Club Captain of Earlestown Cricket Club, Karl Allen, will be at the crease for a marathon session on Friday to help raise funds for the club.
Community
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Young volunteers hosted a cream tea party for older people in the community over the Jubilee weekend, with plenty of patriotic spirit thrown in!
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More than 2,400 eggs were donated to the Business for Youth appeal, with the Easter Bunny visiting local primary schools to ensure each child got one for Easter.
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The people of Newton-le-Willows once again showed their incredible generosity as an appeal for donations to support people in Ukraine was inundated with support.
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Families from across Newton-le-Willows turned out to join in a very special Mothers’ Day Walk this weekend.
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The group are one of those to benefit from a £120,000 funding pot from the council to help local organisations reduce their use of carbon.
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A new private group for ladies is being set up so that women in Newton-le-Willows can get together and make new friends.
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Newton and Earlestown will be getting a little greener this year, thanks to the Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) tree planting initiative, which marks her platinum jubilee.
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Strike up a conversation with a stranger at one of these new benches in Newton-le-Willows and across St Helens – and feel the mental wellbeing benefits of talking.
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The money will now be distributed among local school pastoral care teams and groups providing activities for children in the town.
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The team have won promotion to the local Premier League after finishing champions of Division One.
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There was a real party atmosphere as Business for Youth organised a charity walk through Lime and Woods Country Park, followed by a free family fun day!
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This once neglected piece of land in Wargrave will soon become a community haven, filled with beautiful flowers, vegetable patches and fruit trees.
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This year’s event will be packed with family fun, including a fun fair, market stalls and lots of delicious food and drink to sample.
People in Newton-le-Willows turned out for a 24 hour walk, held in solidarity with the plight of all those affected by conflict in Ukraine.
A hugely successful fledgling local gymnastics club partly based in Newton-le-Willows is appealing for help to find a home.
A new Facebook group where people and businesses in Newton-le-Willows, Golborne and Lowton can work together is now open for members.
Well done to Newton Ladies Softball Cricket Team, who took on a different challenge together last Sunday when they teamed up to Race for Life in aid of Cancer Research.
With St Helens Borough Council playing its part in the resettlement of Afghan refugees, the local authority is working with community groups and charities to coordinate a local response to support those in need.
A group of teenage boys from Newton-le-Willows who helped to save the life of a friend have received awards for their heroic actions.