The multi-sports area at Tim Parry Recreation Ground is set for a £55k upgrade. Funding for the improvements has been awarded through a £40k grant by WREN (Waste Recycling Environmental) and £15k investment from the Parish Council.
The improvements will include installation of two new enclosed goals with rebound fencing, tarmac skim re-surfacing, new line markings for football, basketball and cricket, a new path way linking the current pedestrian path to the multi-sports area and the relocation of existing basketball posts.
In addition, Great Sankey Parish Council is funding the installation of six new lighting columns, which will border the multi-sports area allowing children access to the sports facility during the winter months. The lighting columns will operate on a timer system from 4pm to 9pm.
New seating will also be installed, along with the relocation of two benches that were previously situated near the entrance to the Recreation Ground
Peter Watson, Chairman of Great Sankey Parish Council said,
Thanks to the grant award from WREN we can upgrade the multi-sports area and install lighting columns. Both of these will improve the sports facility and increase usage of the MUGA.
The planting that took place on Lingley Green in spring of last year is now starting to establish and is helping to reduce traffic speed along Lingley Road.
The Parish Council undertook a public consultation in 2016 as a direct result of local residents concerns about speeding traffic along Lingley Road and the amount of ‘near misses’ they had witnessed.
The Parish Council manage Lingley Green and under their jurisdiction consulted with residents on the idea of planting hedges to force drivers to slow down when taking the junction. 70% of residents voted in favour of planting, the consultation also highlighted other traffic calming measures that residents felt would be effective, and whilst these measures fell outside of the Parish Council remit, Warrington Borough Council stated that they would consider these options in the future.
Peter Watson, Chairman of Great Sankey Parish Council said
Over the past twelve months the hedging is starting to establish and given more time will be effective in helping to reduce traffic speed. In spring of this year, the Parish Council contracted a local Ground Maintenance Contractor, EDR Landscapes, to maintain the green and continue to plant the raised beds to also create a landscape for residents to enjoy.
David Ramsbottom, Director of EDR Landscapes said
As we are a small, local, family run grounds maintenance contractor, we are naturally delighted to be given the opportunity to work with Great Sankey Parish Council to improve local green spaces in the area within which we live. The Council have shown a very clear desire to make improvements at the locations under their ownership and it is our privilege to assist them with that aim. We will continue to work very hard to bring the councils’ ideas to fruition and we sincerely hope that the local community will continue to enjoy the green spaces and outdoor environment in their local area
In addition, the Parish Council installed barrier flower baskets at St Mary’s Church crossroads in 2014, they are funding wildflower planting throughout Great Sankey and will be consulting with residents on improvements to Parsonage Way Field.
Left Craig, Andy, David Ramsbottom , EDR Landscapes and Peter Watson Great Sankey Parish CouncilPlanting on Lingley GreenEDR working on Lingley GreenEDR working on Lingley GreenLingley GreenSilver Birch trees
Great Sankey Parish Council is funding a subsidised summer playscheme at Whittle Hall Community Centre.
This year the Parish Council have teamed up with Little Superstars to provide a two-week summer playscheme for children of 4 up to 12 years of age.
The sessions will run from 9.30am to 12.30pm and the cost to parents/carers is only £2 per day.
Peter Watson, Chairman of Great Sankey Parish Council said
The Parish Council has funded a subsidised summer playscheme for many years and we are delighted to continue to offer families a low-cost activity for children to get involved with. This year we have Little Superstars running the playscheme, their sessions are well organised, varied and fun. The children will have a fantastic time
The first week, 30th July to 3 August will include two sports and a Lego club. The second week, 6th to 10th August will include 2 sports and an art club.
Great Sankey Summer Fun Day on Saturday 16th June at Tim Parry Recreation Ground was a huge success.
Lynne Brereton Deputy Clerk at Great Sankey Parish Council explained
Great Sankey Summer Fun Day was once again a big hit, there was a fantastic turn out. We had amazing performances on the outdoor festival stage, brilliantly compered by Steve Lewis from Radio Warrington. We would like to thank the Hayloft in Bold Heath for providing the hay bales, which were a wonderful addition. A special thanks to Park Road PTA for providing fantastic food and to Nigel Catlow, and the scouts for litter picking at the event. Everyone pulled together, and it was great to see everyone having fun. Even the heavy down pour at the end didn’t dampen spirits – it was wonderful to see people laughing and squelching as they left.
Families enjoyed the free zorbs, laser tag, donkey rides, carousel, face painting, inflatables, archery, land train and birds of prey. There were over 40 stalls, including the Scouts, Rainbows, Whittle Hall JFC, Warrington Disability, NAWC, W.I, Sankey Seniors, Great Sankey Children’s Centre, Live Wire and lots more!
This year’s Fun Day theme was Heroes, which tied in with 2019 being the First World War Centenary. Children were encouraged to attend the Fun Day dressed as their Hero to be in with a chance of winning tickets for their family to go to Gullivers World. The winner of the competition was Alfie Fogg, who not only impressed the judges with his costume, but also put an impressive display of his superpowers.
Next year’s Fun Day will be on Saturday 15th June at Tim Parry Recreation Ground. Great Sankey Parish Council are already busy planning an even bigger and better event.
Alfie Fogg, winner of the Hero Competition
Archery
Amelia Rose Harrison with Grudle the owl (photo Warrington Guardian)
Birds of Prey from Stockley Farm
Left, Chairman of Great Sankey Parish Council Peter Watson and Councillor Tony Willams
Liverpool Lime Street station closes from Saturday for two months as part of a £340m railway investment in the Liverpool City Region. Warrington commuters will be hit as there will be no through services to Liverpool until the end of July.
