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Good morning, Warrington. Mike here. This is The Warrington Scoop.

What did you get up to at the weekend? I went for a run down the canal, which reminded me what a lovely part of the country we live in, and it was nice to see so many people out and about. Then…. I reminded my wife that Rituals had opened in town, so we headed into the Golden Square to have a nosey and we both agreed it’s a great addition to the town.

Grab your favourite brew, and let's start. ☕

🚧 Here is a quick update on the progress of the road works that are taking place on Sankey Street, which has divided opinions across social media.

📸 This amazing picture was sent to us by a reader, which we felt really captured Autumn right now. I am not sure of the exact location. Do you know where it is?

🤣 They are building a new junction on Cockhedge roundabout (only joking), but can you imagine if they built one like this for your flying Tesla car that meant you could fly right over it?

🍺 The Lord Rodney on Winwick Road has reopened after its refurb and it’s looking really good with tons of improvements. We didn’t realise it was opening so fast, but it looks like they have done a great job with it all. Did you get chance to pop in over the weekend?

💐 As mentioned before, Rituals, the home fragrance and body care brand, has opened a store in town this weekend. Have you been in yet? Hit reply and tell me what you thought.

🎄 The Gemini Musical Theatre Company's Christmas Gala Concert at Parr Hall on Sunday 20th December at 7:30pm is sold out downstairs, but there are still seats left in the balcony. With a full orchestra, they'll be playing carols like The Coventry Carol and Jingle Bells, with songs from Oklahoma!

🛝 We noticed an update on the Slidie Sliderson socials that they are now opening on the 9th of November, and are now taking bookings. I spoke to the manager a while back at a networking event and it’s going to be amazing.

We are bringing back the history feature again, as a few of you emailed me to ask where they have been. Here is one for you today, which fits in nicely with remembrance day at the weekend.

The cenotaph at Bridge Foot, where the town gathers on Sunday, wasn't Warrington's first war memorial. A temporary one went up for the Peace Day celebrations in August 1919. The council set up a committee in 1921, but arguments over where it should go and money problems held things up until plans were finally approved in May 1924.

The stone obelisk, designed by borough surveyor Andrew Kerr, was unveiled in November 1925. The wall behind it carries the names of the 1,161 Warrington men who died in the First World War, and later plaques remember 435 local servicemen and 22 civilians from the Second World War. It's now Grade II listed.

Warrington Lit & Phil: Human Rights in an Age of Climate Change and AI
Friar's Green Church, Cairo Street, 7pm to 9pm
Dr Richard Ridyard from Lancaster University talks about what climate change and AI mean for human rights. It's free for members, and guests are welcome.

Autumn’s Hollow Sigh
Warrington Museum & Art Gallery, free, on until 29th November
Moonlit ruins, frosty paths and golden leaves, all pulled from the museum’s own fine art collection. A good one for a lunch break or a wet afternoon this week.

Festive Twilight Tuesdays
Bents Garden & Home, Glazebury, from 5pm
Evening Christmas shopping at Bents every Tuesday this November, if you fancy getting ahead before the rush.

Dress Your Tree
Bents Garden & Home, Glazebury, 6pm
Tips from the Bents visual merchandising team on getting your Christmas tree looking like a shop window.

Evening with Chris Moss
Waterstones, The Mall, 6:30pm
A Q&A and book signing at Waterstones Warrington, with tickets from £5.

Father Christmas Arrival Parade
Bents Garden & Home, Glazebury, 7pm
Father Christmas and his friends roll into Bents with a parade. Yes, it’s only the 4th of November.

Tiny Tots Zoo Adventure
Walton Hall & Gardens, 11am
A guided tour of Walton’s Children’s Zoo for three to five year olds, with the chance to meet and touch a few gentle animals. Tickets are £10.95 and a grown-up has to come along.

Sparkle, Sizzle and Stew
Belong - Loushers Lane, 4pm
A Bonfire Night party with hearty food, parkin and a sparkly end to the day.

Bonfire Night at the General Elliot
The General Elliot, Croft, from 5pm, bonfire lit at 6:30pm
A traditional bonfire with artisan stalls, a kids’ craft table, hot chocolate, mulled wine and toffee apples. It’s £5 for adults, and children go free and get a hotdog. There’s no firework display, so this one is all about the bonfire.

Glazebury Methodist Church Bonfire and Fireworks
Warrington Road, Glazebury, from 5:30pm, fireworks at 7:30pm
The church’s annual bonfire night. It’s ticket only this year: £8 each, under 5s free, or £30 for a family of two adults and up to three children (plus booking fee). Parking is very limited, so walk if you can.

More bonfires and fireworks
Friday 6th and Saturday 7th, various venues
Station House in Padgate is on Friday, then Stockton Heath Scouts, Gulliver’s World and Lymm on Saturday. All the details are in our fireworks guide.

Off The Page Wrestling: North West Next 2026
St Benedict's Club, Rhodes Street, 6pm to 9:30pm (last entry 7pm)
Eight rising wrestlers from the North West compete for the North West Next trophy.

Spooky World Bonfire Night
Spooky World, Stretton, bonfire lit around 6pm, fireworks at 7:45pm
A big bonfire and fireworks night. Tickets carry a £2 booking fee, and no personal fireworks or sparklers are allowed on site. Spooky at Night runs the same evening with scary characters wandering about, so maybe not one for the little ones.

