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Porridge! It’s a cracker for comedian Frank.Elizabeth Gomm reports

SLIMLINE comic Frank Carson is oncracking form after a new health scareprompted him to fight the flab.Laughing man Frank, who at 82 is still one ofBritain’s hardest working comedians, is happy toshare the secret of his success ... porridge!Frank, who lives in Blackpool, said: “Every morn-ing I take an ordinary teacup and fill it full ofporridge oats. I mix it with water, cook it andadd a spoonful of honey. It’s delicious!“By the time you get to lunchtime you still won’tbe hungry,” said Frank.Frank has lost almost five stone over two yearsfrom a starting weight of 17st. 11lbs but the dialon the scales was heading upwards again and hehad put on more than a few pounds when, lastmonth, he woke gasping for breath.“It was a Saturday/Sunday morning and I gotout of bed and I couldn’t breathe. I tell you, I wasreally frightened. I called for a taxi to to take meto Victoria Hospital.”

Frank, who has a history of heart problems andhas a pacemaker, said he was suffering a severereaction to a recent anti-flu jab.He praised everyone at Victoria, in A&E, and in thecardiac care unit where he spent eight days.“I found it the greatest five star hotel I’ve everstayed in. I’d say to anyone who grumbles aboutthe NHS and having to wait for treatment:‘Remember there’s a sick person in front of you!’Whilst on the road to recovery, Frank refocusedon his battle of the bulge, launched two yearsago after a chat with one of his all-time greatsporting heroes, Lord Sebastian Coe.“I asked him if he still does any training and if hestill goes running. He said he does so many milesa day, it saves on buying bigger suits!

Then up to more than 17 stone, Frank, gettingready for a function, took a look at the mirrorand didn’t like what he saw.“I was looking at my corpulent gut and I knew Iwasn’t looking my best. Looking your bestshould be epitome of every act, even a clown.“As a comedian I just had to look funny, I didn’twant people to laugh at my size but at my jokes.“Taking off the weight, I have lost age and lookyounger!”Ruth, his wife of 59 years, keeps him on theright road to fitness. “She fights with me overmy weight and hides any chocolate, or puts it inthe bin. She’s kept me alive for most of my 82years and I’d like to make it a few more!”■ TThhiinnkk bbrreeaakkffaasstt,, PPaaggee 66

FRANK’S SECRET:Porridge has helpedhim lose weightPicture: MARTINBOSTOCK

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BED PUSH

Helpathand foraway towell-beingA RELAXING day out had the feelgood factor for local mental healthservice users.

There was a focus on overall well-being at the Mental Health andWellbeing Day at Blackpool Pontins.

Organised by the Mental HealthForum, the event was held to pro-vide information, enjoyment and achance to relax.

Delegates could listen to guestspeakers who talked about a rangeof subjects, including medication,and were able to take part in alter-native therapies, yoga, pottery and

get advice. Funding for the day –held at The Dunes ConferenceCentre – came from the Big LotteryAwards for All scheme.

Barbara Brown, herself a carer forher son and a member of theMental Health Forum, said: “One ofthe benefits was the social aspect.Meeting like-minded people, speak-ing to those with similar experi-ences.

“The idea of the day was to focus onthe holistic, physical, emotional –everything for well-being.

“It can be quite isolating. There is

still a lot of stigma attached to men-tal health issues. Many people stilldon’t like to talk about it.“We hope there was something foreveryone here.”Colette Garsyth, secretary of theforum, added: “It was day all aboutenjoyment.“We offered people the chance totake part in different activities thatcan be beneficial, like pottery, alter-native therapies, such as massage.“We wanted service users to feelcomfortable and enjoy the day.”Service user Phil – who did not want

to be fully identified, but who is 36,from St Annes – said the event wasvery good.

He said: “There is a lot of informa-tion out there, but you don’t alwaysknow how to access it and this eventbrought everything together for youto get the information and advice inone place.

