PUMPKIN TRAIL
Many of you will have noticed the enthusiasm of some of our members to organise a Pumpkin trail, we are delighted that Megan and Danielle agreed to organise this with the support of the BBO committee.
Megan and Danielle have stepped up and are helping us to fulfil our dreams for the BBO, which is, that Orrell residents will own our group and take on the organisation of more community events.
We are all well aware of Covid restrictions and these will be adhered to throughout this event. Thank you.
Embrace the spirit of the occasion
2020 has been a notoriously difficult year and so many families throughout the country have been through the toughest times imaginable as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Our aim for the Orrell Pumpkin Trail was to create a little light and fun in these dark times for the younger ones in our local community who have been so resilient and tough through it all.
It became apparent very quickly that everyone contributing any efforts to this Pumpkin Trail wanted to raise more than just a little smile and this was the perfect chance for us to do that and recognise those who have had to be extra tough or have been shielding for months.
We were approached by someone who holds the Cystic Fibrosis Trust very close to see if we would consider them in our fundraising through the Pumpkin Trail and as we were made aware of this organisation it was clear we had to support them.
We had also been considering those little ones who have been heroes themselves and maybe aren’t as in as fortunate a position as other families and wanted to pay it forward at a time of year where children are looking forward to a visit from Father Christmas 🎅 too - and wanted to make sure that we could at least get them some Christmas pyjamas to celebrate the day in. That’s why we chose the Storehouse Project as our other local charity.
Our fundraising efforts will also go towards some lovely new Christmas pyjamas that the wonderful people at the Storehouse Project will pass to those children more in need this Winter.
We want to thank everyone who has already ordered a goody bag or donated their time or contributed in some little way already to the Pumpkin Trail fundraising efforts.
Thank you Megan
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Pumpkin "Alert" below are some of the roads covered by the route of our trail, for our little ones of the village. Please try to add some Halloween magic to your homes if you live or have a business on any of these roads.
These roads are part of quieter planned routes to take you, as families, off the main roads , they are circular and all less than a mile in length. Maps will be added early in the week leading up to Halloween.
- Orrell Post
- West Mount
- East Mount
- Orrell Road
- Moor Road
- Millcroft Road
- Delphside Road
- Sandbrook Road
- Sefton Road
- Lodge Road
- Greenways
- Willard Ave
- Tracks Lane
- Upholland Road down to Sandy Lane
- Wilsham Road
- Naburn Drive
- Edgehall Road
- Church Street
Some extra roads added via our members.
WINSTANLEY ROAD IS ALREADY DECORATED AND THEY PLAN TO HAVE THEIR OWN "Garden dances".
Please remember with Covid restrictions we should not be gathering and we strongly recommend you to keep to the the safer routes planned off the main road. Recently a traffic survey was done on Winstanley Road and the minimum speed recorded was still over the 30 mile an hour limit and the highest score recorded was 109 miles per hour (yes unbelievable i know but the committee it with their own eyes). This is not a safe route in the evening, when it's dark and it not part of the planned routes, just one of the extra roads like the ones below who have been added by members of our facebook page.
- Wallbrook Ave
- St James' Road
- Redwood Avenue
- Mersey Road
- Below are some businesses joining in the fun.
- England's colouring competition
- Pipdsqueaks Play Cafe and Orrell Road
- Beyond Beauty
- Muffin Man
- Running Horses
- The Flower Pot
- Katie's Beauty
- Borron Shaw
- The Old Bank