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Beer Festival, Jigsaw Festival and Bath and Body Works Opens

Beer Festival, Jigsaw Festival and Bath and Body Works Opens

Plus, some history, a what's on guide and Warrington Wordle

Mike Payton
September 20, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 12 minutes

Good morning, Warrington. Mike here! This is From Warrington, this morning’s intro is very simple, I want to say I’m glad you’re here, and thank you for all the support! 😊

In today’s From Warrington:

Culcheth Beer Festival 🍺
Jigsaw Festival 🧩
Bath and Body Works Opens at Next Gemini 🛀
What’s on Guide (not as much as usual) 📆
A bit of history (from where we were on Wednesday)
And lots more…. 😁

Let’s get to it.

Bath and Body Works opens at Next Gemini 🛀

This has caused excitement amongst people. When I mentioned it to my wife, she went “Wooooo” as she, like many others, visits the one at the Trafford Centre whenever we go there. We are lucky to have one on our doorstep, and Next Gemini is a good location.

Culcheth Beer Festival 🍺

After a 5-year break, the Culcheth Beer Festival is returning this September, and it’s set to be better than ever.

Friday, September 20th: 5 PM – 11 PM
Saturday, September 21st: Noon – 11 PM
Location: Culcheth Village Club, Wigshaw Lane

This event is a huge fundraiser for local charities, with previous festivals raising over £100,000 between 2011 and 2019. You can expect a great selection of 26 cask and keg beers from over 20 breweries, plus draught ciders, a Bottle Bar, and a Wine & Fizz Bar.

There’s live music throughout, hot food from The Village Club, and FREE soft drinks for kids and drivers.

Ticket Info:

Limited advance tickets (with a FREE half pint!) are available at Culcheth Village Club.
Pay-on-the-door is £5, including a Festival Programme, live music, and a commemorative glass (but no free drink tokens).

Jigsaw Festival 🧩

It’s always good to include something different in these newsletters. There is always an artisan market somewhere (I love them), but it’s not every weekend you see a jigsaw festival.

It looks like we are due for some rain over the weekend, so if you are looking for something indoors to do, this could be for you.

If you want more information, check out their Facebook page.

What’s On This Weekend 🗓️

Warrington is a bit quieter this weekend compared to others. Maybe it’s that period just after the summer but before all the Halloween events start? Oh well, here’s what’s on 😃

Friday

😀 Bonkers Bingo - The Jungle, 6:30pm - Bonkers Bingo with TJ the DJ & The Jungle Team

🍺 Ferry Tavern Beer Festival (Day 1) - Ferry Tavern Pub | Not much more to say, show up, drink beer!

🍺 Culcheth Beer Festival (Day 1) - Come on down and drink some beer!

Saturday

🍺 Ferry Tavern Beer Festival (Day 2) - If you couldn’t make it on the Friday, don’t worry, this is day 2…but some of the best beers may have gone by now.

🍺 Culcheth Beer Festival (Day 2) - Day 2 if you can handle more beer.

🧶 The Gift of Christmas CAL Party with Anita Gibley - Black Sheep Wool, 9am - 4pm | Join us and meet Anita, see more of Anita's blankets up close, enjoy a glass of fizz and lots of Black Sheep Fun!

🎤 Comedy Night - Birchwood Golf Club, 7:30pm | Come on down for a comedy night, £5 a ticket.

⚒️ Two-Day Enamelling Workshop - Fox Studios, 10am | A 2 day workshop, you have the choice to spend 2 whole days experimenting with a variety of enamelling techniques.

🛍️ Great Sankey Artisan Market - The Woodlands Pub, 10am - 4pm | Some amazing small local businesses with plenty of tasty food and drink, home fragrance, crafts, jewellery & gifts galore - plus plenty more to discover.

🔨 Birchwood Repair Cafe - Birchwood Youth and Community Centre, 10am - 1pm | Free repairs on a wide range of items such as small electrical appliances, bikes, laptops, clothing, fashion jewellery and toys.

🎨 Art Exhibition - BloomingArt, 6:30pm - 8pm | End of grant @tnlcommunityfund exhibition, which shows a journey of transferable skills learned.

Sunday

🏃‍♂️ Warrington Running Festival - | As mentioned on Monday, its a big running festival so expect delays due to road closures. It’s a great event!

🥁 Autumn Equinox Drum Circle - Victoria Park, 1pm -4pm | Let us come together to Journey, drum, sing, share, and have a ceremony to celebrate the harvest and bountiful gifts of the Earth.

🏏 Blasters One Day Cricket Cup - Warrington Sports Club, 10am - 7pm | 4 teams battle it out for glory in the One Day Cricket Cup 2024!

🙏 Crystal Reiki Sound Bath - Grappenhall Village, 1:45pm - 3:45pm | A deeply relaxing experience, leading you to feel rejuvenated and restored

🙏 Mindful Making With Clay - Phoenix Pottery and Art Studio, 1pm - 4pm | An opportunity for time out, to quiet the mind, to be present in the moment and be guided through a mindful project with clay.

🛍️ Lymm Makers Market - Henry Street, 11am - 4pm | Bring you family, friends & pooches for a mooch around the Lymm Makers Market!

What’s on Around Warrington

As there isn’t much on in Warrington, I have picked out some events from just outside that are not too far away.

🏒 Widnes Wild vs Deeside Dragons - Planet Ice Widnes, 5:30pm | We are lucky to have ice hockey just down the road. An affordable day out for everyone.

🤡 Circus Extreme - Tatton Park | Various show times all over the weekend and next week!

🍔 Great British Food Festival - Arley Hall (Saturday and Sunday) - One of the biggest food festivals around, with live music and lots of other stuff going on.

Live Music Lowdown 🎸

We have worked harder to gather more information about the latest live music in town. If you know of any more, let us know.

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

The Club Burtonwood | Whiskey Wooders | 4pm
Albion Pub | Karaoke Disco | 7:30pm

Warrington Wordle (#18) 🧠

A 6-letter one for you today, as Wednesday's 8 one was a tough one, wasn’t it?

Click here to play

From The Papers 📰

Here are a few local stories (no crime or politics) that have happened in the local area.

📹️ Sean Bean spotted filming on quiet street in Warrington (Warrington Guardian)

⚽️ Team from homeless shelter in Warrington to participate in football tournament (Warrington Guardian)

🍰 Popular well-established bakery in Stockton Heath is for sale (Warrington Guardian)

Sport 🏉

🐺 Warrington will take on the London Broncos tonight at the Halliwell Jones. Kickoff is 8 p.m., and we are odds-on favourites to win (tickets available here).

⚽️ Warrington Town will take on Spennymoor Town at 3 p.m. on Saturday. We haven’t won in our last five games, so let’s hope we can get a win this time.

Where were we on Wednesday?

We were on Buttermarket Street, above what used to be known as the Pelican pub—hence the pelican on the top of the building. It's now above TSB bank, but next time you are in Buttermarket Street, have a look up to see if you can spot it.

The Pelican Pub closed 100 years ago, but here’s a really old picture of it below:

Thanks 👍️

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