“I particularly liked the alternativetherapies, which can be very benefi-cial. I have been a service user mostof my life and have seen thingschange over the years, improve-ments have been made.”

RELAXING TIME: The Mental Health andWellbeing Day

One last effort beforeour 2009 appealcomes to an end.Elizabeth Gommreports

YOU won’t have to break intoyour piggy bank to help our Eveappeal, which is hoping to raiseenough money to buy a new bedfor Brian House Children’sHospice, Bispham.With a price tag in the region of£3,000, these are no ordinary bedsand are specially designed to meetthe needs of youngsters at the hos-pice.As Eve Presents of Mind Appeal iscoming to aclose, wewant you tomake one bigpush to helpus raiseenoughmoney to buyat least oneof the bedswhich needreplacing atthe hospice –by turningyour cast-offs into cash.All we are asking you to do is searchyour cupboards and wardrobes foranything, new or nearly new, that isno longer of any use to you – unwant-ed gifts, fashion mistakes, outgrowntoys, ornaments etc.Everything you give will be used tostock Trinity Hospice Charity Shopsacross the Fylde, with every pennyraised going straight to Brian House.Brian House exists almost entirely onvoluntary contributions and it cur-rently supports 85 families from theFylde.Lisa Martin, community fundraiser,said that donations at every levelwere down on last year as, with cashat a premium, charities fall victim tothe credit crunch.“We are asking individuals, schools,churches, workplaces, pubs and clubsto gather together unwanted adultand children’s gifts and donate themto the Presents of Mind Appeal.“Brian House offers day care, respiteand end-of-life care to all Fylde chil-dren who have a life limiting illness.Please help us to help our children.”You can take your gifts, unwrappedplease, to any of the following collec-tion points:BLACKPOOL: Trinity Hospice Shop,54 Clifton Street; McDonald andCompany Estate Agents: 29Whitegate Drive and 1a Leeds Road;Lancashire Fire and Rescue, ForestGate; Warings Solicitors, CedarSquare.BISPHAM: Trinity Hospice Shop, RedBank Road and 32 Collins Avenue;McDonald Estate Agents, 81-83 RedBank Road; Lancashire Fire and res-cue, Red Bank Road.

LAYTON: Trinity Hospice Shop, 153-155 Devonshire Road.FLEETWOOD: Trinity Hospice Shop,Lord Street; McDonald Estate Agents,198 Lord Street; Vincent Solicitors, 110Lord Street; Scotch Bakery, 182-184Lord Street; Lancashire Fire andRescue, Radcliffe Road.SOUTH SHORE: Trinity HospiceShop, 99 Highfield Road and 43Waterloo Road; McDonald EstateAgents, 119 Highfield Road; LancashireFire and Rescue, St Annes Road.POULTON: Trinity Hospice Shop,Tithebarn Street; McDonald EstateAgents, 6 Chapel Street; Double D’s,Village Walks.CLEVELEYS: McDonald EstateAgents, 6 Brighton Ave, Cleveleys.

KIRKHAM: Silverdells, 61 PoultonStreet.LYTHAM: Upstairs Downstairs, 81,Clifton St, Lytham.ST ANNES: PDM Lettings, 109Headroomgate Road; Lancashire Fireand Rescue, St Andrews Road North.PREESALL: Over Wyre MedicalCentre, Pilling Lane.THORNTON: Thornton Fisheries 11,Victoria Rd East.FRECKLETON: PDM Lettings,49aLytham Road.HOW ARE YOU HELPING: Tell ushow you are helping our Presents ofMind Appeal by calling ElizabethGomm on 361831 or emailing eliza-beth.gomm@blackpoolgazette.co.uk

BUY A BED: Pictured on one of the specialised beds Eve Presents of Mind Appealwould like to buy: health care assistant Viv Thompson, consultant paediatricianNanda Kumar, and senior staff nurse Vicki Murphy.GIFTS GALORE: Grace Turner, four, of Hambleton with some of Presents of Mindgifts donated by Eve readers.

