Westhoughton Community Network

WCN Community Fayre 2014 update: 20/8/14

With W.A.C.O's very successful, crowd-pulling 'It's-a-Knockout' taking a break this year, in its place an event of similar scope with something for all the family. Lead and managed by Hope Church (Hope Centre), involving Westhoughton College and Westhoughton Community Network (WCN), the event took place on Sunday, 1st June from 11am to 4pm, and was a great success! The sun shone and people came out to enjoy the entertainment, see the stalls and ride on the funfair.

The event began with a joint-faith Sunday Morning Service held at 10:00am before the main event started; there was an an address by Dave Bagley from Urban Outreach (Storehouse) who initiated the Foodbanks project across Bolton.

So much going on inside and outside, there was plenty to do and see both inside the college buildings and outside on the playing fields. The mini-football tournament - a pre-cursor to the excitement of the Brazil 2014 World Cup (Thurs 12 June to Sun 13 July) - saw winners from outside Westhoughton. There was a Carnival atmosphere as the Westhoughton community came out to enjoy a splendid day of fun and interest.

The first week in June is National Volunteers' Week, which celebrates the incredible and valuable contribution volunteers and voluntary groups make to their communities.

Photos from the Event

A selection of photos from the event is available on the Westhoughton flickr page.

Even more photos from the Big Fun day are on Photobucket.

In the spirit of the Westhoughton Community Network (WCN) coming together to raise awareness of activities, inform and garner support, this was our fourth joint community event, details of previous events: Sat, 21 April 2012 | Sat, 24 November 2012 | Sun, 2 June 2013.

On the day (Planning):

Following a site review meeting Saturday (31/5), the layout has been reconfigured (below) to avoid causing damage to field in light of this week's rain. Same attractions, just reconfigured. The Community and other stalls will be along a corridor - 'Westhoughton Boulevard' - leading to the entertainment area. Weather forecast looking good…

Latest info… Who's There | Entertainment | Locations.

Community Stalls Bethel Crowd AODS & Youth Theatre Friends of Eatock Lodge Hope Church Rainbow Crafts Senior Solutions St. John's Wingates SWAN WASP Westhoughton Art Group** Westhoughton Community Queens Association Westhoughton Methodist ADS Westhoughton Pentecostal Church WOW (Women of Westhoughton) ** inside college building.

Other Stalls Brazilian Cake Stall Face Painting by Lisa O'Reilly Jewellery By Ann Owls Nursery Savoury Pancakes Scarves and accessories by Diane Sweet Stall And more… Community Police (Info, Police Car) Fire Service (Info, Fire Engine) St John Ambulance (First Aid) Westhoughton Learning Centre Info, tasters, clothes sale and demonstrations, both inside and outside.

Time 11:00am to 4:00pm 12:00 noon 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:20pm & 3:15pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:30pm Times vary Open from 11:00am Kick off 11:00am Timings subject to change

Entertainment Washacre FM (music and commentary) Kick Boxing demonstration XDS Dance performance Fancy Dress (children from local schools) Fire Eater Westhoughton Methodist ADS showcase Zumba performance Community Royalty Pageant & Crowning Football Competition presentation with from, Bolton Wanderers, Lofty Junior and Phil Mason Around and about: Stilt Walker, Ben10 and Peppa Pig Funfair Junior Football Competition (Final 2:30pm) Some activities may be moved inside if wet

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