Good morning, Warrington. Mike here! Can you believe it’s already October? Let's jump into the latest updates, from local happenings to the best things that are happening.

In today’s From Warrington:

• 🎃 Pumpkin Picking Guide

• 🛍️ 😲 TJ Hughes Opening in The Former Debenhams Building

• 🚤 Spike Island Work Party Clean Up (Volunteers Needed)

• 📸 Where Are We Wednesday

Let’s get to it.

Your Big Pumpkin Picking Guide 🎃 🧒 

It’s that time of the year again when all the pumpkin fields open for you to go and pick your own. Here are all the ones we could find. Some are just outside of Warrington and excuse for a day out 😉 

🎃 Hayloft (Penketh/Widnes)

From the 5th of October onwards - You can visit on weekends starting the 5th/6th, then daily from 11th to 31st October. No booking is needed, and entry to the pumpkin patches is free.

With 30 acres of pumpkins, a spooky maze, pick-your-own sweetcorn, a miniature railway, and a play area by the coffee shop, there’s plenty for everyone to enjoy. Perfect for a fun autumn day out! More info on their website.

🎃 Kenyon Hall Farm (Croft )

The Pumpkin Festival is open daily until 31st October, but you’ll need to book in advance to visit the patch itself. With over 20,000 pumpkins grown this year, it's the perfect spot for some pumpkin-tastic photos and displays of all sorts of pumpkins and squashes.

Tickets are £2.95 for adults and kids, while infants under 18 months go free. Just a heads up: tickets don’t include a pumpkin, but you can grab one from the ready-picked selection indoors without needing a ticket! More info and tickets available here.

🎃 Bates Farm (Risley)

Bates Farm Pumpkin Patch is back for October weekends and half term! They've grown thousands of pumpkins in all shapes, sizes, and colours for you to pick. Along with the pumpkins, you can enjoy a farm experience with animals, face painting, refreshments, and more. Tickets are needed for your car (not per person).

🎃 Farmer Berties Pumpkin Patch (Glazebury)

Pumpkin picking season is here, and the gates are open from Friday 11th to Thursday 31st October, 10am to 5pm!

With hundreds of thousands of pumpkins to choose from, there's no need to book, and entry and parking are free! Heres a link to their Facebook page.

🎃 Spooky World (Stretton)

There is all sorts going on here during October. The information on their pumpkin page is “Free pumpkin for each paying fun-by-day customer! (While stocks last). Take your pick from our large pumpkin field!” Find out more here.

🎃 Lymm Pumpkin Patch (Lymm)

Lymm Pumpkin Patch has thousands of pumpkins in various varieties—traditional, miniature, white, blue, and green pumpkins, plus squash!

There’s also a maze, daily treasure hunts, fun pumpkin activities, and plenty of photo ops with props. Don’t miss the "Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin" game for a chance to win a prize. Check out their website for more details.

🎃 Tatton Park Pumpkin Park (Knutsford)

This is on from the 19th to the 31st of October. Head down to the Farm to pick your perfect pumpkin and meet all your farmyard favourites! You’ll get to choose your pumpkin straight from the field, so be ready to get your hands dirty! 1.

🎃 Grange Farm Pumpkin Festival (Lowton)

The popular Pumpkin Festival at Grange Farm is back and bigger than ever! Mark your calendar for 12th, 13th, and 19th–27th October 2024 for a spooktacular day out.

Explore the pumpkin patch and pick your perfect one to carve or decorate (wellies recommended). Enjoy tons of activities, from photo props and Halloween entertainment to a funfair, face painting, and even a mini animal farm featuring Highland cows and llamas. Check out their website for more info.

TJ Hughes Opening Where Debenhams Was

I've read a lot of mixed reactions to this. Personally, I think it's a positive thing for the town. There is a massive retail unit that is empty, and someone is taking over and using the space. There aren’t many other shops that could take over such a large space.

Let’s be happy we are getting a shop opening (and not closing) in the town centre’s great news.

⛴️ Spike Island Work Party Clean Up

If you can spare a few hours and want to do a good deed, then help the guys out at Spike Island to tidy up the canal bank, litter pick and just generally get stuck in with whatever help they need. Check out their Facebook page for more information.

Where Are We Today?

One of my favourite features, it’s simple, we’ll take a photo of somewhere in Warrington, and you tell us where!

The answer will be in Friday’s newsletter and you can also see other peoples guesses over on our Instagram.

It’s a little cut-through in town (very central), the building in the background should be your clue.

Warrington Wordle (#23) 🧠 

It's a bit of a tough one today…..that’s all I can say.

Thanks for all those who let me know how you get on. I read every email and try to reply to all of them.

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From The Papers 📰 

At From Warrington, we only focus on the positive things that are happening. We all know about the lorry that fell off the M6….. luckily the driver was ok!

💍 Tears and cheers as Wolves fan is reunited with lost wedding ring after play-off game (Warrington Guardian)

🤣 Breakout Strictly star Chris McCausland adds extra tour date in Warrington (Warrington Guardian)

🧑‍🍳 Penketh chef goes head-to-head with top UK cooks in curry competition (Warrington Guardian)

Thanks 👍️ 

Thanks for reading From Warrington today.

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