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Beat theblueswithabargain

THERE are £250 worth of Freeport Fleetwoodvouchers up for grabs in our easy-to-enter com-petition!Forget the January blues and the credit crunch,Eve has teamedup with FreeportFleetwood outletshopping villageto offer 25 luckyreaders thechance to win a£10 voucher each to spend on any of the fantasticoffers available at the centre in 2009.For bargains in January and all year round, visitFreeport Fleetwood outlet shopping village. Thecentre plays host to over 50 stores, all absolutelycrammed full of offers every single day with sav-ings of up to 60 per cent off rrp. What’s more,with the famous Sale of Sales now on, the lowprices are even lower and the big savings aremassively bigger.The centre has something for everyone, with tophomeware and fashion brands offering items at afraction of the price on the high street, so you’llbe sure to bag a bargain.For a new winter wardrobe why not try Bench,The Designer Room and Autonomy, and if it’s anew look for the home you are after, a trip to PastTimes and the fantastic Home Curtains & Beddingstore is a must.The village is open seven days a week, from 10am-6pm Monday to Sunday and late night Thursdayuntil 8pm. On Sunday, due to Sunday trading laws,Pavers, Marks & Spencer Outlet, Next Clearance,KIDS International and Reebok & Rockport areopen 11am-5pm. For further information about thecentre please telephone 01253 877377 or visitwww.freeport-fleetwood.com.To be in with the chance to win one of the vouch-ers, simply answer the followingquestion:HHooww mmaannyy ssttoorreess aarree aatt FFrreeeeppoorrtt FFlleeeettwwoooodd??Then email your answer together with your name,address and daytime telephone number to: com-petitions@blackpoolgazette.co.uk headedFreeport Fleetwood competition.Closing date for entries is noon Friday, January30.Gazette competition rules apply.The Gazette is a member of the Johnston PressGroup plc. Johnston Press plc will use your infor-mation to contact you by mail, email, phone, faxor SMS to let you know about our, or our businesspartners’, products, services, and special offers.By giving us your email address and phone num-bers, you agree that we may contact you by thesemethods for marketing. If you do not wish toreceive information from us or from our businesspartners tell us so in your response. For yourinformation we may monitor communications forquality and training purposes.

Early arrival Reilly madehis debut 24 weeksearly and weighed just1lbs 12ozs. Helen SteelreportsTHAT’S my boy! Proud mum JoanneNelson has every reason to smile as sheproudly cuddles her beautiful baby,Reilly.She has high hopes that she has the brave lit-tle battler home for good after eight monthsspent in and out of hospital.“He’s our superstar,” said Joanne.Reilly Hogarth weighed just 1lbs 12oz when hemade his arrival at 26 weeks on May 9 lastyear. The fragile infant was so tiny his littlehands were the size of his mum’s thumbnailand his waist measured barely two inches.His birth was a frightening time for Joanne, afirst time mum at 44, and her partner MichaelHogarth of Station Road, Poulton.They had just returned from a month inThailand, relaxing on the beach, swimmingand snorkelling, when Joanne went for a rou-tine scan at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.Still in high-spirited holiday mode, Joanne’sspirits were shattered when she was told herwaters had already broken.“I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “It was awful, Iwasn’t ready.“I was given steroids to mature the baby’sbody, and the next thing I knew I’d woken upand my baby was in the special care babyunit.”“Approaching theincubator felt total-ly surreal. Helooked like a tinyfairy, with arms likebreadsticks.“He was coveredwith tubes, andwhen Michaelreached in with hishand, it swampedhis whole body.“His skin wasn’tfully developed tocope with the out-side environment, itlooked like tissuepaper.”Their fragile littledot was a fighter.Weighing just 1lb12oz, going down toa miniscule 1lb 8oz, Reilly battled for life, sup-ported by the loving and expert medical careof staff in the special care unit.“All 24 staff were amazing. I stayed in thehospital in the room for parents, and wouldlook forlornly through the incubator everyday. But staff went beyond the call of dutyand looked after me and Reilly constantly.“When I left it was terrible, we’d been throughsuch trauma and were leaving without ourbaby.“The nurses gave me constant updatesthough, and we could ring whenever we want-ed.”Reilly spent the first three months of his littlelife in hospital and even after being allowedhome has been readmitted time and timeagain.