The trains from Norwich and from Manchester Airport will turn round at Liverpool South Parkway, to connect with Merseyrail trains into the city, or a non-stop replacement bus service to Moorfields.
The local services calling at Padgate and Sankey will terminate at Hunts Cross, and there will be no Merseyrail service from Hunts Cross. Passengers may have to use a replacement bus to South Parkway, or to Lime Street calling at West Allerton, Mossley Hill and Edge Hill, but the trains from Manchester Airport to South Parkway (and some East Midlands trains) will call additionally at Hunts Cross for a rail connection at least every hour. The local trains may run to different times, particularly in peak hours. Northern Trains and East Midlands have their revised timetable on their websites, but unhelpfully neither includes the other’s services.
The trains from Bank Quay to Lime Street will not run at all, but from 11 June to 13 July, between 6am and 8pm, it will be possible to use Arriva Trains services between Bank Quay and Earlestown and connect to a direct train service between Earlestown and Lime Street (outside these periods trains on the Earlestown-Lime Street line will terminate at Huyton for a replacement bus service to Lime Street).
Lime Street will have two extra platforms and other improvements, and is scheduled to reopen on 30 July.
The greatest disruption will be on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 June, when Network Rail closes the line all weekend to work on the new Warrington West station. It will be buses only between Warrington Central and Liverpool.
Members of Sankey Seniors joined in with the Royal Wedding celebrations by having their own wedding themed afternoon tea.
The group enjoyed looking at wedding photographs from various decades and on display was a beautiful 1936 wedding gown.
Sankey Seniors meet every other Friday at Hood Manor Community Centre, off Dorchester Road from 2pm to 4pm. They enjoy various activities and afternoon tea for only £1.50.
If you would like to find out more about the group contact Jan on 01925 725427 or Norma on 01925 492995 for further information.
Great Sankey Parish Council fund all the activities on offer. This year we have zorbs, laser tag, land train ride, donkey rides, giant inflatables, face painting, climbing wall, archery and a carousel ride. All for families to enjoy free of charge.
2. Live Stage Performances
We hire a huge outdoor festival stage which is an amazing platform to showcase some of the best talent we have in Great Sankey. The stage is covered so whatever the weather the show can go on.
3. Fabulous Food
This year we have partnered with Park Road Parent Group who have a wealth of experience of catering for similar types of events. They will be running Park Road Café from Tim Parry Community Centre and providing humongous hotdogs, sizzling bacon butties and banging burgers from the BBQ. All food is set at an affordable price for families to be able to treat themselves on the day.
4. Lots of community stalls
The Parish Council encourages stalls from local community groups and charitable organisations by offering them free of charge. We recognise the vital role that these groups play within the community and the day is a fantastic opportunity for people to find out more about what goes on in their area.
5. You can win tickets for your family for Gulliver’s World Theme Park
This year’s Fun Day theme is Heroes, to tie in with 2018 being the First World War One Centenary. We want children to come dressed as their favourite Hero, this can be anyone who inspires them. The competition winner will be announced live on stage at 2pm.
6. You can see the newly refurbished Tim Parry Community Centre
May 2018 saw the completion of the £300k major refurbishment scheme to Tim Parry Community Centre. Come and have a look at how fantastic the modern facilities are and find out more about what goes on at the Centre.
7. Massive Ice Creams
For the fourth year running we have Riley’s Ice cream van. We challenge you to find a larger ice cream than the ones they serve at Great Sankey Summer Fun Day.
8. It celebrates local businesses
Great Sankey is growing as an area and as a result we have a lot of fabulous independent local businesses. The Parish Council wants to support the growth of independent traders by offering them stalls free of charge at the Fun Day. It’s a great opportunity for them to promote their services and for you to find out what’s on offer.
9. It’s in Great Sankey What more can we say about this, it’s obviously the best place to live.
10. The weather is always sunny!
Erm don’t hold us to this last one, but if it isn’t, the day will still be fantastic as the majority of our activities can run in the rain and it’s a perfect excuse to seek shelter in Park Road Café and eat more cake!
Great Sankey Summer Fun Day is on Saturday 16th June 2018 from 12pm to 4pm at Tim Parry Recreation Ground (next to Park Road School).
Five CCTV cameras are being installed this week at Tim Parry Community Centre and both car park areas at Tim Parry Recreation Ground.
The CCTV installation is part of a £300k major refurbishment scheme to Tim Parry Community Centre undertaken by Great Sankey Parish Council.
Karen Carter, Clerk to the Parish Council said “The works to Centre are now nearing completion and we are thrilled with the new modern look. It has been a long hard slog to get to the end of the project but looking at how fantastic the facilities are, it has been worth all the blood, sweat and tears”
The major refurbishment and redesign was needed to reconfigure internal spaces creating a modern, flexible facility to meet a range of different needs. Improvements include brand new windows, toilets, kitchen facilities, roller shutters, heating, lighting additional storage space and redecoration. A new front extension to the main front entrance has created separate access to both the main hall and annexe room.
The Parish Council will be holding an opening ceremony in May for members of the public to come and have a look at the new facilities. Watch this space for more details!
The meeting took place at Tim Parry Community Centre on 14th February 2018.
Cheshire Police advised that the draft SLA for additional PCSO support has been completed and will be with the Parish Council shortly for further discussion. It was proposed and agreed that the Chair, Vice-chair and Clerk meet with the Police and report back to full Council.
Cllr Pennington advised that WHJFC had recently hired a defibrillator for the club, rather than purchasing one and recommended this to the Parish Council as an option to consider when installing the agreed unit at Tim Parry Recreation Ground. The advantages are that this option includes the maintenance contract for the unit.
