News about or events for children and young people in Lowton and Golborne.
The school was graded Good in all areas, a much improved result from it’s previous ‘requires improvement’ judgement.
Children and Young People
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Huge congratulations to the young cheerleaders of Gemstone Cheer – who flew out to America earlier this month and won at the Allstar World Championship!
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A team of local young Pom Dancers, aged just 10 and 11, are off to Florida to represent England in a World Championships.
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Golborne High is now officially an Outstanding school, after Ofsted gave it top marks in all areas. Their inspection took place in January, and saw the school move from Good …
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The school has impressed Ofsted and achieved a glowing report with the highest grade available in all areas.
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Young people in Lowton and Golborne discovered their Grades in GCSE examinations this week – and there was plenty of good news from our two local high schools.
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A children’s nursery in Golborne and a pub in Lowton are the latest locations to have publicly available defibrillators, which could one day help save a life.
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Toys and beanie hats have been donated to local children living with cancer thanks to the kindhearted volunteers at Leigh Lions.
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Work is set to begin this month on a new youth facility at Leigh Sports Village which is due to open later this year.
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The Alpha Solway factory in Golborne, run by Globus Group, is creating 15 new apprenticeship positions as the business continues to grow.
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Local maths tutor, Simon Curtis, is celebrating the publication of his latest children’s book, The Grumpy Giraffe.
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The Academy, which boasts Olympic standard gym equipment, only opened its doors a few weeks before COVID struck in 2020.
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Why not see if they’d like to join a new Wigan Children’s Choir, which launches this September?
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Temporary road closures around Golborne St Thomas’ will help keep pupils safe and reduce emissions right outside the school gates.
Congratulations to Golborne Community Primary, who got a glowing review when Ofsted inspectors visited recently.
A new state-of-the-art facility offering activities and support for young people in Leigh has been officially opened.
With its popularity surging, and school places locally at a premium, Golborne High has been given permission to increase the number of pupils it admits each year.
Golborne High school has today announced plans to develop a multi-academy trust in partnership with Winstanley College.
After two years of disrupted study due to the pandemic, the Class of 2021 have been finding out their GCSE results.
Foster carers are desperately needed in Lowton & Golborne – could the time be right for you to take on this incredibly rewarding role?