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Lancashire Road Safety Partnership – report your concerns regarding speeding in Scarisbrick

 

The Lancashire Road Safety Partnership is the coordinating body for Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool which aims to reduce road casualties through the management of speed, enforcement, engineering, emergency response, driver education and training and through developing collaborative approaches to education, awareness, engagement and other measures. All the partners are committed to working together to reduce casualties on Lancashire’s roads and make people feel safe.

The Partnership’s website has a lot of useful information and can be found by clicking here.

A particularly useful feature is the facility to submit concerns about speeding in your area which can be found by clicking here

Please note that any isolated dangerous incidents should be reported to the police on 101 or report it online to Lancashire Constabulary.

Speed enforcement locations for the month can be found by clicking here.

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Scarisbrick Litter Group Needs New Members

PLEASE HELP KEEP OUR LOCAL ROADS AND LANES LITTER FREE

We are a friendly group of Scarisbrick residents who meet once or twice a month to collect litter from our local roadsides and verges. All you need is a pair of gardening gloves and some good footwear and we will provide the rest. All glass, cans and plastics are sorted and re-cycled. Please get in touch and join us.

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If you can help please contact Mike Wilson on 07702 564654

PETER LATHOM’S CHARITY

PETER LATHOM’S CHARITY

Historical research appears to show that Peter Lathom of Bispham was born in 1651, the son of William Lathom of Haigh, and died in October 1701 unmarried and with no apparent heirs. Of the present day Charities for the county of Lancashire, one of the most widely operative, and to have retained its original identity, is that known after its founder as Peter Lathom’s Charity.

Growing up during some of the most disturbed periods of English history he saw the confiscation of the Parbold, Wrightington and Allerton estates; he witnessed the extremes of poverty into which this confiscation had thrown the Lathom family and he saw some of them practically worthless both as to goods and lands, constantly harried by religious and civil strife.

Although little is known of the founder’s life and much is shrouded in a degree of mystery, Peter Lathom’s choice of Executors – 6 described as gentlemen and only two as ‘husbandmen’ appears testament to the fact that he had made his mark in society and amassed a considerable estate by the time of his death, represented in the main by land, no doubt acquired through shrewd investment of his profits.

The main thrust of Peter Lathom’s Will was to direct his Executors to apply the rents and profits from land and premises which he owned at the date of his death situated inter alia in Mawdesley Bispham Lathom Burscough Wrightington and Parbold for the benefit of the poor in specified townships in West Lancashire. The current Scheme of the Charity specifies the areas of benefit as Ulnes Walton, Eccleston, Newburgh, Lathom, Welch Whittle, Heskin, Wrightington, Dalton, Parbold, Bispham, Mawdesley, Skelmersdale, Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, Scarisbrick, Rufford, Croston and Burscough.

Interestingly in a report of the Charity Commissioners of 1828 distributions to the poor, in accordance with the terms of Peter Lathom’s will made between 1826 and 1827 were set out in some detail and include the distribution of linen “amongst such poor persons belonging to the Township as are considered proper objects and who have not received parochial relief within 12 months.”

The discovery of coal under lands owned by the charity in Skelmersdale, in the late 1820s and into the 30s proved to be a milestone in the history of the charity. Leases were granted to two companies to work the mines namely Crow Orchard Colliery and White Moss Colliery. The mines were successfully worked for many years until they became either unworkable or exhausted in value, toward the end of the 1890s, beginning of the 1900s. Revenue from the extraction of coal and in consequence the income of the Charity increased dramatically.

The work of the Charity continues to the present day; the current trustees endeavour to identify and provide assistance within the terms of the Scheme,  to apply the Charity’s income in relieving persons resident in their respective districts who are in need, hardship or distress. Yearly distributions also include benefits to schools and to individual pupils meeting the eligibility criteria under the Scheme.

General enquiries to be addressed to the Clerk to the Peter Lathom Charity c/o 71-73 Hoghton Street, Southport PR9 0PR

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COUNCILLOR VACANCY

SCARISBRICK PARISH COUNCIL

COUNCILLOR VACANCY

Notice of a casual vacancy to be filled by co-option

Scarisbrick Parish Council currently has a vacancy for a Parish Councillor. If you are interested in joining a team of 10 councillors looking after the Parish, then please contact the Parish Clerk at scarisbrickpc@outlook.com to request an application form.

