our walk score and blank on the map

The walk score - as determined by www.walkscore.com - for our area is 0 out of 100 and gives us the car-dependent rating.

And if we look onto www.openstreetmaps.com there are too many blanks and missing roads. Time for some WICE and community action to put us and the facilities in the area on the map.

The bonfire night

Plans are under way for the WICE Bonfire Night - this year on the 8th November. This event is rapidly becoming the premier public fireworks night in the area. Be sure to get your tickets early!

Whitechapel Village Hall. 6 p.m. start.

Tickets from Whitechapel School. £7 per adult; £3 for under 12; Free for pre-school.

What a cracker

Another brilliant Field Day at Whitechapel and Inglewhite on Saturday. Despite a short rain shower during the start of the fancy dress event, the weather held out for a great afternoon of track races, the cross country race and a fun adult 'super hero' relay.

Following the races the community tea was well attended by approx 200 people who saw an audio visual presentation of the afternoons achievements and trophies awarded to the winners. All received a merit medal.

The evening was rounded off with a family disco with the Great Aldini in the village Hall.

It is now a well established tradition that the event is funded by the community 'collection' prior to the day. Once again the organisers and all who enjoyed the day are grateful for the generosity of the community in supporting the event.

The present organising committee, having introduced a number of new ideas over their five year life, are now looking for new people to get involved to take the field day forward. If interested, come along to the field day review meeting in the Green Man on July 21st at 7.30pm

Field Day Today

All the action kicks off at 1pm with the Fancy Dress, followed by the sports events, then the community tea. An evening family disco will round off the day.

Field Day 08

Field Day is on this Saturday. Once again we have booked the good weather and looking for help to set up on the Friday night from 7pm for an hour to set up tables and on Saturday morning from 9am to prepare food and the field.

As you know the Field Day tradition is that collections to raise contributions for the day are made in advance. However if you haven't contributed as yet, don’t worry, there will be a collection point at the entrance to the field. Thanks.

We are also looking for new ideas and people on the committee, so if you want to get involved have a chat on Saturday or pop along to our next meeting on the 21st July.

See you Saturday for another cracking Field Day, Community Tea and Family Disco

Robin Martin Xav

Firewhite

It is said that owing to the mossy, swampy land which adjoins the west side of the Green, Inglewhite was once famous for the ignis-fatuus - moving whitish fire - vulgarly called "will-o-the-wisp" and "Jack-with-the-lantern" from which it is probable that Inglewhite had its name.

Ingle, being another name for fire, so by transposition we have Firewhite or Inglewhite.

This is an extract from Goosnargh Past and Present, published in 1887 by Richard Cookson

WICE Spring Ball

WICE presents
Whitechapel Spring Ball 2008
Crofters Hotel, Garstang

7:30pm Champagne Cocktail Reception

8.00pm Dinner

Followed by dancing & live music by

Stephen Bayliss

12:30am Carriages

Tickets £30 from Whitechapel School Playgroup,

Peter Slater 01995 641131 or Gill Roper 01772 784422

WICE Earth Day Photograph Contest

To mark earth day 2008, WICE are holding a Photograph Contest to capture the natural beauty and landscape of our community. (Earth Day is a name used to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the Earths environment and is held across the north hemisphere each spring, this year on April 22.)

The overall winner from the children and adult entries will then have another photo opportunity, from high above the Whitechapel and Inglewhite area with Nick Cutler who has offered to provide a local light aircraft flight for the winners.

There will be three categories:

Enjoying the environment
Protecting the environment
Nature and wildlife

We are looking to display entries at the WICE Spring Ball and announce the winners on the evening.

WICE would like to use the photo entries to promote WICE activities and projects, and where appropriate in the use of fund raising.

Entries can be made on digital or film but must be submitted by midnight on 21^st April. All entries will be uploaded to the WICE website on April 22 (Earth Day).

To submit your entries, either email to wicephotocontest@gmail.com or hand in printed or film entries to school on the 21st. Please ensure your entries have your name and contact information, the category you are entering and whether child or adult.

So, get out the brownie, clean the lens and, happy snapping ....

Any questions or queries can be posted here - and we will respond through this blog.

and finally, for now, - a big thank you from WICE to Nick for the wonderful offer of the local flights.

Preserving the visual amenity.

Street clutter in Inglewhite

Snows of Mount Parlick

Easter on Parlick

Newly hatched goslings at Cliftons Farm

Inglewhite Village Green

The Inglewhite Village Pond project nears completion.

The sun is shining today.

Links

OK, first meaningful post.

I have created a links tab up on the right hand side. From here you can click through to the WICE website.

Also you can link through to the items I mentioned at last nights meeting - the website and video from Ashton Hayes which may/should inspire us, and the blog from the school children up in Scotland who are blogging daily on their new school building. (there was also a very good Guardian article on this school)

Last night's supper - yummy !

a small blog

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The wreck of the Riverdance

A few initial thoughts

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