The entertainment event of the year is back for the fifth year and it promises to be another fantastic weekend of live performances covering all genres of music and also including magicians, dance groups and choirs.

Wristbands are now on sale! These cost £5 and will get you entry into every venue over both nights (Friday, 6th and Saturday, 7th October). Under 12s are free. You can purchase your wristbands from all the acts and also the venues, apart from the Town Hall, but wristbands can be purchased from the Union Street Offices instead. They can also be purchased from The Bob Inn and Bees Country Kitchen in the covered market and at Malcolm’s Musicland.

The venues have also now been released and can be viewed by following the link below.

The Integrated Community Wellbeing Service invites you to the Health Mela 2017 taking place at Active Nation on Saturday 23rd Sept from 11am – 4pm. Since April 2017, Chorley Council and Lancashire Care Foundation Trust have been working together to bring together our services focusing on health and wellbeing within our neighbourhoods.

We are really excited about this event co-ordinated by the National Forum for Health and Wellbeing, as it gives us a chance to celebrate the great benefits of health awareness, education and exercise for all ages in Chorley!

Come along and join in with the fun for the whole family! For more information contact Louise Elo, 01257 515732 or louise.elo@chorley.gov.uk

Over the coming weeks we will be undertaking a resident survey to understand how satisfied residents are with their local area and the services provided by the council. Gathering the views of residents helps us to understand our performance and to make decisions about the services we provide.

NWA Research, an independent research company, are carrying out the work on behalf of the council. Surveys will be posted out to a sample of residents next week, emailed out to residents registered on MyAccount and a link will be posted on the council website homepage when the survey is live.

The West Pennine Moors Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) was notified on 17 November 2016 under section 28C of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

On 19 July 2017, the Board of Natural England approved the confirmation of the notification of the West Pennine Moors SSSI with modifications to the boundary map, the description of the special interest (citation) and the views about management (VAM).

This is great news for Chorley as we have been fully supportive and instrumental in pushing for this SSSI.

Chorley Council are running a Couch to 5k Power Walking Group programme. The nine week programme that started on Saturday, 2 September in Astley Park, is available for all ages and level of fitness.

The sessions will be taking place on Mondays and Wednesdays meeting at 6.30pm at Hallgate carpark and on Saturdays at 10am meeting outside Astley Hall. Similar to the Couch to 5k running programme, the power walking programme will culminate in a 5k Power Walk through Astley Park.

For more information please contact Nicola McIntyre on Nicola.mcintyre@chorley.gov.uk

Chorley Council's Health and Wellbeing Team have teamed up with Sportivate, ABL Health and Active Nation UK to launch the latest programme in the Clayton area. They are now looking for inactive (less than 30 minutes exercise per week) females aged 16-24 years old to take part.

This is a fun, social and active programme starting on 2 October at 6.30pm - 7.30pm for 8 weeks at Clayton Brook Village Hall. No charges apply for the female fitness course, of which there is limited spaces available, and a two month free gym membership is included.

Bank Hall, the Grade II* listed Jacobean country mansion in Bretherton, Lancashire, has been vacant and decaying steadily since 1971. A Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £2.2 million will see this historic building brought back to life as part of a £5.6 million project designed to return the building to its former glory.

The restoration project, which began this summer, will be delivered by Chorley Council in partnership with Heritage Trust North West, Urban Splash and Next Big Thing Developments Ltd. It is anticipated that the work will take around 18 months to complete.

The grant will help with the conservation of the historic Lancashire landmark and its sympathetic conversion to residential use.

The Friends of Adlington Library Group, who the Council supports and works alongside, are holding events this autumn.

Cabaret Night: This event is taking place on 14 October 2017 at Adlington Community Centre showcasing classic blues and rock anthems. Doors open at 7.15pm. Tickets are priced at £12 (including supper). These can be purchased from the Friends of Adlington Coffee morning. For further information call 07955 507734 or 01257 481816 or visit the Friends of Adlington Library Facebook and Twitter pages.

Autumn Fair and Afternoon Tea: Heath Charnock WI invite you to their Autumn Fair and Afternoon Tea event taking place on Saturday, 28 October 2017 at the United Reform Church, Railway Road, Adlington from 11am until 3pm.

We have had notification that the email address for Coppull Parish Council has changed. If you need to contact Coppull Parish Council in the future please use the following address;

coppullparishcouncil@gmail.com