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

If you like knowing what’s going on without having to check ten different places, that’s pretty much the job of this email, just one tidy list of local bits worth your time (minus the crime and politics)

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

P.S. If you are new here, you can find a web copy of our events guide here.

If you are after a fun night out with a difference, Stev at Pasta Ferrazza runs brilliant pasta classes around Warrington, and I think you'll love it. You make everything from scratch, sit down and eat the lot, and it is a great one for a date night or a night out with friends.

His next event is Flour to Fork at Number Nine in Great Sankey on Thursday, 23rd April from 6pm to 9pm.

BYOB and just £50 per person.

Click here to book on, or check out his Facebook or Instagram here.

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

📚 A lovely idea from Bright Horizons Callands Day Nursery, who have been hiding children's books around Callands for families to find and keep. If you spot one out and about, it's yours. (Warrington Worldwide)

🏆 The finalists for the Warrington Guardian Inspiration Awards 2026 have been announced, with the ceremony taking place at The Village Hotel on Thursday, 23rd April. Categories include Everyday Hero, Charity Champion, Courage Award, and Lifetime Achievement Award. (Warrington Guardian)

📹 Slightly politics related (sorry), but it’s something you might want to know. The CCTV control room has been saved for at least another 12 months, with funding ringfenced to keep it running. (Warrington Guardian)

Warrington Music Festival is back on Saturday, 6th June in Old Market Square at Golden Square, and the best thing about it is that it’s completely free!

Headlining is Winachi, an electro funk collective from Latchford, who the festival actually helped launch back in the day. They've since headlined events in the US and are currently working on their second album with a Grammy-nominated producer.

Find out more here.

🍛 Luke Littler popped into the Choi Hing in Grappenhall for a Chinese.

☕ Statham Lodge is hosting a Bridgerton-inspired afternoon tea on Sunday, the 3rd of May, which sounds really good.

🎭 Warrington Arts Festival are looking for volunteers for this year's festival running 18th to 25th July. Free t-shirt included and applications close 1st June. Find the link on their Instagram.

🍽 Vandal is offering 40% off their breakfast every Friday and Saturday, which is a great deal. Find out the full details here.

⚓ Did you know Captain Edward J Smith, captain of the Titanic, married his wife at St Oswald's Church in Winwick in 1887? 114 years ago yesterday, he lost his life when the ship sank. Photos of him and his family are on display in the church if you ever visit.

👁️ Warrington VIP, who support visually impaired people in the town, are looking for a part-time charity cook. 12 hours a week across Tuesdays and Thursdays, £12.71 per hour, cooking fresh three-course meals for up to 40 people.

📣 I know you all love history here at the Scoop, and Warrington History Society has a talk on Monday, 27th April at 7:30pm called Quakers in and Around Warrington by Elaine Green.

🌾 The Thelwall Scarecrow Festival is back on Saturday, 6th June, and this year's theme is Countries! Make a scarecrow inspired by your favourite destination and display it by 9am on the day.

🚌 Taryn spotted the bus she used to get as a kid (the number 19) and decided it would be the perfect wedding photo opportunity.

🎨 Local artist Angela Gould has gone from Warrington to exhibiting at the Royal Academy of Arts, and her work, From the Seaview, is on display at Warrington Museum until 31st May. Angela will be there in person this Saturday from 1pm to 4pm if you fancy meeting her.

If you’ve got something to shout about, reply to this email and let us know.

On Monday, we asked you what you would like to see where Mr Smiths used to be, and the results were really interesting. I thought housing would win, but the most popular answer was a theatre or arts centre.

There were also a lot of comments on the poll, with many of you talking about something smaller than Parr Hall that would suit smaller events and upcoming bands.

Only 1 post this week (plenty planned for next week), but there was a lovely sunrise on Tuesday that I captured very early in the morning, which you might like.

My inbox was full of replies when I checked it at lunchtime on Friday about your Wordle results. Keep them coming and let me know how you get on today.

Every answer is (somehow) loosely related to Warrington 😁

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Catch you on Monday.

Mike

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