With Cllr Liz Savage

AT the moment there are always too many things to include, and it’s difficult to pick out the highlights of the week as everything is different and worthy in its own right of being included. There’s a huge amount of voluntary work being carried out by unsung heroes across the borough.

On Wednesday, I visited Café Vista at Christ Church to celebrate six years of it being open.

Each Wednesday there is a luncheon club, staffed by volunteers which serves locals and where Noel and I had the opportunity to sample some of the lovely food available.

It was particularly notable for me as when I arrived in the café I was greeted by a former Guide Leader, who had some photos to show me of my time as a young leader at Christ Church Guides.

Thursday saw me again reunited with people from my youth.

One of my university lecturers was due to give a lecture at Edge Hill University, which was unfortunately cancelled due to the power cut occurred on campus.

People had travelled from across the country to hear the lecture, so we managed to rearrange for the lecture to be held elsewhere.

Many thanks to Paul Draper and his staff for helping us out at such short notice.

West Lancashire Borough Council, Lancashire Police and the Liberty Centre launched a campaign aimed at getting people to report domestic violence on Friday.

I attended the launch and people were encouraged to #Makethecall and #Dontbeabystander.

If you know or suspect that someone is suffering from domestic violence then the police will investigate and take it seriously.

We heard of cases where people had died because the police hadn’t become involved early enough. The campaign was launched on social media hence the hashtags.

Friday was also the day that Ormskirk Christmas lights were switched on.

I was surprised at how few shops had remained that open for the evening.

However, Chapel Gallery was open with its Christmas market which will remain open over the weekends until Christmas.

Father Christmas was also visiting with his grotto in the marquee.

Entertainment was provided prior to the light switch on by a Michael Buble tribute act.

On Monday I met members of the British Legion and Ian Jones, the curate of St John’s Church Burscough, to commemorate the life of Private Sidney Turner who died in North Africa with no known grave.

It has recently come to light that Pte Turner was from Burscough.

There was a small service in the graveyard where Pte Turner’s parents are buried and flowers and poppy wreaths were left as sign of respect to a local man who gave his life for this country.

Finally, a Mayoral charity event tonight, Thursday December 1. It’s bingo night at the Civic Hall and doors open at 7.30pm. Many thanks to the prize donors.