We are very lucky to have Adlington Library and the range of services it offers
With thanks to Staff and involvement from the Friends of Adlington Library group, the venue provides activities, entertainment and educational opportunities for a wide range of ages and abilities. Thank you to everyone involved in its operation
Next time you have the chance, visit the library and see what it can offer you.
Opening times from 1st November 2025 – Monday: 9-6pm Tuesday: 9-5pm Wednesday: CLOSED Thursday: 9-2pm Friday: 9-5pm Saturday: 9-1pm Sunday: CLOSE
On the 31st March 2026, the Adlington & District Community Centre building reaches the 120th anniversary of its official opening.
Providing a varied role within Adlington since 1906, the building has been a Sunday School, Playgroup, Youth club, Party venue, Meeting place, Concert hall, Theatrical venue, and even a shelter during World War Two!
As with many community places like this, it operates thanks to the selfless dedication of Volunteers. We would like to thank everyone that has played a part in its history and encourage people to continue or consider volunteering, to play a part in shaping its future and ensuring it can remain a valued asset within our community for years to come.
We were very disappointed to learn that the initial decision to reject the application for an Anaerobic Digester Plant has been overturned on appeal.
Although the applicant now has permission, we are of the understanding that there is still a number of processes for them to go through before any development will begin.
Following lots of discussions, meetings, protests, and a lot of determination from residents and local Councillors, we were pleased to hear that Grove House has been saved from closure!
It goes without saying that this is great news to residents, their families, staff, Adlington and the wider community.
We look forward to learning more about the situation, but for now, well done to everyone that has been involved with this very serious and concerning issue.
Thank you to everyone that came to for our annual Christmas Carol Concert at the Adlington & District Community Centre. What a great performance, as ever, by our very talented friends from Rivington & Adlington Band.
We hope everyone enjoyed the evening. It was great to see so many people from the community coming together, having a laugh, singing along, and enjoying the festive season.
It was nice to also be able to welcome the Mayor & Mayoress of Chorley, the Town Mayor & Consort of Horwich, and the Town Mayor & Consort of Blackrod.
Special thanks to all the Volunteers involved in the event, giving their time and effort for others.
Best wishes to everyone for Christmas and the coming New Year!
A SPID was placed on Railway Road in 2023, positioned close to the children’s nursery and not far from the entrance to St Paul’s Church and Primary School. The location was selected in accordance with guidance provided at that time.
The data was recently downloaded and made for interesting reading!
Analysis of the data provides the following:
• Data collection period 1st August 2023 to 30th September 2025
• 2.2 million vehicle movements recorded
• 97% of vehicle speeds were below 30mph
• 52% of vehicle speeds were below 20 mph
After so much traffic, its good to see such a high percentage of vehicles moving within the speed limit.
On 15th November 2025, there was a very well attended demonstration outside Adlington Library to highlight the risk of closing Grove House, our residential Care Home in Adlington.
The support for residents and staff was overwhelming as the crowd included our MP, County Councillors, Borough Councillors, Town Councillors, Parish Councillors, Grove House family members and residents from across Adlington & District.
Well done to everyone that attended and thank you. The collective voice of the Adlington community was loud…SAVE GROVE HOUSE!
Thank you to everyone from our community that attended the Adlington & District Remembrance Sunday Parade & Service. A special thank you to all the Volunteers that helped in any way and in any capacity, to enable us to do what we’ve done.
Seeing all generations coming together to pay respects to our Armed Forces past and present, was humbling, heartwarming and gives hope for the future.
The Town Mayor of Adlington had the honour of laying wreaths at the Cenotaph in Astley Park, Chorley, at the Chorley Pals Memorial, and of course, at the Adlington & District War Memorial.
It meant a great deal to represent the community and ensure that the people from Adlington, that made the ‘Ultimate Sacrifice’, are not forgotten.
There has been a further update from Chorley Council regarding their safety inspections at Adlington Cemetery. Please see below for recently shared information:
We wanted to update you regarding the work taking place at Adlington Cemetery. As you may have seen, we have recently undertaken routine safety inspections to make sure our cemeteries remain safe for all visitors. Some gravestones have been identified as being unsafe and may be at risk of falling over. We have attempted to contact all affected gravestone owners and will try to make contact again, in order to discuss all options available to reinstate the memorials in a safe way.
For those we are unable to make contact with, or where we have not had a response, work will begin to carefully lay these memorial headstones flat. This will be done with the utmost respect. This work was due to start at Adlington Cemetery on 13 October 2025, however we have listened to your concerns and with the exception of two critical headstones which are over 2.5 metres in height, we have moved this date back to 27 October to allow more time for people to get in touch.
After this time, gravestones can still be reinstated in the future, and we would ask anyone who would like to discuss this to contact us. We will be updating our signage to ensure people visiting the cemetery in the future are aware. In order to identify which memorial headstones may be unsafe, a first round of checks was carried out by our officers who have undergone relevant training. This involved both visual and physical inspections. A further inspection is taking place by qualified stonemasons to confirm the identified headstones before laying them down flat.
If a headstone has been identified as unsafe and family members wish to have it reinstated, they will need to instruct a qualified stonemason. We recognise this is a difficult situation for families and so we can support families to minimise costs, waiving any of the council’s usual fees and contributing to the costs of any works, please contact us to discuss further.
We want to be on hand to answer any of your questions and along with contacting us on 01257 515494, you can speak to us in person at Adlington Cemetery on:
• Wednesday, 8 October – 9am to 11:30am
• Thursday, 9 October – 1pm to 3:30pm
• Saturday, 11 October – 9am to 11:30am
• Tuesday, 14 October – 9am to 11:30am
• Wednesday, 15 October – 1pm to 3:30pm
• Saturday,18 October – 9am to 11:30am
For further information, including answers to frequently asked questions, please visit: https://chorley.gov.uk/cemetery-inspections
Thank you for your understanding and support as we continue to care for these important community spaces.
Adlington welcomed a Royal guest on 9th September 2025, when HRH The Princess Royal (Princess Anne) visited a local textile company. The Princess Royal last visited Adlington around 15 years ago.
