aim - to give youngsters the opportunity to perform at a more local
venue than having to travel to Blackpool or Manchester for some of the
other events held in the North West, allowing them to highlight their
talents.
The children and teenagers belonging to local dance group the Burscough based Kelly Shirley School of Dance did themselves proud and produced an exciting and colourful dance set.
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West Lancashire Mayoress Charities Fundraiser at The Hopvine Pub and Restaurant in Burscough Monday 21st February 2012.
Mike and Julie McCombe the proprietors of The Hopvine generously sponsored this fundraising meal for the West Lancashire Mayoress' charities.
Diners bought tickets to support the event to help raise money for the West Lancs Women's Refuge and Community Heartbeart charities.
In addition to enjoying a wonderful meal, the guests raised additional money from the proceeds of a prize raffle. I hope Little Ted and his friends will be happy in their new homes.
West Lancashire Mayoress Charity fundraiser raffle prizes
I hear that Burscough village is very close to securing enough money to buy its own defibrillator. An Emergency response by Fire and Ambulance services can take longer in rurual areas. A defibrillator close to hand in the village centre could be used to save a life of a resident suffering a cardiac arrest. When Burscough gets its' own defibrillator, this will be due, in no small part, to the support by the Mayoress' of the Community Heartbeat charity. However, some additional fundraising is still needed.
How to invite the Mayor to an event: If you're interested in inviting the Mayor or Deputy Mayor to attend an official event, you have any fundraising ideas or would like to make a donation to the charities, then please contact Ann England in the Mayor's Office on 01695 585033 or email ann.england@westlancs.gov.uk
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Interview with Councillor Martin Forshaw, Portfolio Holder Planning and Transportation West Lancashire Borough Council responsible for the Local Plan.
A question and answer session specifically relating to housing develpment in West Lancashire as part of the 2012-2027 Local Plan, using Yew Tree Farm in Burscough as a working example.
4,650 houses need to be built in West Lancashire. 500 of which are to be built in Burscough, West Lancashire.
The proposed Yew Tree Farm Development in Burscough serves as the example in this interview with the locally elected official responsible for planning.
Councillor Martin Forshaw is asked many of the questions which have come to the fore during the last six weeks of public consultation.
Councillor Martin Forshaw provides categoric reassurances in some areas and points to the future Master Plan in others.
This is how the planning process works throughout the country, not just in West Lancashire.
If you're a West Lancashire resident keen to see your elected officials held to account and answering questions, watch this video. If you don't like or disagree with the answers and have a better plan, comment below, let your elected officials know. Better yet, stand for election yourself!
If you're resident elsewhere in England and interested in how housing is developed in your area, use this interview to become acquainted with the terminology in use in councils right across the country.
Squatters and squatting in Burscough West Lancashire Video interview with Ormskirk residentMary Wright
In a video interview, life time resident of West Lancashire, Mary Wright (no relation to local Life In Another Town blogger Matthew J Wright), gives a first hand account of living as a squatter on the Royal Navy Air Station HMS Ringtail, Burscough, West Lancashire following World War II.
Memorial Plaque, RNAS Burscough, H.M.S. Ringtail. (photo by Graham Crisp)
Mary recalls how as a young child, her Mother and Father moved back down from Glasgow, where she had been born, to Burscough; the village where her Father had grown up.
The Nissen huts, which once served as accommodation for Naval personnel, would now serve, for the next several years, as badly needed housing for local families.
To illustrate how the squatting became a local issue, there appeared on the 26th June 1947, in the Ormskirk Advertiser newspaper ,a short notice of a meeting by the Housing Committee of Ormskirk Urban District Council;
Martin Mere WWT Indoor Model Boat Show Paddle Steamer interior workings in motion Jan 2012
Martin Mere WWT on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 January the annual Indoor Model Boat show. Model boats from the clubs OWLS, Crosby and Hoylake in West Lancashire
CNN PRODUCER NOTE MJWRIGHT shot this video interview with Labour councilor John Davis of Burscough, U.K (and local residents Michelle Blair and Gavin Rattray) about a controversial planned farm development project. 'I empathise with these local people, upset at the potentially huge, change and growth, which they worry will change the character of their village and damage their local environment,' he said. 'However, I also take a pragmatic view to these developments. Nationwide the country needs a million or so new homes, they have to go somewhere! It's up to local people and the local media to hold their political representatives to account and ensure the best deal is struck. Done right, this growth will bring economic benefits for local people and their children.'
- jmsaba, CNN iReport producer
Part 2 of 2
Matthew Wright, in a frank and unedited interview, continues the discussion with Burscough West ConservativeCouncillor Jason Grice
the need for additional utilities
the need for improved roads infrastructure
the problem of increased traffic congestion
the need for additional amenities
the choice of location
the use of green belt land
what are brown site alternatives
what are the benefits to of new jobs, economic regeneration etc.