January Butler as Céline Dion
The Park Royal Hotel, Stretton, 7pm to 11:45pm
A live tribute celebrating Céline Dion's biggest songs.

The Stylistics
Parr Hall, 7:30pm
The soul legends perform their greatest hits live.

Brickhaus Comedy Night
Brickhaus, Barbauld Street, 8pm (18+)
The second comedy night at Brickhaus, with Mick Ferry on the bill. A decent one if you’d rather laugh than listen to another tribute act.

Warrington Reading Club
Costa in the Odeon, Westbrook, 9:30am
A quick chat about books, then an hour reading your own in peace. It meets monthly, and you don't have to read the same book as anyone else.

WAZP: Warrington Art, Zines, Comics and Print Fair
Warrington Market, mezzanine floor, 10am to 4pm
A fair of independent comics, zines, artwork and prints from local creators, hosted by Scott’s Pops & Comics and cartoonist Rick Eades. Rachael Smith, Colin Mathieson and Kris Bees are among the names lined up. Nice to see something like this in the market.

Bloom Warrington: The Blooming Marvellous Day
The Old School, 17 Fairfield Street, 11am to 4pm
Bloom’s wellbeing day, held on the first Saturday of every month. There are tarot and oracle readers, reiki, reflexology, a sound bath, crystals, books, candles and gifts, plus guest speakers, a café and an open circle at 3pm. Entry is £3, which goes to the charity of the month.

Warrington Rylands v Gainsborough Trinity
The Quickline Logistics Arena, Gorsey Lane, 3pm
A home game in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.

From Wigan to Atlanta: A Talk by David Yeates
Warrington Museum & Art Gallery, 4:30pm
In 2002, David travelled to Atlanta to meet his father for the first time, took a DNA test, and was welcomed into his extended family. It's free, but you need to book.

Lymm Fireworks
Cherry Tree Primary School, Hardy Road, Lymm, gates 6pm, main display 8pm
Lymm & District Round Table’s big annual night of fireworks, food and music, raising money for local charities. Adults £14, children aged 3 to 17 £7. It usually sells out, there’s no parking on site and no sparklers.

Festival of Remembrance
St Elphin's Church, doors 6:30pm for a 7pm start
Hosted by Warrington's 1330 Air Cadet Squadron, with Warrington Male Voice Choir, Warrington Brass Band, pupils from St Elphin's Primary and the cadets' own choir. Tickets are through the squadron's Facebook page.

Magic of the Beatles
Parr Hall, 7:30pm
A tribute show to the Fab Four's biggest hits.

Local Dub
Sankey Street Basement, 9pm
Brother duo casi and GHAP Records bring a night of house music to the Basement. Tickets from £5.

Lymm Rocks Remembrance display
St Mary's Church, Lymm, ahead of the 10am service
Rocks painted by Lymm Rocks and the community line the path for the Remembrance parade, including names from the Royal British Legion Lymm Roll of Honour.

Remembrance Sunday service
The Cenotaph, Bridge Foot, Last Post at 10:59am, silence at 11am
The parade forms outside Warrington Town Hall at 9:45am and sets off at 10:20am, reaching the cenotaph at about 10:30am. After the Last Post and the two-minute silence comes the service and wreath laying, and the parade leaves at about 11:25am. If you're going, use the marked crossing points and be in place by 10:40am. Bridge Foot is fully closed from 8am to 12 noon, and the roads around Queen's Gardens, including Sankey Street, Springfield Street and Palmyra Square, are closed from 9am to 12 noon. Time Square car park is open all day.

Warrington Makers Market
Time Square, 11am to 4pm
The monthly makers market, held on the second Sunday of every month, with local independent makers selling art, jewellery, home décor, food and drink. Handy for an early Christmas present, and dog friendly.

Twin Lizzy: Thin Lizzy Tribute
Empire Warrington, 120 Bridge Street, 3:30pm to 7pm
All the classic Thin Lizzy hits and twin guitar harmonies, live on a Sunday afternoon.

🏆 Siobhan McCarroll, the founder of Dunky's Day Nurseries, has been named Businesswoman of the Year at the Warrington Chamber Plus Business Awards for the second time. (Warrington Worldwide)

⛰️ Six people from Redrow's Daresbury office have climbed the National Three Peaks to raise money for Claire House Children's Hospice. (Warrington Worldwide)

Last month, we did a plan ahead email for October, but this time round we decided to just put in a few events to this email for you.

Mon 9th: Slidie Sliderson opens its doors for the first sessions at Cockhedge Shopping Centre.

Fri 13th to Sun 15th: Warrington Unwrapped kicks off, with an outdoor screening of Elf on the Friday, the Christmas Lights Switch On on the Saturday, artisan markets over the weekend, and Winter Wonderland opening at Time Square.

Fri 13th: Boyzlife at Parr Hall, 7:30pm.

Fri 20th: The Friday Alternative celebrates its first birthday with six local DJs at BrickHaus.

Sat 21st: Aaren James from The Voice UK returns to his hometown for a live show at Empire Warrington, 8:30pm to 11:30pm.

Fri 27th: the outdoor ice rink opens at Golden Square in Old Market Place and runs until 3rd January.

Mon 30th: James B Partridge: The Big Christmas Assembly at Parr Hall, 7:30pm.

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