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The Nail Spa - 04.08.08
The Nail Spa is now listed on freckleton.org. For more details <click here>

Stay & Play Group - 04.08.08
The Parent and Toddler Stay and Play morning playgroup meets at the Methodist Chapel on Tuesday and Thursday morning <more>

Half Maraton Photos - 22.07.08
All the photos from the 2008 half marathon and Fun Run are now available on the site. <Click here>

Anyone for Tennis? - 14.07.08
Sign up and be part of the Freckleton Tennis Club at Bush Lane playing fields. Ask behind the bar in the Rawstorne Centre or see the Chairman Frank Towers.

Freckleton In Bloom - 15.07.08
The Judges will be in the village on the 16th July. Please come along to the memorial, and help with a village clean up on the 15th July at 6.00pm. Please bring a brush and shovel.

Race For Life - 02.07.08
Bonnie and Christine have signed up to run in Blackpool's Race for Life Cancer Charity event to raise money in support of Cancer Research. Your support would be most welcome. The details can be found on their fund raising web site

BAE Systems Warton Development Plan Rejected - 25.06.08
The BAE Systems planning application has been rejected. For more details about the reasons for refusal, check out the FBC Planning web site

Half Marathon Thank You - 23.06.08
Thank you to all those who took part yesterday in both the fun run and the half marathon.

A HUGE THANK YOU to the almost 100 people who helped in any way, shape or form. You know who you are and you know what you did, and I am very, very grateful. Photos are now available <here>, <here> and <here>.

Brian Porter
Race Director, Freckleton Half Marathon

BAE Systems Warton Development Plan Rejected - 16.06.08
The BAE Systems planning application has been rejected. The Lytham St Annes Express have a full report <click here>.

Caravan Theft - 01.06.08
Lancashire police are running a Caravan Theft prevention scheme. This involves members of the public for instance, milkmen, taxi drivers and members of the public who work in the early hours of the morning to be on the lookout for caravans. The second part of the crime prevention is to ask members of the public to display a unique referenced number coloured sticker on the rear of a caravan and on the front of the towing vehicle.
<Click here for Poster>
<Click here for Stickers>

Information for Half Marathon entrants - 25.05.08
All race numbers have been posted. Please contact the race director if you have not received your number or have any questions regarding your entry. Entry fees are not refundable. Directions to the race and a map of the course can be found <here>. The race venue will also be clearly signed on the day of the race. Please take some time to read the pre race instructions. The race starts at 2pm and we hope you will be able to stay for the presentation of prizes at approximately 4.30pm.

Number transfers will be accepted for this race by completing the Race number transfer form.

BAE Systems Warton Development Plan - 11.06.08
BAE Systems have resubmitted their planning application to redeveloping the disused Marconi adhesives factory and adjoining land on the periphery of BAE Systems Warton site. Due to the negative response they got from Freckleton last time, they decided to not tell us about it this time! The latest report is that the application has been rejected. We are awaiting official confirmation.

Half Marathon Marshals Needed
The Freckleton Half Marathon and Fun run needs 40 people to marshal the runners on the course. Your assistance would be much appreciated <more>.

BAE Systems Warton Development Plan - 05.06.08
BAE Systems have resubmitted their planning application to redeveloping the disused Marconi adhesives factory and adjoining land on the periphery of BAE Systems Warton site. Due to the negative response they got from Freckleton last time, they decided to not tell us about it this time! Should anyone wish to object, the Fylde Borough Council Planning Meeting is being held next Wednesday afternoon (11th June 2008 at 2:00pm). The meeting is being held in the Freckleton Village Hall. The agenda can be found <here>

Youth Shelter - May 2008
The Youth Shelter in the Memorial Park is now complete and open for use.

Refurbished Public Toilets - May 2008
The public toilets in the Memorial Park have been refurbished. It is reported that it now costs 20p to use them! Is that 'spending a penny' with inflation?

Operation All Clean - Volunteers required - 10.05.08
Our Neighbourhood policing team, in conjunction with Fylde Borough Council and local volunteers have arranged a village clean up in both Warton and Freckleton on Saturday the 10th May, between the hours of 10.am and 4.0pm.,
Arrangements have been made with local businesses to provide refreshments, during the event.
Skips will be available at Warton and Lower Lane Freckleton.
Freckleton village will be based from Freckleton C.E School and will be a litter pick, with rubbish bags to be dropped of at various bases, with Fylde Borough Council coming to collect them.
Kirkham Prison will be collecting rubbish from the Lower Lane estate on Friday the 9th of May.
More details will be available on the Community Notice board and the Parish Council web site during the course of the week.

