🎄Getting the festive
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The
borough's festive celebrations kick-off on Sunday
17 November with Frost Festival
Leigh, taking place across the town
centre!
Activities
will start at 11.30am on Spinning Gate Shopping
Centre car park where you'll find the fun fair,
Christmas markets and community stage.
The
Light Up Leigh parade sets off at
approximately 4.30pm from the car park, making its
way across the town centre, switching on the
Christmas lights as it goes.
From
here, we round off the night with the Frost Feast
food event and entertainment on the main stage,
powered by The Snug Coffee Shop and The Early
Doors Club. |
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In
other news... |
🎧
The latest episode of the BoroughLife podcast is
out now. This month's chat features the
Women in Rugby League: Pioneering Years project
and some amazing fund-raising efforts by Team
Wigan and Leigh. Listen now to the latest episode
and the back catalogue.
📣 Do
you have an innovative business idea? Need some
help on what to do next? Then the Inspiring
Innovation programme is for you. Get in touch for personalised
support to help you take that next step and make
your idea a reality
🌳Save
the date to have your say. The GMCA Local
Nature Recovery Strategy public consultation
starts soon, with a drop-in at Wigan Town Hall on
Monday 18 November, 1pm to 4pm. Learn
more about the plan for nature and share your
thoughts
📣
A review of the borough's polling
districts, places and polling stations is
underway. Please help us shape how the
electoral process is conducted in Wigan
Borough. To have your say as part of the
consultation, click
here.
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What's
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Light
Night: final tickets released |
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Due
to extra demand we’ve added a limited extra batch
of Light Night tickets.
Running
from 21 to 23 November, artists from around the
world will head to Mesnes Park for a dazzling
light display suitable for all of the family.
Please
note that while the event is free, booking is
necessary. No dogs (other than service dogs) will
be permitted. Full FAQs
here. |
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that's not all... |
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🎄 The
Wigan & Leigh Hospice Christmas Fair takes
place on Sunday 17 November at Leigh Miners
Welfare Institute. Join them from 11am
to 3pm to check out some amazing gift and food
stalls, try and win some raffles or play the
bottle tombola. Children will also be able to
visit Santa’s Grotto where they will receive a
free gift from Santa himself. Parking is available
on the surrounding streets and the bar will be
open for refreshments. Entry is free for
all.
🎄 Christmas is coming to
Pennington Flash!!! On Sunday 8 December
(10am to 4pm), Leigh’s much-loved nature reserve
will be hosting its first ever artisan Christmas
markets!Find
that perfect gift and get in the festive spirit
with seasonal food and drink, from delicious
cheeses to bratwurst and mulled wine… plus there’s
festive games, a craft workshop, a choir singing
yuletide favourites and even a FREE Santa's
grotto! Find out more about this free event by
following Pennington Flash on Facebook
and Instagram.
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Our
communities |
A
Royal seal of approval for borough
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Five
wonderful Wigan Borough organisations have been
awarded the highest possible recognition for
voluntary groups: The King’s Award for Voluntary
Service.
The
award celebrates the outstanding work of local
volunteer groups across the UK.
👑Butts
Park Community Bowling Club
👑Empathy
Northwest
👑Happy
Smiles Training CIC
👑Leigh
Miners Rangers Rugby League Academy
👑Shevington
& District Community Association
Congratulations
to everyone involved! 👏 |
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More
from the community... |
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🤝
Are you a working parent with a child aged 9
months to 35 months? Have you applied for
funding for 15 hours of free childcare? To find
out more about childcare funding and how to apply,
visit the gov website. Don’t
forget, you must have received and confirmed your
code by 31 December 2024 to get your place for
January 2025.
📰It’s
time to apply for your child’s place at primary
school if you haven’t already. If your child
turns 4 between 1 September 2024 and 31 August
2025, they will start reception class at the start
of the new school year in September 2025. Apply
before 15 January 2025: www.wigan.gov.uk/schooladmissions
💭Love
reading for pleasure and meeting new people?
If you’d like to make a difference to
people’s wellbeing in your local community Shared
Reading could be the thing for you - and you could
be just the person for a national award-winning
arts charity. The Reader is looking
for volunteers to lead new Shared Reading
groups across Wigan and Leigh, particularly in
libraries, and they will receive high-quality
training by the charity.
Apply to be a volunteer
Reader Leader here , emailvolunteer@thereader.org.uk or
call 0151 729 2200.
💦
Did you know kids get FREE unlimited
casual swimming with Be Well swimming
lessons? That means they can swim to
their little heart’s content – as well as getting
weekly tuition from our experienced, qualified
teachers. Plus… all our lessons follow the
official Swim England framework so you can easily
understand and track your child’s progress. Begin
their swimming journey today! Find out more about Be Well
swimming. |
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Warm,
welcoming spaces 💛 |
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With
the help of our community partners, we have once
again opened a network of more than 50 warm,
welcoming spaces across our borough.
While
every space is different, we promise that if you
do visit that you'll receive a warm Wigan Borough
welcome.
At
many of our spaces there are things like colouring
and games to keep your children occupied and last
year, we even heard of students using the spaces
to get some work done while staying cosy.
Whatever
your reason for heading to one of our warm,
welcoming spaces - we're here for
you.
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welcoming space locations |
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