He suffered a brain bleed, three blood trans-fusions and had an increased risk of develop-ing cerebral palsy.“It was such a worrying time” Joanne said.“The nurses had done everything they couldto prepare us, giving us use of the parent’sroom to look after Reilly while they monitoredus.“Outreach nurses from the department cameto monitor him and provided us with invalu-able advice.”Reilly managed his longest stay out of hospi-tal in December but was admitted just beforeChristmas with a lung infection.Joanne said: “It was such a dreary Christmas.But he’s out now and looking better than ever.He was bright and bubbly on New Year’s Day,

when we reconstructed the big day for him.”It has been a rough ride for Joanne andMichael but they are hopeful he will now staywell. “ It has been worth every minute – he isa superstar, a beautiful baby.”“When he was born he was smaller thanMichael’s hand, and now he’s bouncing on hisdad’s knee.“We’re so grateful to the staff at the SpecialCare Unit.“We love Reilly more than words can say.”■ Do you have a special story to tell? Contactwomen’s editor Elizabeth Gomm on 361831 oremail elizabeth.gomm@blackpoolgazette.co.uk

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PROUD MUM: Joanne Nelson with son Reilly and (above left) the tiny baby in an incubatorshortly after his birth

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FINDING time for yourself can be difficult,especially when you have a family to lookafter. It’s important to have some ‘metime’ and enjoy a proper lunch and that’swhy, courtesy of Green Giant, Eve ispleased to offer one lucky reader the newrange of tasty Green Giant soups and apair of spa day gift vouchers* whichinclude a massage, manicure or pedicureand a facial for you and a friend to thetotal value of £250. The perfect way tochange your lunchtime to ‘me time’!The soups are hearty and delicious andare available in three tasty variants,Country Garden Vegetable, Vine-RipenedTomato andFarm HarvestMushroom.Each warmingsoup containsone of yourfive a day(recommend-ed daily servings of fruit and vegetables)and has less than 130 calories per serving.For more information on the Green Giantrange, visit www.jollygreengiant.co.uk.For a chance to win, answer this question:Q. Portobello are a type of what?a) Mushrooms b) MusselsSend your completed coupon to: GreenGiant Competition, PromotionsDepartment, PO Box 55, Blackpool, FY42GF. Closing date is February 3, 2009.Gazette rules apply. Entrants must be UKresidents and 18 or over.* Gift vouchers are valid from Friday-Sunday until June 21. Book with your cho-sen spa. For more spa information and tofind your local spa visitwww.spaseekers.com.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Blackpool and The Fylde Collegestudent Adam Kirby prepares for the breakfast week

Students to find out why theday’s first meal is a class apart!Elizabeth Gomm reports

THINK breakfast ... that’sthe message being rolledout to Blackpool studentsthis week.Blackpool and The Fylde Collegebosses are backing FarmhouseBreakfastWeek by promotingthe importance of starting theday on a healthy note.Students are notorious for skip-ping this important first meal ofthe day or for grabbing achocolate bar and can of fizzinstead of spending a fewmin-utes filling up on a healthieroption.All this week catering studentsin the Ashfield Bistro, one ofthe sixth floor eateries at thecollege’s Bispham Campus, willserve tasty breakfasts rangingfrom traditional full English, tolight-bite healthy options orcontinental flavour pastries.Restaurant manager PeterWalwyn said: “We will offerbreakfast in the Bistro all morn-ing, from 10.30am, so it is avail-

able at a time best for our stu-dents and staff.”Catering students will cooktasty options as part of theirown cookery training.Peter, who always starts hisday with a bowl of cereal, fol-lowed by bread with home-made preserve, said:“Breakfast is an importantstart to the day, the nutrition-al benefits are well known, butwe know students are likely toskip it. That is why we are sup-porting this promotion and itmay well be a springboard toserving breakfast in future inthe Bistro.”Other staff will send out the“Think Breakfast” message tostudents via tutorials.Organisers of Farmhouse