Do please come along, even if only for half an hour, and help make our village cleaner.

2nd Freckleton Scout Group - 15.03.08
Please could you help the group by volunteering to become either an Assistant Cub Leader, Assistant Scout Leader or Parent Helper (subject to CRB clearance) to help on a regular weeklybasis (school terms only).
<more- (60Kb PDF)>

Kirkham Baths - 15.03.08
Kirkham Baths has been granted a reprieve for a year. St.Annes Baths has not been so fortunate and will still close. There are two (or maybe more) websites dedicated to the pool where more information can be found.
http://www.fyldelife.co.uk/
http://www.robbydoo.co.uk/

Strange Large Animal - 27.02.08
We recently received the following report:
I've just driven down Kirkham rd and a large cat walked across the road infront of the car. It was a bit bigger and longer than a fox with a cat like face and tale. It was light brown with dark spots. I think I spotted the same animal before xmas in the Willows graveyard in Kirkham as it frightened me.
Has anyone else seen it? Does anyone know what it was, or is??
Its been spotted again. Lower Lane area near Quakers Wood (07.02.08)
And there is more!
The plot thickens!! Reports have been heard (in the co-op!) that some chickens
and a parrot have gone missing from Kirkham rd, also last night someone told
me that they had heard a farmer down there talking that one of his animals
had been killed and he didn't think it was a fox that did it?? Allegedly!!!

Kirkham Baths - 28.02.08
We need your help to save Kirkham Baths. Please write to Fylde Borough Council, sign the Petition & lobby your local councillors. Contact Councillor Raymond Green, Chairman, Friends of Kirkham Baths on 01772 684780
There is one petition at St Annes baths. There are also two protest marches taking place on Saturday 1 March - one at Kirkhan at 10 am the other at St Annes at 11 am. It is rumoured that there will be a band, banners, press inc TV at the St Annes protest.

A petition has also been set up on the Downing Street Website - it needs 200 sigs to be presented to the Prime Minister, its permanent web address is: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/SAVEKIRKHAMBATHS/

there are also two (or maybe more) websites dedicated to the pools
http://www.fyldelife.co.uk/
http://www.robbydoo.co.uk/

New Business - 27.02.08
The Chilli Hut has opened on Lytham Road in what was previously the New Deli'. More details when we have them.

Save Kirkham Baths - 11.02.08
We need your help to save Kirkham Baths. Please write to Fylde Borough Council, sign the Petition & lobby your local councillors. A public meeting is being held on Tuesday the 12th February at the Kirkham Community Centre at 7:00pm Please attend and voice your opinion.

New Business - 06.02.08
The Posy Bowl has opened on Lytham Road. Call in or phone Louisa on 01772 672787.

Parish Map - 04.01.08
The long awaited Parish Map has appeared in the centre panel of the notice board outside the Coach & Horses.

New Businesses - 10.01.08
Its been a busy week and we have added more businesses to the site.

Vehicle Options
Shaw Pass School of Motoring
M. A.Snape - Builder
Martyn Thomas - Handyman

Church Services - 28.11.07
Details of the services in our three churches for the feastive season are available <here>

Reduce the chance of Christmas Crime - 18.11.07
With the Christmas holiday season almost upon us, now is a good time to remind people to take steps to make sure your Christmas isn't spoiled by criminals <more>

Freckleton Tragedy 1944 - 28.11.07
A new book, written by village librarian Joyce Turner is available from the library priced £6 <more>

Community Awareness Campaign - 07.10.07
The Freckleton Parish Council are running a Community Awareness Campaign to highlight Dog pooh, Overgrowing hedges, parking on pavements, Litter, Vandalism and Street drinking. Posters are being distributed throughout the Parish. <more>

BAE Systems Warton Development Plan
BAE Systems are about to embark on a public consultation exercise, with a view to redeveloping the disused Marconi adhesives factory and adjoining land on the periphery of BAE Systems Warton site. <more>

If you wish to comment about the development then we have setup a special comments board. <click here>

Cllr Colin Robb has a lot to say about the matter, so much so that he exceeded the maximum size of the comments!
To read the full version <click here>

Junior football Players WANTED - 04.09.07
Players are wanted for an Under 8's Football Team in Freckleton. Players must be 7 or under on or before the 31st August 2007. For further details please contact Ian Harbison on 07976071425 or email

Freckleton Library Opening Times - 13.08.07
As from the 1st August the library will be opening at 9:30am rather than 10:00am on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings.

