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Platt Bridge Community First, the ground-breaking new ‘extended school’
is opening its doors to the local community on Wednesday 15th November.
From 6pm to 8pm, the public are invited to attend an open evening at
Platt Bridge Community First, Rivington Avenue (off Liverpool Road),
Platt Bridge, to see for themselves the array of excellent new
facilities now available for public use.
A series of guided tours of the new school have been arranged and all of
the partner organisations, including the school, library and children’s
centre, will be on hand to give out information and answer questions
about all of the facilities on site. Free activities for children will
be available to keep them entertained.
Platt Bridge Community School Head teacher, Sue Darbyshire, is urging
the local community to grasp this one-off opportunity, “This is a great
chance to see what facilities are available for local people and an
exclusive opportunity to see behind the scenes at one of the best
community facilities in the borough. We will also provide free
activities for children to ensure that carers, parents and grand parents
have the freedom to have a good look around.”
Platt Bridge Community First is:
• Platt Bridge Community School, a merger of nearby Low Hall and St
Nathaniel's;
• SureStart children's centre, with 'wrap-around' nursery, and full day
care and baby unit;
• Family support centre, with assessment areas for family and child
welfare;
• Dedicated children's library, operated jointly by the school and Wigan
Leisure and Culture Trust;
• Public library and information centre;
• Community health centre, including GPs surgeries, pharmacy and a wide
variety of health services; and
• A new Wigan and Leigh Housing area office
Presently, the primary school, library, Sure Start children’s centre and
family support centre are open to the public. The area housing office is
due to open soon, with the community health centre to open early in
2007.
Platt Bridge Community First will be open to the public from 6pm to 8pm
on Wednesday 15th November. Guided tours take place every half hour. For
further information about the open evening contact 01942 487997.
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NOTES TO EDITORS: For further information on this News Release please
contact Chris Dunbar, Public Relations Officer, Wigan Leisure and
Culture Trust on 01942 486937 or at
c.dunbar@wlct.org.
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust: Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust is a
charitable trust working on behalf of Wigan Council to manage and
support leisure and cultural facilities, initiatives and events for over
300,000 residents in the Wigan Borough. See
www.wlct.org.
Getting Wigan Active: Getting Wigan Active is Wigan Leisure and Culture
Trust’s vision to ensure that people across the Wigan Borough have the
opportunity to become more physically, mentally and creatively active.
It also aims to increase community activity and to encourage good
citizenship.
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Rodney Hill, Chief Executive of Wigan Leisure and Culture
Trust, Sue Darbyshire Head Teacher of Platt Bridge Community School and
Shirley Leatherbarrow, Area Co-ordinator Sure Start, with children from
the school. |