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26/11/2025

🎄 Only 5 Days to Go! 🎄

Westhoughton Christmas Market is nearly here — and we can feel the festive buzz building! ✨

A HUGE thank-you to everyone who has already volunteered… but we still need a few more Christmas heroes to help make the day truly magical! 🎅💫

If you can spare a few hours on event day, we’d love to have you on the team. Roles still available:

🛠 Set-Up Crew (07:30–10:30)
🎁 Stewards – Morning (08:30–12:30)
🌟 Stewards – Afternoon (12:00–18:00)
🎄 Pack-Down Crew (16:00–19:00)

No experience needed — just enthusiasm, a smile, and maybe your favourite Christmas jumper! ❤️

👉 Sign up here: https://forms.gle/aCWUNS92mSJpRURr9

Let’s make Westhoughton shine brighter than ever this Christmas! ✨

23/11/2025

President Ollie Younge and The Rotary Club of Westhoughton are delighted to announce their routes for the 2025 Father Christmas Sleigh. 🎅🛷

👏 Thank you to the Rotarians, volunteers, Sainsbury's Westhoughton, James Booth Bolton Limited, Father Christmas Visits and Bolton Kia for their help in making this happen each year.

📆 Our dates and routes are as follows:

🌲 Friday 5th December 2025 - Southfield Drive/ Quakerfields/ Hewlett Way/ Green Meadows/ Fairways

🎄 Monday 8th December 2025 - Over Hulton

🌲 Tuesday 9th December 2025 - Molyneux Road/ Captain Lees/ Forest Drive

🎄Thursday 11th December 2025 - Cherwell Road/ Winterbourne Drive/ Perseverance Close

🌲 Friday 12th December 2025 - Metal Box/ Chew Moor

🛒 Saturday 13th December 2025 - Sainsbury’s Westhoughton (9.00am - 3.00pm)

🎄 Monday 15th December 2025 - Eatock Way area

🌲 Tuesday 16th December 2025 - Hoskers/ St George’s/ Daisy Hall Drive

🎄 Wednesday 17th December 2025 - Hydrangea Close/ Hartford Road estate/ Old Vicarage

🌲 Thursday 18th December 2025 - Hunger Hill / Madison Park | Wayfairing

🎄Friday 19th December 2025 - Church Street/ Collingwood Way/ Market Street

🛒 Sunday 21st December 2025 - Sainsbury’s Westhoughton (10.00am - 4.00pm)

📝 Please note comments are turned off on this post as this account is managed by a third party administrator on behalf of the Rotary Club of Westhoughton.

Please see: https://rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage.php?ClubID=336 for any updates to routes.

We hope you will like and share this post to all networks to ensure as many people see this as possible!

We’re really looking forward to seeing you all on our routes.

The Rotary Club of Westhoughton



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19/11/2025

EVERY THURSDAY IS QUIZ NIGHT AT WESTHOUGHTON CRICKET CLUB

All are welcome to the weekly quiz at Westhoughton Cricket Club every Thursday which starts at 8pm.

The quiz is free to enter and teams can be of no more than 6.

19/11/2025

Please be aware that Market Street will be closed on Sunday 30 November for the Westhoughton Christmas Market.

🎄✨ The countdown is ON! ✨🎄
We’re just 23 days away from the very first Westhoughton Christmas Market on Market Street!

On Sunday 30th November, Market Street will be closed to traffic and transformed into a full festive celebration 🎅🎁
Expect:
• 🌟 Local stall holders
• 🎡 Funfair rides
• 🎅 Santa’s Grotto
• 🎶 Live entertainment
• ❄️ And loads more Christmas magic!

This is going to be huge for our town — let’s make it one to remember! ❤️

👉 Share this post with your friends, family and group chats — let’s spread the word far and wide!
👀 And keep your eyes on our page all month — we’ll be revealing stall holders, performers, treats and surprises leading up to the big day!