Xmas Club - 26.06.07
Wallis News are running a Xmas Club. Call or email for more details.

Club Day & Marathon - 25.06.07
The pictures from Club Day, the Half Marathon and the Fun Run are now on the site.

Holy Trinity Church web site - 24.06.07
The new website can be found at www.freckletonparishchurch.org.uk

BAE Systems Night Flights- 20.07.07
BAES plan to undertake night flights on the following dates: From Monday 23rd to Thursday 26th July 2007. The aircraft will be returning no later than 11:00pm.

Marathon and Club Day Pictures - 21.06.07
Unlike last year where we had almost no pictures at all, this year we have hundreds! We are going through them, sorting and organising. They should appear here soon.

Our Guestbook - 21.06.07
We get lots of apparently genuine entries sent to our Guestbook with an invalid email address. Our Guestbook software automatically rejects all entries that do not have a verifiable email address. If you wish to leave us a message then please use a valid email address. It doesn't go on the site and we don't keep them.

Cricket Scorer for Warton required - 26.04.07
£15 a game, training, free tea's & transport.
Please contact Daniel on 07921290993

Freckleton Half Marathon is Full - 30.05.07
Entry for the Half Marathon, which takes place on the 17.06.07, is now closed as a record 650 people have entered. Places still exist for the Fun Run. Would online entrants please ensure that they read the latest information <more>

Freckleton Half Marathon & Fun Run - 17.06.07
Entry for the Half Marathon is now closed. A record 650 entries have been taken. Volunteer marshals for the Freckleton Half Marathon and Fun Run are still required so if you would like to help please contact St John Greenhough on 01772 634638 <more>

Hugh Dempster Estate Agents Close down - May 2007
Our most recent addition to estate agents in the village has closed down. The premises are now being advertised for rent.

Harlequin Players performed their very first play at Freckleton Memorial Hall this weekend. The play was called “Love Begins At 50”, a comedy farce by Raymond Hopkins.
The play was indeed a comedy and the timing of the actors in this farce was brilliant! Members of the audience thoroughly enjoyed the repartee between all of the actors and sympathised in particular with the character of the hen-pecked husband in this story!
This was definitely a successful event not only for all members of the cast but for everyone who participated in making this a great evenings entertainment. Many thanks to the caterers ( the Harlequins themselves!) for providing the unexpected refreshments and buffet.
I will definitely be looking out for their next performance at our village hall and for all of those who missed it, make sure you go to the next one!

Wallis News - 27.03.07
Naze News is now under new ownership and is called Wallis News. They are urgently seeking a responsible person for the shop. Hours are 6:00am to 9:00am Monday to Friday. Pay is £6 per hour. Please contact Ross on 08700421392 or 07005947048

Freckleton Younger Years - 15.03.07
The village youth group are now a registered charity and have their own web site. The site is currently under construction. See www.freckletonyy.org

Holy Trinity Church:Cremated Remains Area - 07.03.07
In order to comply with regulations and allow mowing of the Cremated Remains Area within the Graveyard, it is requested that all ornamentation, stone chippings and surrounds be removed as soon as possible before the beginning of April 2007. The whole area will then be returned to grass around the plaques and will therefore bring it back within the conditions laid down by the Diocesan Chancellor. If you have any queries regarding this notice please telephone either 632209 or 632559. Thank you for your assistance. This is an important step in the effort to keep our village and Church graveyard in good order.

Walks in Freckleton - 24.02.07
Would you like to meet people and get regular exercise? Healthy walks in Freckleton every Wednesday at 1:00pm. Walks last for one hour and are available to everyone of all ages and abilities. Meet at the Freckleton Health Centre. Contact Lucie Marsh(01253 306396) or Kevin Doyle (01772 491599)

Police Update - 15.02.07
We have added some additional police and Neighbourhood watch information to our PACT pages <more>

Heavy Good Vehicles through the village - 10.02.07
In recent months it has been observed that there is a significant increase in heavy good vehicles passing through the village centre on their way to Naze Lane Industrial Estate. Polytank have applied for a licence to increase the number of vehicles and trailers to their site. There is concern that the access to the site, through the centre of the village, is not suitable for such an increase in heavy vehicle traffic. One of the trucks is reported to have hit a car on Friday morning. Gayle Brown is organising a petition to contest this increase. Please contact her at if you wish to offer your support.

