Essential Feature
Celebrating another
week of success
The Mayor and Mayoress have attended
numerous award ceremonies during their
term of office and have congratulated
many learners and volunteers of all ages
and abilities doing great work.
They recently travelled to the 2014 Times
University of the year Edge Hill University
to applaud graduates from Warrington
as they collected their teaching degrees
and later the same day they watched a
fantastic show and concert at the Pyramid
by members of Creative Remedies.
Cllr Geoff Settle said,
“We have attended
over 80 engagements
in our first eight busy
weeks and one of our
favourites was watching
the Creative Remedies
play about a class of
cheeky
Liverpudlian
school children on a
bus journey to a sea side
resort. It was very funny and took us all
back in time.
“Creative Remedies is a programme of arts
activities that aim to improve the health
and wellbeing of Warrington residents
over the age of 18. It is a community
art scheme that illustrates perfectly my
Mayoral Charity Theme of ‘Wellbeing of
the Mind’ through Art.”
For more details about Creative Remedies
click on the following link
www.warrington.gov.uk/directory_
record/5708/creative_remedies”.
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The next day the Mayor and Mayoress had
an exclusive viewing of three wonderful
Warrington Primary School Garden
entries from Bruche, Croft & Evelyn Street
and a fourth by Penketh High School in
this year’s RHS Tatton Flower Show.
All four received high acclaim from the
judges and The Mayoress, Jean Settle
said, “I love gardening and it’s been great
being part of Bruche’s journey from the
planning stage to the RHS final. They
chose the theme ‘Warrington Walking
Day’ and as part of their research we
invited the youngsters to the Town Hall
for a closer look at the famous Golden
Gates. What we didn’t realise was that
they using us as models for their garden
Mayor and Mayoress scarecrows.
“The best news of all is
that all four Warrington
Schools have received
high acclaim from
the judges for their
fanta