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AFFORDABLE CHOICE . . . DIRECT CREMATIONS . . . Pre Paid Funeral Plans Available - Ask for details. Festival team’s big thank you WESTHOUGHTON’S latest ‘Big Plant’ is being hailed a success with more than 6,000 daffodil bulbs now set to brighten up the town in the spring. Schools, churches and community groups have been involved in this year’s project, which saw vol- unteers putting spades into the ground at Central Park in the latest plant- ing session. They dug deep to plant 400 daffodils around the trees near the Queen’s memorial bench. BOLTON based Olym- pic medal winner Cindy Ngamba has teamed up with a host of famous faces to front amajor newmod- ern slavery campaign. The boxer, who won bronze in Paris earlier this year, has joined forces with North West charity Causeway and celebrities including Coronation Street actor Julie Hesmondhalgh for its ‘Stand with Survi- vors’ campaign. In recent years, modern slavery cases across the NorthWest have been on the rise. It is estimated A WESTHOUGHTON school has created a dedicated wellbeing space for lessons, cre- ativity and outdoor learning that will be used by children and their parents. St Bartholomew’s CofE Primary recruited house- builder Barratt Homes and it delivered the sup- port of its site team and sub-contractors. As part of the pro- ject, the team helping the school re-form and dress paths, painted and re-planted potted plants and created an external garden room. Now complete, the new cabin will help the school to continue its efforts to battle mental health in a positive atmosphere. James Riddick, deputy headteacher and SENCo at St Bartholomew’s, said: “The outdoor wellbeing classroom, along with the upgraded and improved outdoor learning envi- ronment will be of such a huge benefit to all our children and parents. “The inclusion of heat- ing and light means that it can be used all year round, which will enable us to continue to support A new sense of wellbeing Community project: Alex Barton, school business manager and Sean Regan of Barratt Homes in the new outdoor space our children’s mental health and wellbeing in a positive and meaning- ful way. Barratt Homes was backed by the goodwill of its suppliers and sub-con- tractors which provided labour and donated mate- rials free of charge. This resulted in the regeneration of the school’s grounds to include a weeded and maintained garden, reformed and stoned footpaths, and the con- struction of foundations and refurbishment of the donated cabin, Barratt has also installed signage in the outdoor space to showcase the wildlife-friendly fea- tures of the new plants and accessories. Rhys Nicholson, man- aging director at Bar- ratt Homes Manchester, said: “It was a pleasure to lend a helping hand to St Bartholomew’s C of E Primary School and we’d like to thank our suppli- ers and sub-contractors for their support with this project. “The idea to create a devoted space for men- tal health and wellbeing discussions was fantastic, and one which we were very happy to get on board with.” A new pathway to employment Olympics star Cindy fronts modern slavery campaign Olympian: Boxer Cindy Ngamba Planters spring into action Blooming great: The planting volunteers at Central Park (Photo credit: My Westhoughton) that more than 50million people worldwide are cur- rently trapped in modern slavery and exploitation, with over 100,000 of those in the UK. Survivors in the UK will most commonly have experienced labour exploitation, sexual exploitation and crimi- nal exploitation. Cindy, the first-ever medal winner for the Olympic Refugee Team, said: “I am proud to be supporting Causeway. “We’re coming together to encourage everybody to stand with survivors of modern slavery, and cre- ate a world where every- one has the same rights and freedoms. Any way you can support Cause- way and the important work they do would be massively appreciated.” The campaign aims to increase awareness around modern slavery, and educate the public about the signs to look out for which indicate somebody may be expe- riencing modern slavery and exploitation. Causeway is one of the largest providers of mod- ern slavery support in the North West. THE team behind this year’s Festival of Horwich were brought together by mayor Ian Aldcroft for a ‘thank you’ photoshoot on the steps of the pub- lic hall. The event at Horwich RMI earlier this year raised£1,000 for themay- or’s charities and he told them “The mayoress and I are incredibly grateful”. A bouquet of flowers was also presented to Kat Grant, who, the mayor said, led the project “with determination despite facing various setbacks and challenges.” ! Mayor’s diary page 17 NEWS IN BRIEF GREATER Manchester Police has appointed a new Bolton district commander. Chief Superintendent Helen Critchley started her career in Tameside in 2003. She has worked in a number of branch roles across the force’s intelligence and the serious crime division, including economic and cyber- crime. In the last four years she has worked as a superintendent. THE Co-op store on Chorley New Road has installed a ‘grub tub’ to allow shoppers to donate to the Horwich Foodshare community foodbank. A GROUP of young people with special educational needs and dis- abilities are gaining valuable work experience with Bolton employers, hoping to gain the skills they need to go on to permanent jobs. The 15 youngsters are students at LifeBridge college and eight have started their supported internships, which can last up to a year, at Asda in Farnworth. Bolton College and Amazon are also offering new supported internships for young people at the Amazon site in Bolton.