Penwortham has the Creepiest Halloween Ever

Penwortham Environmental Education Centre was the most frightening place to be on Halloween night with an unlucky dip as just one of the spooky activities in store for its visitors.
 
There were shivers and scares galore as staff in fancy dress flung open the doors for the creepiest Halloween party around.  The event which featured a ghost walk around the dark eerie woods, a horror story created around a cauldron of body parts, gingerbread hangman, along with a ‘Boggart’ making competition and more traditional Halloween games.
 
Centre Head, Gill Otterburn said: "We set out to give people a frightful time and I think we succeeded - the adults were quaking in their boots, as well as the children."

The Environmental Education Centre can be found in the grounds of National Grid’s Penwortham high-voltage electricity sub-station at Howick Cross Lane off the A49 Liverpool Road.  It is part of the National Grid Environmental Education Centre network and is run in partnership with the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and Merseyside.

Throughout the year, the centre will be holding special Eco Kids activity days and environmental events for members of their Wicked Wildlife Watch Club, the junior branch of the Wildlife trust. 

The next event will be on Sunday 27th November where children will be attending a Wicked Wildlife Watch Club day making Christmas decorations from nature.

For more information or to join the Wicked Wildlife Watch Club, please contact the centre on 01772 751110.

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National Grid environmental education centres
Penwortham is part of National Grid's network of environmental education centres at electricity substation sites.  Our centres are run in partnership with local education authorities, environmental charities and other organisations, and provide outdoor learning opportunities for schools and a range of activities and training for adults, community groups and companies.

National Grid environmental education centre sites range in size from a few acres in an urban setting to 80 acres of meadows and ancient woodland.  All provide a safe and secure environment for all age groups to learn about their natural world.