Good morning, Warrington. This is From Warrington. The local newsletter that’s like a cosy jumper on a crisp autumn morning 🍂

We’ve got all the latest town news and events wrapped up in just a few minutes.

In today's edition:

• 80’s live music 🕺🎤 

• Road closures for Warrington Running Festival ⛔️ 

• A MEGA What’s On Guide 🗓️ 

• Wordle, weather and the sport! 🧠 

Grab your favourite brew (it’s almost time for gingerbread lattes), and let's start. ☕️ 

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80’s Live At The Parr Hall 🕺 🎤 

If you're into 80s music, there's a huge event coming up you won't want to miss!

On Friday the 20th at 7:30 pm, 80s Live will be in town at the Parr Hall.

It’s a live show packed with all the big hits from legends like Wham, Madonna, Rick Astley, and more.

Expect to dance along to classics like Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Never Gonna Give You Up. Get ready to dress up and relive the 80s—it’s going to be a night to remember.

Sunday 22nd September - Road Closures For Warrington Running Festival

Sunday is the Warrington Running Festival. This was mentioned in an earlier edition back in August, but I thought it was worth mentioning again, as there will be some road closures you will need to know about.

Warrington Running Festival is a ROAD-CLOSED running event, meaning that the following roads will be closed at the specified times:

• Sankey Street, Winmarleigh Street – 07:00 – 13:00

• Wilson Patten Street, Bridgefoot – 08:30 – 12:30

• Mersey Street– 08:30 – 09:45

• Knutsford Road (Eastbound) 08:45 – 10:00

• Knutsford Road (Westbound) – 08:45 – 12:30

• Bridge Street, Rylands Street, Suez Street – 08:45 – 12:30

• Wash Lane, Loushers Lane, Ackers Road, Station Road – 09:00 – 12:00

• Grappenhall Road, Chester Road – 09:15 – 11:45

• Lumb Brook Road, Witherwin Avenue, New Lane – 09:15 – 11:00

• Grappenhall Lane – 09:15 – 11:15

• Broad Lane, Church Lane – 09:20 – 11:30

If you are running in the event, then good luck. I ran it last year, and it was a great event

What’s On This Week

Monday

👶 New Dad Workshop Chat - The Old School, 6:30pm | Come and join Dad Matters Warrington for a FREE in-person workshop for Dads-to-be and new Dads.

🪡 The Flying Pin Cushions - Birchwood youth and Community Centre, 12pm - 8:50pm | Sewing and knitting group - A warm room and friendship for just £5 inc a brew

🧘 Cosy Autumn Yoga - Glazebury Methodist Church, 6pm | Cosy autumn classes, in cosy lighting that will work with poses and breath work to compliment and balance the body and mind throughout the Autumn season.

⛑️ Paediatric First Aid - Warrington Borough Council, 6:30pm | Paediatric First Aid x 4 Evenings - 16th, 23rd September 7th and 14th October 2024

Tuesday

🚶 Wellbeing Walk (Activity Angels) - St Elphins Park, 10:30am | Meeting at 10:30am outside The Pavilion Cafe in St Elphin’s Park, Warrington.

👶 Walton Gardens/Appleton Reservoir Walk - Walton Gardens, 12pm | A buggy-friendly walk for mums.

🙏 Mindfulness 8 week Journey - 10 Bruche Heath Gardens, 8pm - Helen’s 8-week course offering valuable tools and skills for those dealing with chronic pain chronic illness, pain management, anxiety, stress, depression, mental health issues, neurospicy issues.

🏉 Culcheth Eagles Q&A Night With Warrington Players - Culcheth Village Club, 7:15pm | Join them for a Q&A night with Warrington Wolves players Philbin & Drinkwater

👶 St Monica’s Open Day - 9:30am | For new families to come along and see their nursery.

⛑️ Save an Adult Life (Heartstart) - Cliff Lane, Lymm, 6:45pm | You'll learn how to deal with common, life threatening events, and at the end, can access an certificate to prove your training.

🎨 Art and Craft Club - Victoria House, 5pm | Make forever flowers, learn to crochet and knit, clay making and lots more

🙏 Tai Chi For Beginners - Appleton Parish Hall, 2:45pm | An ideal way to improve your health and wellbeing.

🎲 Games Night (Activity Angels) - Dorado Lounge, 7pm | Join them for a fun night of board games.

Wednesday

🍺 Warrington Oktoberfest Volunteer Meetup - Warrington Sports Club, 7:30pm | If you are interested in helping out at Warrington Oktoberfest (The Parr Hall one) then come along to this meetup.

🥓 Friendship Month Brunch - Dorado Lounge, 10am | This is a great opportunity to see what The Oddfellows are all about, what the local Branch gets up to and of course make new friends.

👶 Dance Like a Mother - Croft Village Memorial Hall, 10:30am | Get Active, Dance to awesome tunes & get snuggly bonding time with your baby

🎤 Singing For The Brain - Lymm Sanctuary Hubb, 1:30pm | an hour of singing and fun for people living with and affected by dementia or other forms of memory loss.

🎲 Puzzles and Trivia (Activity Angels) - The Gateway, 10:30am | Join them for puzzles and trivia at The Gateway.

Thursday

🐝 Birchwood Park Honey Harvest - The Engine Rooms, 12pm | Pour your own jar of Birchwood Park Honey!

👗 Autumn Fashion Show - Bents Garden Centre, 5:30pm | Celebrate the start of this beautiful season at our Spring Fashion Show where their models will be showcasing the latest collections.

😀 Studio H Social Club - Victoria House, 7pm | Social club for adults with learning and physical disabilities, over 18s .

👶 South Warrington Sling and Cloth Nappy Library - Red Lion, Stockton Heath, 12pm - 2pm | Over 200 slings and carriers to choose from and our resident librarian has ten years of experience!

From The Papers 📰 

A quick round up of some of the local (positive) stories that have happened over the past few days.

🌳 Transformation work at Walton Hall and Gardens is now complete (Warrington Guardian).

🍛 Black Gold on Mersey Street wins best curry in Warrington (Warrington Guardian).

📸 14 spectacular shots of the sun rising over Warrington (Warrington Guardian).

Warrington Wordle (#16) 🧠 

Every answer is a place, person or thing related to our fine town. Are you Warrington’s Wordle Champ? Prove it!

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Weather ⛅️ 

The weather won’t make its mind up. Yesterday (Sunday) was miserable, but it looks like the next few days will be better. Here is your five-day forecast for Warrington.

Monday - 🌫️ 19° - 7°
Tuesday - ☀️ 21° - 9°
Wednesday - ⛅️ 20° - 11°
Thursday - ⛅️ 21° - 13°
Friday - ⛅️ 21° - 13°

Sport 🏉 

⚽️ Unfortunately, Warrington Town suffered another defeat. They lost 2-1 to Radcliffe, which means they are now out of the FA Cup.

🏉 Warrington battered Huddersfield 66-0, our biggest win in a long time. Read the full match report here (BBC News).

Thanks 👍️ 

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