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Makers Market, Dad Matters Group, Big Live Music Guide and More

Makers Market, Dad Matters Group, Big Live Music Guide and More

Mike Payton
December 06, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 11 minutes

Good morning, Warrington! Mike here. This is From Warrington, the local newsletter that’s like finding an old gift card that still has money on it 😊

In today's edition:

🛍️ 2 day Makers Market This Weekend
👨‍🦱 Dad Matters Warrington (Stay, Play, and Chat Group)
🗓️ Big What’s On Guide
🎸 Our Biggest Live Music Guide Yet!

Grab your favourite brew, and let's start. ☕️

Makers Market This Weekend 🛍️

Time Square is bringing the festive cheer this weekend with a family-friendly Christmas market! Expect a wonderful mix of street food, handmade crafts, and live music to get you in the holiday mood. There’s even a cheeky elf making an appearance and free crafting activities to enjoy.

📅 Saturday: 10am - 4pm
📅 Sunday: 11am - 4pm

Bring the whole family (including your four-legged friends) and soak up the Christmas atmosphere.

Find out more here.

Dad Matters Warrington (Stay, Play, and Chat Group) 👨‍🦱

Looking for a relaxed way to spend time with your little one?

Join the Dads and Little Ones Stay, Play, and Chat Group hosted by Dad Matters at The Old School in Warrington. This two-hour session is a great chance for dads to connect with each other, meet Dad Matters volunteers and coordinators, and enjoy some quality playtime with their kids. With parking and a café on-site, it’s an easy and enjoyable outing for all.

Find out more on their Facebook.

What’s On This Week

Friday

🎄 Callands Beautiful Christmas Tree Lighting, 6pm | Callands beautiful Christmas tree is due to be lit up on Friday 6th December

🎄 Switching on Christmas Lights - Appleton Parish Hall, 6pm | Switching on of Christmas Lights and Carols.

🎵 A Musical Evening - St Matthews Church, 7pm | Join them for an evening of entertainment & refreshment.

Saturday

🎵 Warrington Record Fair - Golden Square, 9am | The last one of the year in Warrington, let's make it a belter.

🎸 The Ambersons Album Launch Party - Peggy McCools, 7pm | The Ambersons will perform a very special intimate Christmas acoustic show with some festive surprises along the way.

🎅 Breakfast with Santa - Chapelford Farm Pub, 9am | Come and meet the main man and his elves this festive season.

👨 Dad Matters Warrington - The Old School, 10am | Dads and little ones Stay, Play and Chat group in Warrington. A chance to meet with other Dads, Dad Matters volunteers, & Coordinators.

🧝 Elf School - Apollo Park, 9:30am | Get ready for a magical morning and a festive Breakfast with Santa and his Elves.

🛍️ St Wilfrids Christmas Fayre and Market - St Wilfrids Church, 12pm | St Wilfrid's Christmas Fayre is, for the first time, accompanied by an outdoor Christmas Market, featuring local traders and hot food and desserts.

🎺Christmas Concert - St John’s Church, 7:30pm | Join them for a Christmas concert.

🎺 Christmas Concert - St Elphins Community Centre, 7:30pm | The event is a festive concert to raise money for Friends of St Elphins. Tickets for the event are now available.

🐕️ Santa Paws Charity Event - True Fit Golf Centre, 10am | Bring your dog to meet Santa Paws. Have a go on our raffle & tombola & help them raise funds for more dogs in need.

🪩 The Last Days of Disco - Parr Hall, 7:30pm | The greatest disco show on earth, a complete history of the genre from the 70s into The Last Days of Disco the 80s.

⛪️ Church Warrington Carol Singing - Old Fish Market, 11am | Please come and join us in singing Christmas carols under the old fish market in the town centre.

Sunday

🎵 Warrington Record Fair - The Market, 11am | Warrington Record Fair returns to Warrington Market .

🛍️ Christmas Market with a Light Up a Life Service - St Roccos Hospice, 2pm | Come and join us for our annual Christmas Market with a Light up a Life service.

🐕️ Santa Paws - The Dog and Partridge, 12pm | Bring the dog along to meet Santa Paws.

🛍️ Christmas Market - Lowton Social Club, 10am | Christmas Markets, grotto, reindeer hunt, music and loads more.

From The Papers 📰

🧠 Orford friends launch mental health group to prevent men from 'reaching crisis point' (Warrington Guardian)

🎅 Homeowner's eye-catching festive display with inflatable donut spaceship with a pug (Warrington Guardian)

🎯 Luke Littler and two rivals on BBC Young Sports Personality award shortlist (Warrington Guardian)

Live Music Lowdown 🎸

Today’s music list is a bit bigger than usual 😁

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Costellos (Stockton Heath) | The Tap Band | 5pm
Doherty’s Irish Bar | Tom Jordan | 5:30pm

Weather ⛅️

Here’s your weekend weather forecast.

Friday: 🌧️ Light rain throughout the day with temperatures staying between 7°C and 6°C. A bit damp, so keep the umbrella handy.
Saturday: 🌧️ Rainy and chilly with highs of 7°C and lows of 4°C. It’s looking like a day for staying cozy indoors.
Sunday: 🌦️ Scattered showers with temperatures hovering between 7°C and 6°C. Don’t forget your waterproofs if you’re heading out!

Stay dry and enjoy the weekend.

Sport 🏉

⚽️ Warrington Town is back in action this Saturday as they host Curzon Ashton at Cantilever Park. 🟡🔵

Kick-off is at 3:00 PM, and the Yellows will be looking to secure a vital win in front of their home crowd. Curzon Ashton promises to be a tough opponent, but with the home support behind them, Warrington will be hoping to deliver a strong performance.

Come down, cheer the team on, and be part of the action this weekend.

Thanks 👍️

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