- PAVILION AND PLAYING FIELD CLEANER JOB VACANCY (11/28/2025)
JOB SPECIFICATION FOR PAVILION AND PLAYING FIELD CLEANER
Closing Date 5th December 2025
Contact
Dave Bond, Parish Clerk
Tel: 01704 534090
JOB TITLE
Pavilion and playing field cleaner
PLACE OF WORK
Your usual places of work will be Haskayne Pavilion and Playing Field.
HOURS OF WORK
Your normal hours of work are 14 hours per month.
SALARY
£181.22 paid monthly by standing order on the 1st day of each month.
EXPENSES
Expenses will be paid on production of receipts
DUTIES
Pavilion: Weekly
Ensure the kitchen is kept clean/tidy & all rubbish/waste removed to outside collection area.
Any tea towels/dish cloths should be washed regularly. Keep crockery/utensils clean & put away. Ensure all surfaces, cupboard doors etc., are clean & dust free & all areas including walls are free of cobwebs. Any problem with ants should be reported to the Clerk.
Mop all floors & vacuum mats. Ensure stocks of cleaning products/toilet paper and hand towels are maintained.
Clean/sanitise the toilet/wash basin.
Keep outside doors/handles & railings clean & sanitised.
Lock the pavilion securely at the end of your visit.
Report any potential dangers or risks to the Parish Clerk.
Park: Three times a week
Walk around the park, woodland area & car park, removing all litter, rubbish & any dog waste into bags using grabber, scoop, gloves & eye protection provided
Empty all bins, change all bin liners and ensure bags of rubbish are left in the appropriate place for collection by West Lancashire Borough Council.
Inspect Play Equipment and report any potential dangers or risks to the Parish Clerk.
Weekly
Complete a review form confirming that scheduled grounds maintenance jobs have been completed
- HASKAYNE VILLAGE REPORT 2025 (10/22/2025)
From Lancashire Best Kept Village 2025
Report 1
The overall impression was of a well-cared for farming/working village catering for a diverse community, with many areas where the residents were obviously proud of their environment. The recreation area is outstanding with consideration for the needs of all age groups and exceptionally well cared for, and to find a community orchard alongside an excellent safe play area a pleasure, even with an outdoor gym for those more active. Adjacent to the orchard alongside the canal walk was an interesting sculpture highlighting the village heritage. There was no evidence of litter, graffiti or dog fouling and the majority of hedges and fences abutting the pavements were well kept. The notice board in the centre of the village by the bus stop was really informative and a lovely touch with the planters. The converted phone box giving a second defib was a welcome sight.
The Village Hall is a modern well constructed building with neat and tidy grounds, however it is closed and shuttered. It does not show the essence of the village. More could be made of the village hall with planters, a noticeboard on the wall with details of all activities available together contact details. The noticeboard on the road did not include any activities which occur in the hall. It ought to be the focal point of the village, particularly as it has a good sized car park next to the excellent play area & park.
The social amenities of the village are well catered for by The Ship Inn and the lovely Café at the business park, however, the condition of the New Scarisbrick Arms lets the village down. The lack of intervention from Lancashire County Council on maintaining the road gutters must be very frustrating for the residents who care so much.
Having a figurative map was most useful. It was clear being based on an ordinance street map with everything clearly marked.
Report 2
Our overall impression of Haskayne was of a peaceful village being off a busy road on a quiet loop. The village is largely free of litter, weeds or graffiti. There is a fair range of properties from terraced and semi-detached homes, bungalows, traditional thatched cottages and farmhouses to recently developed modern houses. Residents, in the main, are proud and keep their properties in decent order with gardens and frontages kept tidy.
The primary school is a safe and secure site with clear signage. The outside area has new pay equipment and shaded seating. The railings would benefit from a fresh coat of paint and the signs with a wipe over.
The Village Hall is a great facility with a clearly marked carpark, defibrillator, CCTV, bike racks, accessible access and easily maintained planting areas with a bug hotel. The War Memorial plaque is a praiseworthy addition. The shuttered windows and doors need freshening up. The area would be enhanced by a few floral displays.
The Bridge Business park has clear signage and includes a pleasant canal side café. Sadly the site has quite a lot of litter and weeds.
Downholland Cross is a modern monument on a busy junction. It is tidily maintained but lacking adornment.
The Jubilee Playing fields are a fantastic amenity for such a small village, with off road parking next to the hall. The surrounding path allows safe all weather access to the play areas, football field, BMX track, canal side and wildlife walks. There are plenty of benches and picnic tables, some with shade. The playground areas are securely fenced with a great selection of play equipment for a wide age range. Litter bins and a dog waste bin are provided. The Agricultural Sculpture is a wonderful addition and will be improved when the wildflower meadow around it develops further.
