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Free Google My Business Training Webinar For Local Business Owners.

July 8, 2020March 29, 2020 by James Upjohn

I run an Internet Marketing & Social Media Marketing company for my primary source of income. I have coached 100’s of business owners on how …

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Categories Videos

Light Cube Turned Blue To Show Support To The NHS

March 7, 2021March 26, 2020 by James Upjohn
light cube

Thank you to all our amazing NHS workers & to P&R Electrical Contractors Ltd for arranging this with the council. Before anyone panics, I took this picture …

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Skelmersdale Hall Clough – Part 1 Complete.

July 8, 2020March 21, 2020 by James Upjohn

Skem First clean up of Skelmersdale Hall Clough officially started today. 27 bags of rubbish pulled from this Clough. Thank you so much to Andrew Traynor & Carl …

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Categories Reported Issues

Get Your Kids Moving During Lockdown With A New Bike From The Bikeworks

July 8, 2020March 20, 2020 by James Upjohn
the bike works skelmersdale

The Bike Works Skelmersdale Open 09:00 -17:00 Monday – Saturday. 2 Greenhey Pl, Skelmersdale WN8 9SA 01695 240321 Worried about your kids not getting enough …

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Categories Adventure & Outdoors, Shopping

Skelmersdale Hall Clough Clean Up

March 7, 2021March 20, 2020 by James Upjohn

Tomorrow at 10am Skem First will be meeting, as a few volunteers, to clean Skelmersdale Hall Clough. 10am – 12noon. If you can make it, …

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Categories Reported Issues

Summer Street Park & Allotments

July 8, 2020March 18, 2020 by James Upjohn
summer street

Located behind Manfield, Ashurst Summer Street Parks and allotments provides the perfect start or finish to a walk along The Tawd Valley. My kids love …

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Categories Adventure & Outdoors

Children’s Parks & Outdoor space

July 8, 2020March 8, 2020 by James Upjohn
stanley coronation park

 I set out to find every park and children’s play area in Skelmersdale and record the facilities at each, with pictures. Every orange marker is …

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Categories Adventure & Outdoors

My Home Town – Del Mundo

July 7, 2020March 4, 2020 by James Upjohn
del mundo

Back in 2016 Grayson Perry visited Skelmersdale as part of his “All Man” documentary for Channel 4. That documentary left a sour taste in the …

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Categories Videos

Love Skelmersdale & Its Natural Beauty

July 7, 2020March 3, 2020 by James Upjohn
Skelmersdale Hall Clough

Check out these places of interest in and around Skelmersdale. I’ve listed both biological heritage sites and other areas of interest for your enjoyment. The …

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Categories Adventure & Outdoors

Piggy’s Pantry, Pimbo Road

July 8, 2020March 3, 2020 by James Upjohn

If you haven’t been to Piggy’s Pantry on Pimbo Road, Skelmersdale, I highly recommend it. Check out this video featuring just a few of the …

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Categories Dining

Top 5 Places To Visit In Skelmersdale

July 7, 2020March 3, 2020 by James Upjohn

#5 Summer Street Park Featuring a zip-line, swings, slide & roundabout this park sits just off The River Tawd and is a great end to …

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Categories Adventure & Outdoors, Videos

Prospect of Skelmersdale

February 29, 2020 by James Upjohn
skem dev corp

Check out this original video from The Skelmersdale Development Corporation. They were so full of hope for the new town. It’s really interesting to see …

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Skelmersdale Is Falling Way Behind Other Parts Of The Borough With Litter Bins!

March 7, 2021February 29, 2020 by James Upjohn
litter bins skem

It’s no wonder the place looks considerably worse than other areas of the Borough! Take a look at this information received from WLBC after a …

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Categories Reported Issues

Westheads Clough now officially listed on Google Maps

March 7, 2021February 29, 2020 by James Upjohn
westheads clough

Westheads Clough (Ashurst, Elmers Green & Birch Green), is now officially listed on Google Maps. I’ve created a listing for it and indexed it in …

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Categories Adventure & Outdoors

Woodland Community School Litter Pick

September 6, 2022February 27, 2020 by James Upjohn

I’m so pleased that I was able to collaborate with Woodland Community Primary School to clean up Westheads Clough. The event was such a great …

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Categories Blog, Reported Issues

Litter Picking Assembly At St James’ Ashurst

March 7, 2021February 24, 2020 by James Upjohn

I took my first ever assembly this morning, on behalf of Skem First, and couldn’t be more happy with how it went. Thank you so …

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Northfield Development Ashurst

March 7, 2021February 24, 2020 by James Upjohn
Northfield Development

A revised development plan has been submitted to WLBC for the development of 27 new houses on the Northfield site in Ashurst. MANY complaints have …

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My Kids LOVE Cobbs Clough

July 8, 2020February 22, 2020 by James Upjohn
Cobbs Clough

How can you not love where you live when you have all this beauty right on your doorstep? Ashurst is gorgeous. I love that the …

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Categories Adventure & Outdoors

Flooded Subway AGAIN!

February 29, 2020February 18, 2020 by James Upjohn
flooded subway

Doing my rounds this evening checking flooded subways and street lights I noticed that the Subway near Melbreck, Ashurst has this sign and the Subway …

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Categories Reported Issues

Subway Lights Out

February 29, 2020February 18, 2020 by James Upjohn
Subway lights out

It’s very disappointing to see that THREE weeks after I first reported the Subway under Ashmead Road by the Toby it’s still not been sorted. …

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Categories Reported Issues

This Is My Town – Janis Triblis-Runcitis

February 29, 2020February 14, 2020 by James Upjohn
janis

Check out this video from Janis Tribilis-Runcitis, an Ashurst resident with a real passion for the town he lives in. Janis is a film maker, …

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Categories Videos

Concourse Has Been Cleaned. Happy Days!

February 29, 2020February 11, 2020 by James Upjohn
concourse

It’s been a long time coming but finally The Concourse Shopping Centre in Skelmersdale has been cleaned and it looks great. Check out this video …

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Categories Videos

Cobbs Clough (Black Woods) Stroll

July 8, 2020February 10, 2020 by James Upjohn

A stroll through Cobb’s Clough this afternoon. This Clough runs on the northern border of Ashurst and is easily accessed from Newby Drive / Newton …

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Categories Adventure & Outdoors

FIXED: 2 x Street Lights Birch Green Road

February 29, 2020February 6, 2020 by James Upjohn
2 x street lights

2 x street lights on corner of Fosters Green Road / Birch Green Road reported and work completed.

Categories Reported Issues

FIXED: Maryvale Street Light

February 29, 2020February 6, 2020 by James Upjohn
maryvale

Out streetlight reported on Maryvale (next to St Michael’s church) on 29th January. LCC have now completed the work.

Categories Reported Issues

Thank You To The Bike Works Skelmersdale

March 7, 2021February 4, 2020 by James Upjohn
amelia bike

I went to The Bike Works Skelmersdale today to pick up a bike for my daughter Amelia. £50 for the bike which includes a full …

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Categories Blog

FIXED – Subway Lights Out Behind Parklands

February 29, 2020January 28, 2020 by James Upjohn
subway parkland

An Ashurst resident contacted me to say that the path behind Parklands was too dark when walking across to the Artz Centre. I headed down …

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Categories Reported Issues

I Believe The Children Are Our Future

March 7, 2021January 1, 2020 by James Upjohn
children

The greatest love of all was my Granddad’s favourite song. He was one of 14 children, had 5 children of his own and then raised …

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