Freckleton Organisations and Clubs - 04.02.07
Councillor C Robb has produced a list of contact details for the various Clubs and Organisations in the Village. It is intended to display the list on the new noticeboard along with a map of the Parish. We have created a downloadable version of the list <more>

New noticeboard - 14.01.07
Visitors to the village centre may have spotted the new noticeboard that appeared in December. The notice board has been made using material from the old cotton wool building and is located at the end of the Coach and Horses (Ponkies) car park. The 'Grand Opening' is reported to have been held today.

Dogs to be banned from playing fields - 08.01.07
At the Parish Council Meeting, held on the 8th January, it was proposed that dogs are banned from the playing fields. This will be progressed with Fylde Borough Council in the near future. It was also reported that a dog owner has been issued with a fixed penalty notice for allowing his dog to foul on the field.

Bush Lane trees - 22.12.06
The trees lining Bush Lane next to the playing fields have been removed or trimmed. It makes quite a difference to the outlook! New young trees have been planted, so it should look better once they have established themselves.

Inside Out - 26.01.07
On Friday 26 January 'Inside Out', on BBC1 at 7.30, is showing a programme of the history of the Freckleton Disaster on 23 August 1944. This may be of interest to residents of the Village.

Kirby's Fruiterers - 27.11.06
As from November 06, Kirby's will stop selling Fruit and Veg and concentrate on the Florist side of the business.

Cricket Pavilion Burnt Down - 14.10.06
Vandals succeeded in setting fire to the Cricket Pavilion on Saturday evening. Unfortunately, the Sport Day Committee equipment was inside and has also been destroyed.

State of the Roads - 12.10.06
In July this year the Lancashire Highways Partnership created a web form on their site so that residents can report faults with the highway. The page has been moved, so here is the updated link. We all know how bad some of the roads around the village are, so go ahead and report problems in your street.

Club Day Committee DJ Found- 06.10.06
A DJ has been found so the Freckleton Club Day Sports Committee will be holding Junior Discos at the Village hall on the following dates: Friday 13th October, 24th November, 12th January 07, 2nd February, 16th March Entrance £1.00 refreshments available. Please collect your child/children from inside the hall. The disco is limited to primary school years 3-6

New Kirkham Website - Sept 06
This is Kirkham! is a new website for Kirkham, Wesham and the surrounding areas in Fylde & Wyre <more>

Freckleton Band - 06.09.06
Polytank have donated the money for new band jackets, so the next time you see them they should be even smarter than they usually are!

Club Day Committee DJ Requird
The next session of Junior Discos has been booked at the village hall but unfortunately the committee are short of a DJ. If there is anyone who fancies him/herself as a DJ and has the equipment, then they would very much appreciate hearing from you. They are prepared to pay something, just not the professional rate! Ideally the person would come along and entertain the children once a month Sept - March excluding Dec.
Please contact Alvys Entwistle on 01772 631183 if you fancy the job.

Night Flying at BAE Systems Warton *CANCELLED*- 05.10.06
On Thursday 5th October, a Harrier GR9 will undertake some essential night flying out of BAE Systems Warton site. The Harrier will depart around 7.30 pm, bound for MOD designated ranges where the pilot will carry out crucial testing of new software under night conditions. On return to Warton at around 9.30 pm, there will be a requirement for the aircraft to carry out around three circuits of the airfield. *CANCELLED*

Business Community - Sept 06
We are continuing to extend our Business Community Pages. We have a new addition, ARC Community Care Ltd.

Guestbook Update - 06.09.06
Due to continuing abuse of our Guestbook a security system has been installed to prevent automated entry. Please let us know if you have any problems.

Freckleton in Bloom - 18.07.06
The judging will be done on the Tuesday the 18th July. In preparation for this there will be a clean-up in the evening of Monday 17th starting at 18:00 (?). If you would like to help please assemble at the memorial and bring a brush and shovel.

Business Pages - 12.07.06
The freckleton.org business pages are up and running and we have our first Freckleton Business page. Have a look at Allans Landscape Gardens by clicking on the Freckleton Business Community button on the left hand side bar or <click here> If you need a gardener then look now further!

State of the Roads - 12.07.06
The Lancashire Highways Partnership have created a web form on their site so that residents can report faults with the highway. We all know how bad some of the roads around the village are, so go ahead and report problems in your street. <Click here>

Freckleton Library - 08.07.06
The Freckleton Library are holding a Family History Group on the third Tuesday of the month from 10:00 till 12:00. Just drop in. Everyone welcome.
The library are also looking to extend their local history section. If anyone has anything of relevance, old photos, letters, news clippings etc. they would very much appreciate them being loaned or donated to extend the collection.

