View Lymm at street level

Google has expanded its Street View feature to cover 96% of the roads in the UK. From today, British users of the virtual mapping service will be able to view 360 degree images of 238,000 miles of public road and thoroughfares, from Cornwall to the Shetlands.

Integration with Lymm.com

We have already integrated this feature into Lymm.com! You can see it in action when viewing the following sections:

• Associations
• Schools
• Churches
• The Business Directory

How it works

St Wilfrids Church in Grappenhall is a great example of this new functionality in action. When viewing a map, simply look underneath to see the Street View. You can navigate by double clicking, or clicking and dragging on the Street View. Alternatively click once the map above to move to a new location - all the roads in blue are covered by Google Street View.

Example screenshot

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Press Release

Cheshire County Football Association has awarded Warrington based club Lymm Piranhas FC the prestigious FA Charter Standard Club award for grassroots football.

The FA Charter Standard programme, supported by FA partner McDonald’s, was established to help clubs to improve standards of coaching, administration, player development and safeguarding children. The FA Charter Standard award is presented to those clubs like Lymm Piranhas FC who have raised their standards in these areas and lead the field in promoting best football practice, both on and off the pitch in grassroots football.

Comments

Mark Robison, Club Chairman comments “Lymm Piranhas are delighted to have achieved FA Charter Standard. We are committed to giving opportunities to children of all abilities within the local community to play football. By becoming a charter standard club, we have ensured that all of our coaches have the necessary skills to do this.”

Peter Nicholls, Senior Football Development Officer comments “The FA Charter Standard award acknowledges the support Lymm Piranhas FC provides to the local community and their efforts to ensure the club offers opportunities for players to develop their skills and play football in a safe and positive environment. The Cheshire County FA is committed to raising the standards of football at grassroots level and the dedication and achievements of clubs like Lymm Piranhas FC make this possible."

More…….

Lymm Piranhas FC were presented with their award on Tuesday 2 March at their training ground at Lymm Leisure Centre, and were honoured by Glasgow Rangers defender David Weir, and Cheshire County FA Chief Executive Maureen Dunford.

Since 2002, over 117 clubs representing more than 1300 teams in Cheshire have achieved FA Charter Standard Club, Adult Club, Development or Community Club status.

Contact

For further information please email James Self or phone 01606 871155.

Chief Executive of the Cheshire FA Maureen Dunford and Rangers defender David Weir present the Charter Standard plaque to Lymm Piranhas Chairman Mark Robison & Child Liaison Officer Nik Wadsworth.

Chief Executive of the Cheshire FA Maureen Dunford, Football Development Officer James Self and Rangers defender David Weir present the Charter Standard plaque to Lymm Piranhas Chairman Mark Robison and players from the club.

Photographs from local photographer Wynford Evans.

Press Release

Lymm Village Hall Playgroup will be officially unveiling its outdoor play area at its premises in Pepper Street, Lymm, next week. The playgroup, which has been resident in Lymm for 37 years, is using the paved area at the front of the Village Hall to create the play area using temporary fencing that can be erected and dismantled as and when needed.

Rangers Captain and Scotland International footballer David Weir will be officially opening the outdoor play area on Monday 15th March at 1.30 pm.

It will be lovely to see all the children playing outside

Work is beginning on the fence this week so the children will be able to take advantage of this current wave of spring-like weather. “It will be lovely to see all the children playing outside when it’s a nice sunny day”, said Lymm Village Hall Playgroup chairman Joy Parkinson. The fenced off area will enable the children to play outdoors safely. “Up until now any trips out of the Village Hall had to be carefully planned, with only two children being allowed out with an adult at any one time. This new outdoor area will be a huge benefit to both staff and children”, she added.

Warrington Borough Council has provided the funding for the fencing and the shed to store it in once dismantled.

View details on Lymm Village Hall Playgroup

Local band ace the Regional Finals, securing them a place in the semi-finals

From the Live & Unsigned Regional Final, Sunday 7th March 2010, The Willows, Salford.

Further to our previous post, massive congratulations go to local band Cheap Cuts, who have made it through to the Area Finals of Live & Unsigned 2010 music competition, in the bid to win them a recording contract. The band performed in the Regional Final yesterday at The Willows in Salford in front of a panel of judges who said they were the "best act of the day".

The event hosted 18 acts, 9 of which have made it through to the Area Finals, which is the last round of the competition before the big final at the 02 Arena in London. Each act was required to perform a cover track and original track in the space of 3 ½ minutes.

Top score of the day

The judges awarded Cheap Cuts the top score of the day, securing them a place in the semi-finals. Supporters say the boys did Lymm proud and the band would like to thank all those who went to watch their performance providing the biggest supporting crowd of the day. Fantastic news for the boys and we wish them all the best for the Area Finals which will take place on Sunday 9th May at The Willows again in Salford.

View details on Cheap Cuts

Statement from Neville Davies

Following the recent announcement that Lymm Youth Club (and the British Legion) have been revealed to be on the Warrington Borough Council list for potential disposal, Secretary of the Lymm Youth and Community Centre Management Committee, Neville Davies, has issued the following statement:

"Despite the uncertainty added to by the decision of Warrington Borough Council to put a possible "For Sale" notice on our premises, we remain committed to maintaining Youth and Community Facilities on this site at the heart of our village. In meetings with the Borough Councillors elected to represent Lymm, we have indicated our willingness to work with any development proposals to preserve the facility on this site and have been assured of their support for our project, as have the prospective Labour candidates for both Borough and Parliament in the coming elections. We continue to trust that our Councillors will guarantee our facility in the long term future, after all, the building is here and in use. The volunteers are here and running the facility at no cost to the Council. I’m sure the Council will recognise a bargain when they look carefully".

Programme of community activities

"We have a lively and expanding programme of community activities in place already and even more exciting developments planned. In particular, in co-operation with Lymm Rotary Club, Warrington Stronger Together and Su Williams, we are rolling out a stimulating pilot programme, starting on March 17th, for South Warrington called "Bridging the Gap". This will be built around a neighbourhood programme for older, especially isolated, citizens."

"Initially at monthly intervals, events will be organised incorporating a Tea Dance plus other activities with refreshments being made and served by young people. We will be organising an increasing number of other opportunities such as the chance to discuss issues direct with senior police and other public officers. In time we hope to increase these activities with interests such as "armchair aerobics", manicure tasters, hairdressing, chiropodist visits etc as well as hobby opportunities, perhaps even Bingo or Computers. Transport will be arranged for those who need it or who live outside Lymm."

Get in contact

If you know someone who would like an invite or would like to suggest an activity, please contact me, Neville Davies, on 01925 755757.

View more information about Lymm Youth Club