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

The bank holiday weather doesn’t look as good as we all wanted, but whatever you are up to, I hope you have a great one. I have a list of jobs to do around the house… or maybe I will embrace the long weekend and have a lie in 😆 

In today’s Scoop:

• We visit a French Cafe on Sankey Street 🇫🇷 

• Theres a new episode of the Warrington Scoop Podcast 🎤 

• Warrington's Litter Heroes 🗑️

• Warrington Shout Outs (including a new bar thats opening) 🤔 

• Warrington Wordle 🧠 

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

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New Podcast Episode is Out: Helping Warrington Men With Their Mental Health

Our latest podcast episode is an important one. Around 1 in 8 men experience depression or anxiety, yet men are far less likely to seek help than women. In the UK, suicide remains the leading cause of death for men under 50, which is why conversations like this one matter so much.

In this episode, we sit down with mental health advocate Lee Payton, who shares his own journey and discusses the support available right here in Warrington, including Andy's Man Club, Warrington Wolves Offload, TalkHub, and More Than Men.
If you or someone you know is struggling, please have a listen here (links to all your favourite podcast apps). You are not alone and help is closer than you think.

Here are some positive stories from around the town over the past few days.

🎂 A 90-year-old Woolston woman got the birthday surprise of a lifetime when her grandson posted on Facebook asking for help getting her a motorcycle sidecar ride around the neighbourhood she's spent her whole life in. Total strangers rallied together to make it happen, and by all accounts, she didn't stop smiling the entire time. Lovely stuff. (Warrington Guardian)

🏋️ Great Sankey's Josh Summersgill has won gold at the British Masters Weightlifting Championship in Birmingham, lifting a total of 259 kilos across his six lifts without missing a single one. He broke two British records in the process and will now represent Warrington at the European Championships in June. (Warrington Worldwide)

🌳 Walton Hall and Gardens, which attracts over 400,000 visitors a year, has been hailed as seeing its "better days" after a decade of transformation. The past year alone has seen a new pedestrian footbridge, drainage works, courtyard restoration, and even a new electric ice cream van. (Warrington Guardian)

From the Scoop Socials 📰 

🇫🇷 We were out quite a bit this week across all areas of the town. One video that got a lot of you talking was Gourmand, the French Cafe on Sankey Street, where they wake up at 4am to bring you the best French food.

💪 If you are after a gym thats all about community, then check out this video of The Colony, which celebrated its first birthday.

📱 If you need your phone fixing, then go down and see Don and Jenny from The Phone Whisperer in Latchford. They also sell some amazing computer game controllers as well.

Warrington's Litter Heroes 🗑️

Warrington's volunteer litter pickers have just smashed their own record during the Great British Spring Clean. Over two weeks, the town's litter teams completed 24 public events and collected a massive 1,571 bags of litter, up 34% on last year's record of 1,170 bags. The Scoop was lucky enough to attend one of these picks and spoke to Tony Dixon. You can view the video here.

Three separate days saw over 100 bags collected, with one incredible double century. The campaign covered parks including Orford, Victoria and Black Bear, as well as the Sankey Valley and Trans Pennine Trail. 30 new volunteers joined during the campaign, along with support from the Wolves PDRL team and 200 primary school children and scouts. There are now almost 4,000 members of litter networks across the borough. If you fancy getting involved, find your nearest team at litternetworks.org

There are plenty of shout-outs this week… only the good stuff, of course!

🤣 Did you see any good April Fool’s Day online? This was our personal favourite by Cheshire Mix 56, showing gondolas crossing Lymm Dam.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 There will be a St George's Fun Day outside Warrington Town Hall on Saturday, the 25th of April, and they are looking for local businesses interested in trading there.

🎢 If you are after something different, check out the Fairground Model Show thats taking part on Saturday, the 11th of April at Alford Hall.

🏉 Don’t forget Warrington Wolves take on Leigh Leopards tomorrow at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

👯‍♂️ Have you ever watched Thelwall Morris Dancers? They will be at the Pickering Arms on Easter Monday at 2:15pm.

🥚 Theres an easter egg hunt today at Warrington market, which could be fun for the family.

🥇 The council has welcomed the award of national funding for Warrington Armed Forces Community Charity, which will bring big benefits for our local armed forces community.

🌸 If you're after something lovely to do on Easter Saturday, Alexandra Park in Stockton Heath is hosting a pop-up cafe from 2pm to 4pm, with homemade cakes and hot and cold drinks, all run by local volunteers.

🪩 Theres a new bar opening in town soon called Rewind Bar, and they posted a picture showing what it looks like from the outside.

🍛 Eastern Point in the market has updated its menu with lots of new choices that look amazing.

🍔 A new takeaway called Straight Outta Nashville has opened on Manchester Road, and it looks amazing. They have other stores across the North West, but here is a link to their Instagram for more information.

Warrington Wordle 🧠 

Welcome to all the new Wordle regulars who have joined us over the past few weeks. If you are playing today, let me know how you get on by replying to this email, as we do read them all.

Remember, this is a word related to Warrington.

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Thanks 👍️ 

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Catch you on Monday.

Mike

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