Scarisbrick Parish Council is very active and over the next year is keen to progress projects that help to benefit the lives of residents of the Parish. These will include tree planting, flooding, traffic management, and speeding. The Parish Council also comments on planning applications and has particular interest in the protection of the greenbelt that surrounds our community.

We need local residents who understand and value Scarisbrick to join us. There is plenty for everyone to get involved in. For further information please take a look at our website: www.scarisbrick.today

Judith Smith

Scarisbrick Parish Clerk

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Scheduled Road Closures – January/February 2023

 Continuous Road Closure – Pool Hey Lane, Scarisbrick – 13/02/2023 to 17/02/2023

Notification of the temporary continuous road closure on Pool Hey Lane, Scarisbrick can be found by clicking here. The closure will be from Monday 13th February 2023, until Friday 17th February 2023 to enable the rebuilding of a utility chamber to be carried out by Network Plus on behalf of United Utilities. Access will be maintained whenever and wherever possible. Details of a diversion can be found here.

Daily Simultaneous Road Closures – Hall Road, Dam Wood Lane, Heatons Bridge Road, Barrison Green, Scarisbrick and Pippin Street, Burscough – 04/01/2023 to 18/01/2023

Details of proposed temporary simultaneous daily road closures on the following roads:- Hall Road, Scarisbrick Dam Wood Lane, Scarisbrick Heatons Bridge Road, Scarisbrick Barrison Green, Scarisbrick Pippin Street, Burscough can be found by clicking here. The simultaneous closures will be active from Wednesday 4th January 2023, until Wednesday 18th January 2023 (09:30 to 15:00 each day on all of them) to enable surface dressing patching works to be carried out by Lancashire County Council. Access for school bus services will be accommodated. If you have any comments or observations regarding the closure please contact the LCC contact indicated in the attached closure details or email lhsstreetworks@lancashire.gov.uk by Friday 16th December 2022. Access will be maintained whenever and wherever possible. Details of a diversion can be found here

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Pool Hey Lane – proposed closure

Details of a proposed temporary continuous road closure on Pool Hey Lane, Scarisbrick can be found by clicking here. The closure is proposed from Monday 13th February 2023, until Friday 17th February 2023 to enable the rebuilding of a utility chamber to be carried out by Network Plus on behalf of United Utilities. Access will be maintained whenever and wherever possible. Details of a diversion can be found here.

If you have any comments or observations regarding the closure please contact the LCC contact indicated in the attached closure details or email lhsstreetworks@lancashire.gov.uk by Tuesday 29th November 2022.

You can also find details of any other planned works via our Highways Bulletin website which links to all planned works in Lancashire.

Please click on the attached link and select the area that you are interested in.

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/roads-parking-and-travel/roads/roadworks-and-traffic-regulation-orders/

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Asmall Lane – proposed closure

Details of a proposed temporary continuous road closure on Asmall Lane, Scarisbrick can be found here. The closure is planned from Saturday 11th February 2023, until Sunday 12th February 2023 to enable the installation of a water connection to be carried out by Network Plus on behalf of United Utilities. Access will be maintained whenever and wherever possible. Diversion details can be found here.

 If you have any comments or observations regarding the closure please contact the LCC contact indicated in the attached closure details or email lhsstreetworks@lancashire.gov.uk by Thursday 1st December 2022.

   

You can also find details of any other planned works via our Highways Bulletin website which links to all planned works in Lancashire.

 Please click on the attached link and select the area that you are interested in.

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/roads-parking-and-travel/roads/roadworks-and-traffic-regulation-orders/

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Community Engagement Brief

The latest community engagement brief from West Lancashire Borough Council can be accessed by clicking here.

Topics include:

  • West Lancashire Leisure Access Card Membership
  •  Warm & Welcome Spaces
  •  Funding Opportunities – Cost of Living Support Hub
  •  Local Council Tax Discretionary Energy Support Scheme
  • Discretionary housing payments
  • Energy Bills Support Scheme – Beware of scams!
  • Winter vaccinations – boost your immunity this winter
  • Coronavirus update
  • Better Health – Every Mind Matters
  • Lancashire Adult Learning
  • West Lancashire Borough Council’s Website Translation Service