Raring2go! WHAT’S ON, WHERE TO GO 8 21st July Farmers Market-The Great Barn at Hoghton Tower The popular Farmers’ Market and every 3rd Sunday of the month from 10am to 2pm. One of the original markets in Lancashire. A celebration of fresh ingredients grown or reared locally. Some of the traders have been with us since day one. Farmers and growers are joined by bakers, confectioners and craftsmen and women to make it a great day out. £2per car £2 for pedestrians (up to 6) 26th/28th July Chorley Flower Show Chorley Flower Show will be back for this fantastic 3 day event. The Flower Show is now an ‘award-winning’ show after scooping ‘Tourism Event of the Year’ at the prestigious Lancashire Tourism Awards. All your favourite attractions will be returning with a wider variety of horticultural displays and trade stands. A great day out for all the Family. For Tickets www.chorleyflowershow.com/ tickets-2024/ 27th July Fun at Market Walk Chorley Visit Market Walk between 10am - 4pm for free entertainment and crafts throughout the day from Pirate Polly and her mythical creature friends (Unicorn Princess, Fairy and Mermaid) by Lancashire Ice Queens. Entertainment includes sing-a-longs, party dances, games and lots of crafts. Plus there’ll be a children’s fairground ride. Fun Thursdays at Market Walk will run through the summer holidays. For full details see marketwalkchorley.co.uk/whatson 28th July St Lawrence Church, Chorley Each month, on the last Sunday [apart from August], St Laurence’s Church hosts a short musical concert with a variety of musicians offering their talents. In this month they have the Festival Winds Quintet performing a programme of music for us. Doors open at 2.15 for light refreshments, followed by the music at 3.00. Our gift shop is open before and after the concert, and you can browse our monthly art exhibition, too. Entrance is free, but donations of £5 towards the church funds are appreciated. For more information phone 01257 231360 28th July Historic Graffiti & Special Beliefs Tour at Houghton Tower They will take you back over four hundred years, to a time when King James I, and the people of that time, held firm beliefs about and against witches and witchcraft. Your guide will give you an insight into the king’s fascination with witchcraft and describe the various forms of historic graffiti recently discovered at Hoghton Tower. For further info. And to book www.hoghtontower.co.uk/special-events/ August 1st-31st Augus Maize Maze at Ridgeway Farm Blackpool Blackpool and the Fylde Coast’s biggest maize maze.Throughout August you and your family can visit the maze, made up of 250,000 plants, reaching three meters in height. Navigate your way through, with a fun interactive game for all to enjoy. Included in your ticket price is entry to Ridgeway Farm attractions. To book https:// ridgewayfarmblackpool.co.uk/book-tickets/ What’s On Summer 2024 Continued
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NDA0NjA=