In response, what do you think of the case made so far by those interviewed?
Are the protesters a vocal minority, trying to hold the tide back? Yes, No?
Three years on down the consultation path, Is there an element of inevitability to the final outcome?
Should we be negotiating hard for further guarantees, not trying to turn our backs to the metaphorical builders lorry hurtling down the road towards us.
Where does the argument go next, what further questions should be asked and to whom?
Or, is it all completely irrelevant as the nearby impending Fracking projects, will in future just cause the ground beneath our very feet to just part and swallow us up?
Part 1 of 2
Matthew Wright, in a frank and unedited interview, discusses with Burscough West ConservativeCouncillor Jason Grice
the need for additional utilities
the need for improved roads infrastructure
the problem of increased traffic congestion
the need for additional amenities
the choice of location
the use of green belt land
what are brown site alternatives
what are the benefits of new jobs, economic regeneration etc.
In response, what do you think of the case made so far by those interviewed?
Are the Burscough Yew Tree Farm protesters a vocal minority, trying to hold the tide back? Yes, No?
Three years on down the West Lancashire Local Plan consultation path, Is there an element of inevitability to the final outcome?
Should we be negotiating hard for further guarantees, not trying to turn our backs to the metaphorical builders lorry hurtling down the road towards us.
Where does the argument go next, what further questions should be asked and to whom?
Or, is it all completely irrelevant as the nearby impending Fracking projects, will in future just cause the ground beneath our very feet to part and swallow us up?
Burscough Methodist Players will be all at sea and in the desert on camels chased by pirates on magic flying carpets, flown by two surfing Aussies trying to escape from the baddies, when they present there panto: The Adventures of Sinbad.
Tickets are now on sale for two weekends of performances from 26 Jan - 28 Jan and 2 Feb - 4 Feb; evenings are at 7.30 and Saturday matinees at 2.30 all at the church hall on Orrell Lane.
Tickets are from £4.50 for children and £5.50 for adults - call 01704 892640 or 897226 for more information. The Adventures of Sinbad.
Tickets are now on sale for two weekends of performances from 26 Jan - 28 Jan and 2 Feb - 4 Feb; evenings are at 7.30 and Saturday matinees at 2.30 all at the church hall on Orrell Lane.
Tickets are from £4.50 for children and £5.50 for adults - call 01704 892640 or 897226 for more information.
Via Flickr: Photos taken at Martin Mere WWT Indoor Model Railway Show put together by Heywood Model Railway Group January 21st 2012. Trains, rolling stock, villages, buses, cars, cats,a rabbit and the Doctor Who Tardis
The Doctor Who Tardis crashed on a garden shed at the Martin Mere Indoor Model Railway ShowJan 2012
Burscough Yew Tree Farm development Interview with local residents Michelle Blair and Gavin Rattray who are against the proposals. Michelle and Gavin are members of Burscough Action Group
The interview was recorded outside the meeting room of the West Lancashire Borough Council "Meet the planners" session at Burscough Wharf on Saturday 21st January 2012
Burscough Yew Tree Farm development protest. Interview with Labour Councillor John Davis 210112
About the Yew Tree Farm Development
West Lancashire Borough Council (WLBC) are holding a consultation on the Local Plan Preferred Options between 5 January 2012 and 17 February 2012. West Lancashire Borough Council (WLBC) are holding a consultation on the Local Plan Preferred Options between 5 January 2012 and 17 February 2012.
The plan outlines proposed development of housing and employment land for the whole of West Lancashire until 2027. Proposals for Burscough include a development site at Yew Tree Farm to provide 500 homes and 10 hectares of employment land using Green Belt release.
The plan outlines proposed development of housing and employment land for the whole of West Lancashire until 2027. Proposals for Burscough include a development site at Yew Tree Farm to provide 500 homes and 10 hectares of employment land using Green Belt release.
West Lancs Positive Living, based in Skelmersdale, West Lancashire celebrated their award for best small social enterprise given by the Selnet Enterprise In Society Awards 2011, by having a slap up meal at the Bull and Dog pub and restaurant in Burscough, West Lancashire.
West Lancs Positive Living supports people with a Learning Disability who live in the family home or who live in a home of their own. When the time is right for an individual to move out of the family home, we help them plan to decide how, where and with whom they want to live.
All the people we support choose where they want to live. They also choose who supports them; they have an active role in recruiting their staff. Having highly-motivated, well-trained staff, that know the person they support well and who are trusted by that person, is fundamental to the way we provide a service.
The staff at West Lancs Positive Living can help you find out about Personalised Budgets, Self-Directed Support and Direct Payments and how to secure the service you want for the life you want to lead.
“Support to live the life you want without the worry” The future of Social Care Funding means everyone will have their own Individualised Budget. This means people will have control over every aspect of their lives. West Lancs Positive Living is ideally placed for people with Learning Disabilities to seek advice and to buy a service from us.