Breakfast Weeksay there arethree reasons to eat breakfast:■ Benefits mental thinking. Abreakfast such as wholegraincereals, including porridge canhave a really positive impact –not just on physical perfor-mance, but on moodand concentration levels too!■ Improves mood. Studies car-ried out at the University ofBristol examined the breakfasthabits of 126 volunteersbetween 20 and 79 found thatthose who ate breakfast everyday were less depressed!■ Boosts metabolism andenergy levels.A selection of breakfast recipeshas been created for theweekin a booklet and online,www.farmbreakfast.com.

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The Mayor of Blackpool hosted a charity dinner inner was held at the Gurkha Buffet Restaurant andBar, Blackpool. From left, Gary Pretty, Philomena Cribbin-Dunne and Colin Shrive. More pictures inLife! magazine on Saturday.

evesocialBloomfieldBloomfield (East) CommunityAssociation, St Heliers Road, hoststhe Primetimers Over 55s from 10am-noon on Tuesday, Mother and ToddlerGroup on Wednesday 1.30pm-3pm,Saturday coffee drop in 10.30am tonoon.

Pipe BandPipers and drummers including learn-ers are required by St Annes PipeBand. Practice every Friday at 7.30pmat St Thomas' Scout HQ, St ThomasRoad, St Annes. Contact 729587

Senior CitizensA senior citizens’ social club meets onWednesday for sequence dancing atthe Senior Citizens' Hall, Cleveleys,1.30pm-4pm.

Poco LocoPoco Loco, the Blackpool School ofSamba, plays Brazilian-based rhythmsusing surdos (bass drums) and othersmaller percussion instruments. EveryWednesday at the First Step Centre,Dickson Road, Blackpool,7pm-9pm.Contact 358432 .

Blackpool BrassBlackpool Brass meets for rehearsalon Tuesday and Friday at the band’snew HQ , The Pavilion, rear of MartonInstitute. 8pm. The training bandmeets Friday, 6.30pm. Contact890436.

Over 60sWhiteholme Over 60s Club, Bispham,welcomes newcomers .Monday andFriday: bingo , Tuesday: keep fit;Wednesday: whist , Thursday: danc-ing. 2pm to 4pm. Contact 823865.

Larkholme eventsLarkholme Community Centre,Larkholme, Fleetwood, welcomesnewcomers for Monday: bingo 2pm;tai chi 4.45pm; Tuesday, line dancing1.30pm; Wednesday, gentle keep fit11am; Thursday: coffee morning10.30am; quilting 2pm, Friday:sequence dancing 2pm; ladies circle8pm.

Senior citizensNewcomers welcome to WarrenhurstSenior Citizens’ Club, WarrenhurstRoad, Fleetwood. Monday: bingo7.30pm; Tuesday: keep fit 10am;Wednesday: sequence dancing 2pm;Saturday: bingo 7.30pm.

Tea DanceSt Stephen-on-the-Cliffs, North Shore,has an afternoon tea dance everyWednesday, 2pm-4pm. £1.50

Folk DanceNorth Shore Folk Dance Club meetstomorrow at all Hallows Church, AllHallows Road, Bispham, 7.30pm. Nopartner needed and all are welcome.Contact: 890486.

Methodist ChurchCleveleys Park Methodist Church hasa coffee morning every Wednesday,10.30am. and a Mix and Meet Groupon Wednesday, 2pm, for people ontheir own to enjoy a cuppa and makenew friends. Contact 876051.

Support groupBlackpool and Fylde Widows’ andWidowers’ Association meets onJanuary 7, tomorrow at the TradesClub, Chadwick Street, Blackpool,7.30pm. Contact: Lavinia on 623119.

