It is in everyones interest to be vigilant and to be security concious. With all the proposed Government cuts and reduction in services, the lack of job opportunities and all round harder times, some people are going to suffer from other peoples indiscressions, so look out for yourselves and your neighbours. Crooke, so far, has not been a victim, so let us try to keep it that way.

For Information.

SGT. Nicola Williams      0161 856 7181

P.C. Shaun Robinson             

PCSO Barry Smith             

PCSO Simone Tennant          01618567124      EXT       67124

PCSO Helene Weatherburn          =       =       =

Here are your local councillors with their contact details. If you have any issues, they will be more than willing to help. Please feel free to contact them if you think they can help you?

Work in progress to update!

On the 19th of February 2013, an open meeting was held to listen to a presentation about Smartwater. This product is supported by the Crime Prevention department within the police force. By March, village signage was being arranged and the product had been delivered before the April meeting. If you are interested in having some Smartwater for yourself, it can be obtained through the Resident's Association or via the Crime Prevention Office. The cost will depend on the quantity required?

In the upstairs and cellar bar of the Crooke Hall Inn, you will find a notice advertising that the Crooke Village website has a QR. A QR means quick response which works in a similar way like a Barr Code. See the picture below. These QR’s can be read by any Ipod or an android phone via an ‘App’ called a QR reader which are freely available from ‘Play Store’ a site on the internet. Once a QR has been scanned via the ‘App’, the site will be identified and your phone will ask you if you wish to go to that site. Click on yes, and that designated page on the website will open on your phone.

To add to this, On the 1st June 2016 new QR History Trail has now been installed. The first QR has been mounted at the entrance to the village, just before the marina where there is a small sign next to it advising the viewer where it begins. Below are three pictures showing the first QR and the second a location picture followed by a map of the village showing the locations of the others. There are 11 QRs in all, QR1 is just an introduction to the experience and the last has been mounted at the entrance to Lawns Wood. We hope you will give it a try?

Phyllis Prior-Boardman, the Chief Executive of Green Deal Consortia Ltd and Medallist of the ‘Order of the British Empire’ for energy efficiency, expressed her view that Crooke is one of the nicest places in England as well as being her favourite place. This article was printed in the Wigan Evening Post on the 9th June and she was quoted as saying that “Crooke is her favourite place in England”.

The Silver Line is a registered charity in the UK that enables lonely people to have company. Councillor Paul Collins brought into the Crooke Village AGM meeting a brochure advertising the service to encourage those who can to contact those who are lonely. The brochure, posted below, gives you all the details and how you can participate. Sandra Makin has also been around the village delivering the same message.

In a bid to help pensioners to meet people and make new friends, The Pensioners Link has ben set up to help those who would wish to take advantage of this service. If you would like to know more, please ring Sue on 01942 261753 who will give you more information to help you or someone you know, to make a decission. Charlies Coffee Factory is at 80 Market Street, Hindley WN2 3JU. every Wednesday between 2.30 to 4.00pm

Wigan council has brought into being a project that is designed to help you to get help with thing like repairs, building projects like having a new bathroom fitted, repairing ill fitting windows plus all manner of things to do with your household. The leaflets below explain everything for you and if there is any doubt to see if the council can help, all you have to do is give them a call. The leaflets are self explanatory but there are three areas, as I read it, two they can help you and one is questionable.

If you are council tenant whether you are receiving benefit or not, they can help you. If you are a house owner and you need help with repairs of maintenance, they again can probably help but if you are a tennant within a housing association, you may have a little more difficulty with using their services. If you are in any doubt, just give them a call.

In my opinion, it seems like this is an expansion of 'The Deal' brought in by the council to help communities help one another only this is aimed at the tenant or house holder, for your benefit.

Very soon, these leaflets will be delivered through your door so you can read and see for yourselves how the council can help. See below.

Within the 'Affordable Warmth leaflet, there is a detachable piece with a form you can fill in to request financial support. If you think you are eligible, just fill it in and send it off. Remember, if you are a tenant of a housing association, like Adactus, you may not be eligible? See a copy of the form below along with the address to where to send it below that.

I have been forwarded this message to ask you to help those who are less fortunate than yourselves what ever their circumstances. Your donations will be greatfully received, and thank you.

I have left this notice on because this is not just for Christmas but all year round. It was posted at Christmas to remind you that there are those out there who are in this situation who need continuing support and this is not going to go away so your help will be grealy appreciated? Thank you.

A little while ago, I posted some pictures of the memorial spot built by family members to commemorate the passing of Nathan Christy. Since then, they have improved on their memorial which is situated by the side of the River Douglas at the bridge crossing at the eastern end on the village where Nathan passed away. It is a quiet spot where, if you wish to linger, where one can gather ones thoughts, sit a while allowing one to reflect. It is now a pleasant spot.

Since I posted these pictures, I think it is near to Nathan's aniversery so more flowers and a bedding plant box have been added, so I thought to share them with you.