Horwich Advertiser Issue 635

May 2026 Page 7 AD SALES 01204 478812 A place built on compassion, dignity, and genuine care. Serving the people of Westhoughton and beyond. ANEWFUNERAL SERVICEHAS OPENED INWESTHOUGHTON We are committed to providing a compassionate, personal and dignified service to every family we have the privilege to support. 1 School Street, Westhoughton, BL5 2BG 01942 365866 info@rhoughandsons.co.uk We are open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. Appointment only on Saturday and Sunday if necessary. Our doors are always open to anyone who wishes to call in, meet the team, or simply have a chat about how we can help. R. Hough & Sons is a new funeral service set up by Ryan Hough. After working for several years in the profession, Ryan is one of Bolton’s youngest funeral directors. A COMMUNITY library created in an old bus in the grounds of Gates Pri- mary School in West- houghton has been officially opened. Westhoughton Town Council gave the project £500 towards buying books and supermarket group Tesco contributed the same amount. The mayor of West- houghton Gillian Wroe officially opened the new library by cutting a rib- bon watched by children from the school. School head Sean Doher ty thanked businesses and local groups who had sup- ported the idea of the Reading Bus which has taken 12 months to create. A school spokesper- son said: “We were delighted to officially open our Reading Bus today. Thank you to the mayor and mayoress for attending to mark the occasion and celebrate the year-long transfor- mation project. “Sincere thanks to all of the local businesses and families who helped with the transformation and to those who made IN BRIEF ST JOSEPH’S RC High School in Horwich has been collecting food donations for the charity Benefit Mankind. Student also visited the charity to help make up make up emergency food parcels, homeless packs and learn about the work of the charity. THE Rotary Club of Horwich is calling on community groups based in the town and in Blackrod to apply for one of its 2026 grants. Applications are now open for organisations to take part in a ‘Dragons’ Den’ style competition. The club has a £7,500 fund this year. HORWICH Heritage hosted a talk by guest speaker David Lloyd on the ‘Lost Plans for Bolton’. GREATER Manchester hosted a visit of Ukrainian mayors who shared their first‑hand experience of governing and maintaining essential services under sustained attack and disruption. Library bus is just the ticket! O!cial opening: The converted bus is now a community library (Photo credit: Westhoughton Town Council) generous cash donations or book donations. “We can’t wait for our children, families and community to enjoy the space and get lost in the joy of the space and books.”