Cleveleys CoffeeCleveleys United Reformed Church,Rossall Rd, has a coffee morningevery Wednesday from 10.30am.

South ShoreSouth Shore Community Centre (TheOld Library) Highfield Road, hosts thefollowing weekly events: Mondays,watercolour painting 10am, socialbridge 1.15pm; Wednesday, social chatand games 10am; Thursday, arts andcrafts 10am, patchwork for beginners2pm; Friday, watercolours 2pm.

Claremont lunchClaremont First Step CommunityCentre’s Senior Citizen LuncheonClub at Methodist Buildings, DicksonRoad,meets every Friday, 1pm. £2.Contact 299306.

BarbershopHarmonyBlackpool & Fylde BarbershopHarmony Club meet every Tuesdayat Brun Grove Workingmens’ Club.Contact Pete Lavelle 867218.

Bispham CoffeeBispham United Reformed Church,Cavendish Road, has a coffee morn-ing tomorrow 10.30am-11.30am.

Photo societyLytham St. Annes PhotographicSociety meets at 7.30 pm, everyThursday evening at Heyhouses C ofE Junior School, Clarendon RoadNorth, St Annes. www.lsaps.org.

Fylde RAThe Ramblers’ Association will bewalking in Parbold and Harrock Hilland Worthington tomorrow and inthe Forest of Bowland Sunday.Contact: 865976.

Bridge ClubThe Gazette Bridge Club welcomesplayers at 7pm at the WainwrightClub, Hornby Road, Blackpool onMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday andFriday Contact 354513.

Kirkham ArtsKirkham Arts Society meets tomor-row at the Community Centre,7.15pm. Contact 01772 632202.

Coast RamblersFylde Coast Ramblers will walking inInglewhite on Saturday.Contact401135.

Poulton BandPoulton Band welcomes new playersto rehearsal nights on Tuesday andFriday 8pm-10pm at Band HQ,Station Road, Poulton. Contact886823

Arts SocietyBlackpool Arts Society meets onThursday for an appraisal with ChrisStevens, and for a coffee morning onSaturday, at the Studio, WilkinsonAvenue, 7.30pm. Weekly sessions at

the studio include: General paintingTuesday and Thursday ,2pm, Friday,9.30am and 2pm; portrait sessionsTuesday, 7.30pm, and Wednesday10am; Life drawing Wednesday 2pm.New members always welcome.Contact 407541.

Windmill artsThe Windmill Arts Society meets onFriday at the Frank Townend Centre,Beach Road, Cleveleys, 1.30pm-3.30pm. Contact 855072.

Craft clubA weekly craft group meets at HolyCross Church, Central Drive,Blackpool, every Friday,1.30pm-3.30pm. £2.

Over 50sClaremont Over 50s welcomes newmembers. Meetings at the ClaremontCommunity Centre, North Shore,every Wednesday, 1.30pm-3.30pm.Contact Hilary 353160.

Hambleton WIMore than 70 people attendedHambleton WI’s first meeting of theyear following a ,leaflet drop aroundthe village. Speaker Elaine Fossettgave a fascinating talk about her lifein showbusiness, as a Blackpool land-lady, in PR, as charity fundraiser andas a mum and grandmother – herdaughter is married to singer AledJones. On Monday, February 7 , theWI meets at Hambleton United

Reformed Church Hall. The speakerwill be Carl Green on the CleveleysCoastal Defence Scheme. This meet-ing is open to husbands, partnersand friends. 7.30pm. Contact701862or 700859.

ParkinsonsThe Parkinsons Disease Society willbe entertained by Ray Wilson andEddie Garside when it meets onMonday at its new venue – WarrenManor, Warren Drive, Cleveleys, at7.30pm. All welcome to this friendlygroup which provides support andadvice for all those affected byParkinsons. Contact 393086 or868086.

