The Little Chippy

08/04/2026

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07/03/2026

24/02/2026

02/02/2026

With your donations and profit from the sales of carrier bags, together we raised a fantastic £903.92 nwairambulance.org.uk

30/01/2026

19/12/2025

16/12/2025

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton
We would like to give a massive Thank You to the very talented year 4 students, Buddy, Harlan, Rupert and Samuel.
We were delighted to recieve your letters this morning.
Your handwriting is a credit to yourselves, your teachers and indeed your school. We are very proud to put them on our wall in the shop and we would like to wish you all, a very Happy Christmas from us all at the Little Chippy.

09/10/2025

Opposition Councillors Clash with Cabinet Over Care Home Closures at Tense Meeting

Opposition councillors confronted Lancashire County Council’s Adult Social Care Cabinet Member Graham Dalton today, blasting his team’s handling of the proposals to close care homes as secretive and rushed. They insisted scrutiny should
have kicked in before any list of the named care homes hit the public eye. Sadly now the names are out, families are terrified, and trust is shot in this consultation process.

No impact study on residents’ well-being, no condition surveys proving the buildings are crumbling, no refurb costs spelled out. Just promises it will save money through ‘cashable benefits.’ Relocation timelines look premeditated, like they’ve already decided without real input.

One resident testimony read out; “It is not just a home, it’s where I feel safe and cared for.”

Another hit harder; “They will have to carry me out in a coffin, because I won’t leave without a fight.”

Three hundred staff jobs hang in the balance too, which seems to have been ignored as part of the proposals. Councillors demanded an urgent one-off adult care board to dissect this mess before consultation even starts stating anything less is a sham. This fell on deaf ears.

County Councillor Graham Dalton sounded dazed, dismayed mostly at the backlash hitting him, not grasping why floating closure lists sparks fury. Oblivious? Maybe. But with Reform UK fresh in power, this could snowball and people won’t forget when vulnerable lives are on the line.

We are utterly dismayed and disgusted by how that meeting went-they brushed off every concern we raised, acting like our voices don't matter. Don't sit this out; join our campaign now. We'll keep fighting in the community until Grove House stays open for good.

Thanks everyone,
June Molyneaux, Kim Snape & Peter Wilson

06/10/2025

06/10/2025

We demand Lancashire County Council commit to keep Grove House open