The freshly painted Ship Inn has a beautiful setting on the canal side. The well-tended grassed garden area has plentiful seating and new picnic tables. The hardstanding area has a couple of trip hazards. The car park is beautifully fenced but the surface is very uneven and needs parking spaces remarked.
- Outstanding Feature Winner (10/13/2025)
The Parish Council is pleased to announce that
The Children’s Play Area at Jubilee Fields
has won an “Outstanding Feature” award in Lancashire’s Best Kept Village Competition.
The Chairman would like to thank all the employees, contractors, councillors and volunteers who work hard to keep our park looking its best.
- Kit Newsletter Summer 2025 (8/30/2025)
- Newsletter Editor Required (8/30/2025)
The latest edition of the KIT Newsletter, Summer 2025 is below.
Downholland Parish Council are seeking a volunteer to produce this newsletter.
The newsletter is produced 3 times a year and the role involves collecting content from the regular contributors, compiling it into an 8 to 10 page newsletter and uploading it to the printers’ website after which it will be delivered to the Parish Council for distribution.
The Parish Council pay for all printing costs and the task usually takes 3 or 4 hours, 3 times a year.
If you’d like to help out please come to our next Parish Council meeting (3rd Tuesday of each month) or contact us
- Reduction in the number of entrances to Jubilee Park (7/11/2025)
In an effort to ensure the safety of park users and prevent damage to the field, the Parish Council has considered various options to address ongoing issues and recent incidents involving motorbikes in Jubilee Park.
These options included installing motorbike inhibitor barriers at all five park entrances. However, the total cost was deemed excessive and likely to impede access for double buggies and accessibility vehicles.
After reviewing CCTV footage in collaboration with local police, a “race track” of sorts was identified running through the park and onto the canal bank.
In light of this, the Council has reluctantly decided to close the entrance in the far corner adjacent to the canal bank.
We appreciate that this entrance is convenient for canal access, but we have been left with few alternatives and believe that the safety of park users must take priority. We hope park users understand the reasoning behind this decision.
- Downholland War Memorial Plaque (5/3/2025)
In memory of the men of the Parish of Downholland who gave their lives in The Great War (1914-1918) and The 2nd World War (1939-1945)
Thanks to local historian Stephen Henders for his research, to Councillor Stephen Burgess for overseeing the project, and to Councillors Steve Thomas and Ele Gawne, and Stuart Gawne for helping put the plaque up on the Pavilion in Jubilee Park.
Thanks all, Mike Wainwright
Chair, Downholland Parish Council
- Kit Spring 2025 (4/19/2025)
- Road Closure Extension – 20/03/2025 to 01/04/2025 (3/27/2025)
From LCC –
(A5147 GORSUCH LANE, SCARISBRICK,
HALSALL ROAD, NEW STREET, MILL BROW, HALSALL, SOUTHPORT ROAD,
WANISHAR LANE, DELF LANE, MAIRSCOUGH LANE, DOWNHOLLAND, WEST
LANCASHIRE) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF THROUGH TRAFFIC) ORDER
2025, is hereby temporarily Amended in that:
i. To amend Article 3 as follows:
The prohibition will be operative daily between 0930 hours and 1500 hours from
Thursday 20th March 2025 until Tuesday 1
st April 2025. The prohibitions will
only be operative when indicated on site by the presence of the
appropriate traffic signs in accordance with The Traffic Signs Regulations
and General Directions 2016. Works are weather dependent and may not
be carried out on the dates specified.Please find attached for your records, a copy of the signed temporary road closure extension order for the closure which will now be in place until Tuesday 1st April 2025 to enable the completion of the carriageway surface dressing patching works to be undertaken by Lancashire County Council (works been delayed due to part of the area being worked on forming part of the diversion route for the emergency road closure on Carr Moss Lane, Halsall).
https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/roads-parking-and-travel/roads/roadworks-and-traffic-regulation-orders
- A5147 Closure for surface dressing (3/11/2025)
Daily from 0930 hours to 1500 hours
from Thursday 20th March 2025 until Friday 28th March 2025The temporary prohibition is necessary to allow carriageway surface dressing
works to be carried out.Vehicular access for residents will be maintained whenever and wherever possible. Pedestrian access to properties will always be maintained.
An alternative route for vehicular traffic affected by the closure is via:-A570 Southport Road – Liverpool Road North – A59 Northway – A59 Liverpool
Road – A59 Holborn Hill – A59 County Road – Southport Road and vice versa
