Travel, health, emergency services, local info

TRAVEL INFORMATION

TRAIN
The nearest railway stations are Kirkham and Wesham, Preston and Lancaster.

BUSES
Stagecoach buses run through St Michael’s between Lancaster and Blackpool. The timetable can be downloaded from:
http://www.stagecoachbus.com

Or you can telephone for these and nationwide bus times using the traveline: 0871 200 22 33

Customer careline for complaints & lost property 01524 422217
Nationwide rail enquiries 08457 48 49 50


HEALTH SERVICES AND EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Modern health centres with GP practices are located at Great Eccleston and Garstang


GREAT ECCLESTON HEALTH CENTRE
Raikes Road, Great Eccleston, Preston, PR3 0ZA

Tel: 01995 670066 or 01995 671054

http://www.greateccleston.nhs.uk


GARSTANG MEDICAL CENTRE
Kepple Lane, Garstang, Preston PR3 1PB

The centre comprises 2 general practice surgeries with a modern well-equipped shared dispensary. The centre also houses a range of other services including district nursing, health visitors, midwifery, physiotherapy, podiatry/chiropody and counselling services amongst other community services.

LANDSCAPE SURGERY
Telephone: 01995 603355
Facsimile: 01995 601810

WINDSOR SURGERY
Telephone: 01995 603350


AMBULANCE
Emergencies 999 from land lines 112 from mobiles

We are fortunate in St Michael’s to be within the area covered by the North West Air Ambulance. This was established in 1999 and has been flying life saving missions throughout the North West region from its operational base at Blackpool Airport for the past nine years.
Flying seven days a week, 365 days a year the vital life saving service covers 5,500 square miles and a residential population of seven million people yet receives no central government or lottery funding. It costs £3.5 million per year to maintain both aircraft, all of which is generously donated by members of the public.
As a resident we hope that you will find way to support the Air Ambulance. Already several parishioners have been welcome recipients of the service.

LOCAL HOSPITALS
Blackpool Victoria Hospital
www.bfwhospitals.nhs.uk

Whinney Heys Road
Blackpool
Fy3 8nr
Tel: 01253 300 000


Royal Preston Hospital
www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk

Sharoe Green Lane
Fulwood
Preston
PR2 9HT
Tel: 01772 716 565


Royal Lancaster Infirmary
www.mbht.nhs.uk

Ashton Road
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4RP
Tel: 01524 65944


FIRE

Emergencies 999 from land lines 112 from mobiles
Green Lane West, Garstang, PR3 1NJ
Tel: 01995 600036


POLICE

IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS AND NAMES
Emergencies 999 from land lines 112 from mobiles
Local Police 01524 633 33 (Lancaster Police Control Room)
Non-emergency number anywhere in Lancashire 0845 25 35 45
Community Beat Manager Simon Jones
PCSOs Geoff Mole, Craig Jones, Paul Parks


NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

St Michael’s south of the river Pamela Charnley Nickols
01995 679 400

St Michael’s Moss Lane and Mr Mays
Paddington Estate 01995 679 295

USEFUL SOURCES OF INFORMATION

PARISH NEWSLETTER

Monthly parish newsletter with an introduction by the Vicar or others, contact details of churchwardens, events and appeals, calendar of events for the month, parish and school news, sidesmen and church flower rotas and lists of services.

Compiled by Libby Flintoff 01995 679 638


JOINT BENEFICE OF ST MICHAEL’S AND ST HELEN’S WEB SITE

This will help you to keep up-to-date about what is on and what is planned.

Please contact Pamela Nickols on 01995 679 400 to add material.

http://michaelshelens.blogspot.com


GARSTANG FOCUS

Free monthly magazine with details of What’s On, local services, organisations, activities and issues and advertisements from local companies and traders.

Ian and Marilyn Mulroy
Tel: 01253 813433
www.focusmags.co.uk


IN FOCUS

Free monthly magazine distributed by volunteers with details of local organisations, activities and issues and advertisements from local companies and traders. Also includes a diary of village events

Contributions Tel: 01995 670 771 or e-mail: rowe.ann@btopenworld.com

to publicise events Tel 01995 670 090
to advertise Tel Paul Constable 01995 671 289
distribution queries Tel 01995 672 230 or 01995 672 578


WYRE VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRES

Garstang: 01995 602125 garstangtic@wyrebc.gov.uk
Fleetwood: 01253 773953 fleetwoodtic@wyrebc.gov.uk
Cleveleys: 01253 853378 cleveleystic@wyrebc.gov.uk
Wyre Estuary Country Park: 01253 857890 wyresidetic@wyrebc.gov.uk

Or visit the website www.wyrebc.gov.uk

COUNCIL TAX BY AREA AND BY BAND - 2009/2010
Upper Rawcliffe with Tarnacre

Band A
Band B
Band C
Band D
Band E
Band F
Band G
Band H
999.30 1,165.85 1,332.40 1,498.95 1,832.05 2,165.15 2,498.25 2,997.90



LOCAL FOOTPATHS AND WALKS
There are many public footpaths within the parish.

Some of the most popular are on the banks of the River Wyre but others follow farm tracks and cross fields. The local Ordnance Survey map 1:25,000 series maps 286 and 296 will prove helpful

Please observe the Country Code, keep dogs on leads where there is stock, take litter and dog mess home, avoid damage to crops and property and enjoy exploring our area.



Wyre Borough also supplies information about walks in the local area on their web site:
http://www.wyrebc.gov.uk

For maps of footpaths and bridleways see Lancashire County Council’s Mario web site:

http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/viewer.htm?categ=countryside