Art workshopAn art workshop class meets everyFriday at the Frank Townend Centre,Kensington Road, Cleveleys, 9am.Contact: 863369

Lytham Green WILytham Green WI were entertainedby Chipping cheesemaker BobKitchen who gave a demonstration ofhis craft, handed out samples, andtalked about his life. Shirley Thorntonwon the competition and SylviaBoardman and Christine Franklinwere raffle winners.

Young widowsThe Young Widows Group meet onMonday at the Lindum Hotel, StAnnes, 7.30pm. Contact 346133.

Historical SocietyBlackpool Historical Society has atalk from Paul Cross on the Battle ofPreston tomorrow at BlackpoolCricket Club, 7.30pm. Visitors £2.

Geographical SocietyThe local Geographical Society has atalk on shoreline management fromWyre Council’s principal engineer,Carl Green, on Monday at BlackpoolSixth Form College, Highfurlong,7pm. All welcome.

Tuesday ClubPoulton and Carleton Tuesday Clubhas a quiz set by Jim Jackson onTuesday next at the UR Church Hall,Queensway, 2pm.

Wyre RamblersWyre Ramblers will be walking inConiston on Sunday. Call 876676 fordetails.

Lunch ClubLytham St Annes Women’s LuncheonClub will be entertained by storytellerJean Hilton on Tuesday next at theClifton Arms Hotel, Lytham. Noon.

BookwormsThe Bookworms Reading Groupmeets tomorrow, 7.30pm, at theVictoria Hotel, Cleveleys. Contact886146.

Supper ClubCleveleys Ladies Supper Club has atalk from John Caley “A Captainremembers” on Tuesday next at theBriardene Hotel.

Flower ClubNorth Fylde Flower Club has its AGMon Thursday at St Michaels VillageHall, 7.30pm.

Lund WILund WI members enjoyed a talk fromDoris Bagwell on Preston Guild in thePast. Competition,winner was LenaRobinson with Nancy Dalley andSheila Ellis runners-up.The next meet-ing is at the Newton Village Hall onFebruary 19, 7.30pm. Robert Kitchingwill talk on cheese making. New mem-bers welcome. Contact 01772684300.

Jumble saleA jumble sale an auction takes placeat St Paul’s Worship Centre, EgertonRoad, North Shore, on Monday,6.30pm.

Merchant NavyThe Blackpool Merchant NavyAssociation meets at the Guards Clubon Whitegate Drive, Blackpool at 11amthis Sunday. Ex or Serving MerchantSeamen will be made most welcome.

TLCTLC, Adult Carer's Support Group,meets for fellowship, information andsupport on Monday at St Thomas’sChurch Lounge, Caunce Street,Layton, 7pm-9pm.

Panto timeSt Annes WI were treated to a miniversion of Snow White and the SevenDwarfs , performed by the commit-tee.With Joan Farnworth as SnowWhite, Gill Stamp as the prince and byDorothy Sutherland as the wickedqueen. Wyn Smyth played thepiano.All costumes created by thecast. Jane Molyneux and her col-league, Lisa Martin, were specialguests at the meeting and talkedabout the work of Trinity Hospice andBrian House. Marjorie Johnson wascompetition winner. The next meetingis on Friday, February 6, 2.30pm, atUnited Reformed Church, St George’sRoad. New members welcome.Contact Barbara on 722750.

CSMAThe Fylde CSMA group meets onThursday at Blackpool Cricket Club,7.30pm, for a talk by North west AirAmbulance, Contact: 349414.

Trefoil GuildPoulton trefoil Guild meets onTuesday next week, at the Guide HQ,Station Road, 7.45pm. Anyoneinvolved or interested in guiding iswelcome to this social gathering.

Toy saleMarton Methodist Church, MidgelandRoad, has a toy sale on Sunday, 2pm-5pm.

Coffee morningA coffee morning with stalls takesplace on Saturday at the Verona Hall,Fleetwood Road North, Thornton,10.30am-noon.

Women AglowLinda Moss will tell how God haschanged her life at Blackpool WomenAglow on Monday at the Hilton Hotel.7.30pm. Meal £8.25. Contact Gaynoron 751810.

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