Freckleton Younger Years Charity - 19.06.06
Members of the Freckleton Younger Years Charity ran the 2nd Freckleton Fun Run to raise money to build a Youth Club. If you wish to support them donations can be made at the following places:
The Ship, The Plough, The Coach and Horses, Freckleton Sports and Social Club, Londis, Whittles, Freckleton Rover Centre <more>

Baby Signing - 26.06.06
The first mother and baby sign language classes in Lancashire were to be held starting on Friday 8 September 2006 at Lower Lane Community Centre. Unfortunately it has been decided that the venue is not really suitable. We will provide an update when we have more information.

Developments at Freckleton CE School - 20.06.06
Governors are very pleased to announce that the School has a new Senior Management Team. <more>

Freckleton Cricket Club - 16.06.06
The 2006 Cricket Fixtures are now available on the site <more>

Freckleton Club Day - 17.06.06
Its Freckleton Club Day on Saturday and the Half Marathon and Fun Run on Sunday. The fair has arrive on the Bush Lane playing fields and are setting up ready for the weekend. The Freckleton Brass Band will be playing on Club Day as usual. The weather forecast is good so it should be an excellent fun weekend for all.

Server Crash - 08.06.06
Our regular visitors will have noticed that our server went down today. Unfortunately we seem to have lost a number of files which we are currently restoring from our backup. If you notice anything not working, or pages that are not available, please let us know!

New Deli Indian Takeaway - May 06
The New Deli is under new management and open for business Tuesday to Sunday. <more>

Email problems - 23.05.06
There has been some problem with our email server over the past week or so. We have not been receiving them! If you have sent us an email during this period and have not received a response please accept our apologies. Send the email again and we will respond as quickly as possible.

Freckleton Health Centre - March 06
It would appear that the new health centre is complete, at least externally. Does anyone know what the 'watch tower' is for?

Freckleton Youth Club - One step closer
The Younger Years Committee have been given land by the Parish Council on which to build a Youth Club! <more>

Ravenous Sandwich Bar
A new sandwich bar opened recently in the Old Cycle shop on Lytham Road. <more>

The Freckleton 'Tree'
A new tree has sprung up on the marsh. It can be seen when approaching from Preston. It grew to its current height in only a couple of days! There are those that believe that this is a telecommunications mask but how can it be when it looks exactly like all the other trees around it??

Youth Club Meeting cancelled
Due to strike action by the Lancashire County Council the Freckleton Youth Club meeting on the 28th March has been cancelled. The next meeting will take place on the 4th April.

Parish Council Meeting postponed
Due to the absence of critical members the Parish Council meeting and Annual Assembly has been changed from the 3rd April to the 10th April.

Freckleton Band - 13.03.06
Our congratulations go to the Freckleton Band. They came 7th in the Area Contest at the weekend. <more>

Snow in Freckleton - 12.03.06
It not very often that we get snow in Freckleton, but we had some over the weekend. Great fun!

Parish Plan Progress Report - March 2006
A press release about the progress being made on the Parish Plan has been issued by the Parish Council <more>

Freckleton Band Newsletter - 05.03.06
The latest band newsletter has been delivered around the village in the last few days. If you missed your copy then you can download a PDF version <here> (180Kb PDF)

Local Jobs
If you are looking for local employment check out our jobs page. We have listed a number of employment opportunities.

Freckleton Half Marathon & Fun Run- 27.02.06
The proposed new Marathon Course is not being used this year. The marathon will be run over the original course <more>.

Freckleton Band - 15.02.06
The 2006 calendar is now available on the Band website. Local events can be found on our Club pages. <more>

Literacy and Numeracy Course - 03.02.06
Do you want to work on those gremlins? Come and join us in a relaxed atmosphere to improve your Maths or English. Open to any adult in the community. It's on Tuesday mornings 9.15am to 12 noon at Strike Lane Primary school. Free course, refreshment and marvellous company.
Hope to see you.
Contact the School: 01772 632724 or Kathryn Sanders at The Adult College 01524 60141

Buyer beware - 18.01.06
We have reports that two individuals are in the village selling cheap electronic equipment. Apparently when you open the packaging you will find a house brick, or part of one!

Freckleton Half Marathon in top ten
The runners have spoken and Runners World web site have announced the top races based on the ratings received from runners in the events. <more>

Freckleton C.E. Primary School Headmaster
Mr. Les Turner has taken over from Mr. Gary Worthy as the headmaster of Freckleton C.E. Primary School as from the 5th January 2006. We wish him success in his new position.