🎄✨

19/11/2025

🎁 CALLING ALL WRAPPERS! 🎁
Need an excuse to come to the pub on a Wednesday? We’ve got you covered… literally!

Santa’s Grotto at the Westhoughton Christmas Markets needs a mountain of presents wrapping, and we could really use your help. ✨🎅

Join us at The Beer School or BYTES from 3pm on Wednesday 19th November for an afternoon of festive fun, good company, and lots of gift-wrapping magic.

No experience needed — just bring yourself and some Christmas spirit! 🎄🎁

Come along, lend a hand, and help make this year’s grotto extra special!

19/11/2025

We are collecting gifts again this year for local children / families who are less fortunate than others..Please take a tag off the bar and remember not to wrap the gift..
Any donation big or small is massively appreciated.
Together we can make Christmas brighter for families in our community.. ❤️🎄
Please can all donations be dropped at the White Lion by 3rd December, Thankyou

19/11/2025

An amazing amount raised by Westhoughton Poppy Appeal and the residents of Westhoughton 👏👏👏

We know everyone's eager to find out how much we have raised in Westhoughton for the Poppy Appeal and its been busy at Poppy HQ we're pleased to announced that the current total is at £28,500, we do still have a little more counting to do and are still confirming some of the payments that come in by BACS etc so this figure will change slightly but we just wanted to say a massive thank you to all our supports and volunteers - this wouldn't be possible without you!

In Westhoughton over the last 3 years we've raised just over £80,000 which is an amazing amount!

Now that most of the collections, counting and sorting of boxes has been done we're going to have a little break and hopefully in the New Year we'll be able to give a final total for 2025.

24/10/2025

A new weekly quiz for all you Howfen quizzers!

QUIZ NIGHT💥 COMING SOON! OUR FUN THIRSTY THURSDAYS WITH LOTS OF LAUGHTER. 😂🧐🤩🥂

18/10/2025

A warm welcome to Sitarra Spice who have taken over the Tamarind Table restaurant on Wigan Road. We wish you every success 👍

08/10/2025

📣 A Difficult Update from The Darren Deady Foundation

We’re heartbroken to share some unexpected and disappointing news regarding the progress of our centre.

After months of hard work and generosity from so many, we truly believed we were nearing completion. However, we've recently discovered that some of the work previously carried out has not been certified and unfortunately does not meet essential health and safety standards. This includes serious issues with our fire doors and the external fire escape staircase, which has not been erected correctly.

We’ve already invested over £20,000 into this part of the project, and now find ourselves with a limited budget to put things right.

👉 We are urgently reaching out to local companies or individuals who may be able to help us — especially with certified fire doors and with inspecting and correcting our fire staircase. If you or someone you know can support us, please get in touch. A site visit would be greatly appreciated.

While this setback has significantly affected our momentum, we do not want this news to overshadow the incredible support we’ve received so far. The kindness, time, materials, and donations from local businesses, tradespeople and members of the public, have meant the world to us — and we are so thankful to the amazing contractors who continue to stand by us during this tough time. ❤️

We remain committed to building a centre that honours Darren's memory and serves our community safely and proudly. Thank you all for your continued belief in us.

— The Darren Deady Foundation Team

24/09/2025

📣 Following on from our post last week about roofing...

We’re now on the lookout for scaffolding to help move the project forward! Specifically, we need around 50 linear meters with lifts to allow the amazing team at Safeseal Roofing to do their thing 🛠️

If anyone can help out—whether you're in the trade or know someone who might be—please get in touch with us. Every bit of support makes a huge difference 💛

We’re really keen to get the roofing sorted before the weather takes a turn, so any help would be massively appreciated!

Thank you, as always, for supporting the Darren Deady Foundation CIC 🙌

24/09/2025

💥Simply the best firework display💥
We get bigger and better every year🎉

Tickets flying out👏 get yours now, with our early bird prices on the link below 👇 or scan the QR code. Tickets also available to buy at the club.

ticketsource.co.uk/westhoughton-cricket-club