The Ship Inn
The Ship are now taking reservations for the Christmas and New Year period. All the menu's are available in PDF format <more>

Lorenzo's Restaurant
Lorenzo's have recently introduced a new al a carte menu as well as a Seasonal Gourmet Special. For more details see our Restaurant page.

Tom Crofts Car Park - 18.11.05
The gate from the car park into the school is now open, although I'm not sure how many people have noticed! The school have issued a questionnaire to parents to obtain feedback on how it is going. Don't forget to let them know. My mini survey suggests the new car park layout is universally disliked.

Remembrance Sunday
A lovely morning, if a little cold. Attendance was high this year. The Freckleton Band were there as were representatives of most of the village organisation's.

Lancashire Best Kept Village Competition
Freckleton has been awarded three winners prizes in this year’s competition:-
1. Most improved large Village.
2. Public Playing Fields – for the Memorial park
3. Special features – for the Roundabout on Preston New road.

In addition, highly commended certificates were awarded to:-
1. Threlfall Transports – Commercial & Industrial section
2. At Balderstone – Notice board section
3. Cenotaph – War memorial section
4. Large Village Class

Congratulations to all concerned in making the village look so nice this year. More information can be found on the Parish Council website.

Halloween Party - Update
Reports are mixed. The event was obviously targeted at the older age group. The younger children arrived and left quickly. There was no gazebo, only a groundsheet. Face painting was on offer later in the evening, even if it was done by torch light. Some of the older children report having a great time, despite the lack of facilities. Perhaps better planning and notification in the future might be a good idea?

Halloween Party - 01.11.05
All in all not a good showing for anyone. There was no gazebo, only a 12x12 groundsheet. Its also hard to paint faces by torch light. Surrounded by older youths talking foul language most of the youngsters who turned up left after a very short time. From what I saw a lot of the kids had gone to a great deal of effort and some of the costumes were really good. I don't know what went wrong, but 'questions will be asked'.

Heart of the Community Competition
The Younger years Committee would like to express their most grateful thanks to everyone who voted for them in the recent Heart of the Community Competition run by the Lytham St.Annes Express. They are extremely pleased to announce they were joint 3rd place winners and received £125.00 in prize money. Yet another step closer to their goal of a Youth Club in Freckleton has been achieved.

Update on Tom Crofts Car Park
Fencing and barriers have been added to the new path. The health and safety check has been done. The gate into the school remains locked until the re-cycle bins have been relocated.

Freckleton Brass Band
Our congratulations go to the band for winning the North West Counties Brass Band Association competition in Fleetwood on Sunday the 2nd October 2005. The band is ranked amongst the top 50 in the WORLD and will be representing England at the Scottish Open competition in November. They will also be releasing their 3rd CD recording in mid November, entitled "Faith, Folk and all that Jazz". It will feature several soloists and pieces requested from their popular and entertaining concerts. More details can be found on their web site

Public Toilets Re-opened
The public toilets near the Memorial Gardens are now open again during the day. Still disgusting, but when 'needs must'.

Heart of the Community
A competition is being run in the Lytham St Annes Express to give cash grants to local groups and charities. The Freckleton Younger Years Committee, who are raising money for youth facilities in the village, are in the final of this competition. Please buy a copy of the paper and vote for them. Closing date is Friday October 7th.

Neighbourhood Watch
A number of residents have expressed interest in establishing a Neighbourhood Watch. More information how to set up a scheme can be found on the government crime reduction site. Freckleton.org will be happy to support any such initiatives.

Police Report
The police report at the last Parish Council Meeting concluded that it has been a quite summer break with very few problems reported. Dog fouling remains a problem. People have been playing golf on the playing field, which is against the law. There are problems with parking on pavements but as long as sufficient room is left for the passage of a pram/wheelchair then it is a problem for Parkwise not the police. Complaints have been made about drinking and motor offences on Lower Lane Estate.

Public Toilets Closed
It appears that the pubilc toilets near the Memorial Gardens have been closed. Whilst all will agree that they are pretty disgusting, closing them down does not seem to be a good solution. Express your opinion to both the Freckleton Parish Council and Fylde Borough Council (Fylde Borough being the responsible party).

Changes to Tom Crofts Car Park
The car park on School Lane (behind the library) has beem rearranged and a new gate to the school has been added. There are obviously problems with the new layout as the gate into the school has remained locked..

Baby Bounce and Rhyme Sessions
Starting in the Autumn, the sessions will be held in the Freckleton Library. Aimed at children ages 6-36 months <more> (76Kb PDF)

Skills for Life
Skills for Life Workshops are being held at Strike Lane School on Tuesdays 09:15 to 12:00 during term time<More> (116Kb PDF).

Police 'Summer Nights' Operation
Two officers will be on duty in and around the parish every evening during the school break as part of the Summer Nights Operation. They will be looking out for anti-social behaviour.

Sports Outreach
Sports Outreach will be organising sports on the Bush Lane playing fields for 8 to 16 year olds every Wednesday in August between 4:30pm and 6:00pm. The first event will be held on the 3rd August.

Freckleton Parish Plan completed
The Parish Plan has been completed and delivery to every household is in progress. The report from the Parish Council meeting suggests that most households have already received a copy, with only a small number waiting to be delivered. Every household in the parish should have received one by the weekend (10.07.05). A PDF version of the report can be downloaded from the Parish Plan Web Site

Freckleton Club Day - a big thank you
Following the enormous success of the Freckleton Half-Marathon on Sunday 19th June, I wish to express my gratitude to you all for the support that you gave the race..... Brian Porter
To see the full text of the letter <click here> (62Kb PDF)

Changed Menu's
Our regular visitors will have noticed that we have changed the main menu and replaced 'Council' with 'Community'. Under the new menu you will find the Parish Council pages, the Police and Communities Together (PACT) pages,Contacts page for Organisations and Clubs and our Younger Years pages.

Mr Harry Robinson MBE
Our congratulations go to Mr Harry Robinson who was awarded an MBE in the Queens Birthday Honours list for services to the community of Freckleton.

Lower Lane Closure
Lower Lane between Freckleton and Kirkham will be closed from Monday 27th June to Friday 8th July inclusive for road repairs.

No more Fuel
The Lower Lane Texaco garage is no longer selling fuel (June 2005). The service garage and car sales will remain open. The rumour is that the distance from the shop to the pumps did not comply with EC regulations. Despite the garage being profitable, the cost of complying with the regulations is too high!!!!

Changes on the A584
There are now big red 50mph road markings on the dual carriage way (June 2005). The police will also be using the mobile speed camera to monitor traffic speeds.

Parish Council Annual Assembly
The annual assembly was held in the Rawstorne centre on Monday the 4th April 2005. A public members report can be found by <clicking here> (96Kb PDF).

Linda Law Closed April 2005
Linda Law Fruit and Veg has closed down. We believe that she is still doing flowers from elsewhere, but we don't currently have any details.

New Estate Agents April 2005
Taylor Phillips Estates have opened a new shop on Lytham Road.

Freckleton Village Singers Quiz Nite 22.04.05
Come and form a team for a fun and enjoyable evening. Refreshments available. £1 entrance fee.
Freckleton Memorial Hall. Friday 22nd April at 7:30pm.

Rose Queen Social 22.04.05
Come along and enjoy music and entertainment provided by the children of Freckleton C of E school on Friday 22nd April at 7:00pm. Refreshments are available. All welcome. Free entrance. The event will last approximately one hour.

Parish Organisation Flyers
The Parish Plan Steering Group are offering to deliver flyers for parish organisations along with the Parish Plan Results. Note: This offer was withdrawn.

Want a FREE car?
Advertised in our classifieds is a FIAT Uno 1.0ie. FREE to whoever wants to collect it!

Freckleton & Warton Taxi Service
Freckleton now has its own locally based taxi service. Airport runs, Long distance, School runs, Private Hire. Call 01772 631115 for a quotation.

Fun Run
This will be held on Sunday 19th June. Approx 2.15pm start, Fun Run will begin after the Half Marathon runners have left the field. All ages, £1.50 entrance fee. Entry forms available from Alvys Entwistle or you can enter on the day. You can also use the same entry form as the Half Marathon. Distance is approx. 2 miles and the course is marshalled.

41st Classic Freckleton Half Marathon
Entries are now being accepted for the 2005 41st Classic Freckleton Half Marathon. A copy of the entry form can be obtained by <clicking here> (58Kb pdf).

Parish Council Meeting 07.03.05
A public members report of the Parish Council meeting held on the 7th March in Rawstorne Sports Centre (48Kb PDF) <more>.

North at War
The forthcoming North at War exibition at the Imperial War Museum North makes reference to the 1944 Freckleton tragedy. Click here for an early press release (100Kb pdf).

Easter Bingo
To be held on Wednesday 23rd March at Freckleton Sports and Social Club, Eyes down at 8pm. 28 bingo prizes and many raffles prizes. Proceeds towards Childrens Sports. This is always a good event.

Site Update (January 2005)
Our regular visitors will have noticed the rework of the website layout and style. We hope you like it.

OOmpah Band
The Club Day Committee has organised an OOmpah Band event on Saturday the 26th February in the Village Hall. Bring your own drinks. A Hot-pot supper will be provided. Tickets are £10.00 and are available from committee members or telephone Sue (632587) or Alvys (631183). A fun night with lots of audience participation.

freckleton.org email
Our ISP has been having major problems with their email server. If you have sent us an email between the 1st and 5th of February we probably haven't received it. Please accept our apologies and resend your email.

Police Authority Community Meeting for Fylde
The next meeting will be held on Thursday 10th February at 7.30pm at the Freckleton C of E Primary School.

Lorenzo's Pizzeria Ristorante are holding a Burns Night. Pizza and Haggis?

Guestbook
Following numerous requests we have added a Guestbook. Click here or on the Guestbook picture to see it. It can also be accessed from the 'Home' menu.

Local Jobs and Classifieds
now available on freckleton.org - See the menu at the top of the page or Click Here.

WANTED - News items
Do you know of any events or activities being organised in Freckleton? If so, please let me know. Contact me at

Mrs. Liz Willis and Mr. St John Greenhough have been co-opted onto the Freckleton Parish Council. For more information see the latest Parish Council Newsletter.

The Coach and Horses (Ponky's) has now reopened after refurbishment.

Freckleton Club Day Committee News
The Oompah Band planned for the 13 November by the has been cancelled.
The Junior Disco planned for the 19 November will take the form of a Birthday Party for Pudsey Bear. Door money will be donated to Children in Need.

Freckleton Parish Plan
In the very near future local households will find a questionaire has been dropped through their letter box. Whilst it is easy to have a cynical attitude towards this type of thing, the Parish Council seem to be trying very hard to get it right. I think that its important to support them by completing the form. It may all come to nothing, but now is the time for us to have our say. If we don't, then we can't go back to them later saying 'You never listen to us'. You can learn more about the Parish Plan on their website

Up and coming events
Does anyone know of any? We don't!

August 2004
A Duck race was held at Dow brook on Saturday 28rd August at 2:00pm - the event was promoted by Holy Trinity Church Social Committee. Tickets cost £1 each and there was a £100 first prize. I would be grateful if anyone who attended could supply a short report on the event.

The Freckleton C of E school have developed their own web site. You can find it at www.freckleton.lancsngfl.ac.uk

The Lancashire County Council have developed a Universal Parish Council Web site. Its early days yet and there is not currently a great deal of information on the site. You can find it at www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk.

Broadband available in Freckleton - Wednesday 11th August. It is available and it is good! Broadband installed and working in the freckleton.org HQ.
A Memorial Service for the 60th anniversary of the Freckleton Air Disaster was held on Monday 23rd August. It was reported on the local TV news and on radio.

July 2004
The last Freckleton Parish Council meeting was held on Monday the 5th July. Minutes from previous meetings can be found on the Parish Council Site by clicking here

June 2004
A planning application has been made to open a childrens home on Green Lane. Based on the experience of the residents at Warton, where a similar home was opened, local residents are very concerned. A petition against the development is being raised by nearby households.

Updated the style of the site to use the new colours. Hope you like it! Note: You may have to use the 'refresh' button on your browser.

40th Annual & 28th Ladies Half Marathon was held on Sunday 20th June. Some pictures can be seen by clicking here or select 'Out & About -> Marathon' from the menu.

Freckleton Club Day - Saturday 19th June - See the pictures and read a short report by clicking here or select 'Out & About -> Club Day' from the menu.

The Freckleton Parish Council have been very active in creating their own web sites. The Parish Council site can be found by clicking here and the Parish plan site by clicking here. Both sites, whilst still under development, provide information about the actions and plans of the Parish Council. The minutes of previous meetings are available for 2004 in PDF format. Copies of the Parish Newsletters can also be downloaded from the Parish Council sites, as well as being available under our Council page here on freckleton.org.

May 2004
Everyone who has returned a form for a listing on freckleton.org should now be listed. I would appreciate you checking your entry and telling me of any errors. If you are not happy for any reason then please tell me! If you have not yet completed and returned your form, or if I have somehow missed you, then please let me know. Remember, an entry on the site is free and can only be beneficial to your business as freckleton.org increasingly becomes the source of reference fro Freckletonians.

April 2004
We can now offer additional web services for Freckletonians. Click here to learn more.