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Started by: molemum (12)

hi everyone,
i was wondering whether anyone could help me. i might be moving to ince and i dont know wigan very well. could anyone tell me what the are is like and where the best schools are?

Started: 8th May 2006 at 00:14
Last edited by molemum: 8th May 2006 at 00:38:04

Posted by: getwom (inactive)

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Replied: 8th May 2006 at 09:35
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Posted by: molemum (12)

The house is in Grizedale Drive. i have seen a pic on here, it looks ok but you never know do you.I need to know if there are good transport links,especially at night to wigan and the college.also it would be usefull to know if the shops are close by
Any advice would be greatly appreciated,

Replied: 8th May 2006 at 10:38

Posted by: getwom (inactive)

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Replied: 8th May 2006 at 11:18
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Posted by: mandie (inactive)

grizedale drive is about 5 minutes wlak away from morrisons supermarket .what ages are the children you need to find schools for cos there are a few schools round here too

Replied: 8th May 2006 at 17:25

Posted by: molemum (12)

My Eldest starts school in sept he will be four 1/2,i also have a 2year old.. ps thank you for the info

Replied: 8th May 2006 at 17:37

Posted by: mandie (inactive)

ince central is a good school ,well i think so anyway thats only a short walk away from grizedale drive too
or if ur catholic then st williams is right next door to ince central both close to a few shops and post office and bank too

Replied: 8th May 2006 at 19:32

Posted by: molemum (12)

I am not catholic, i just want a small school with a nice playing field does ince central have one?
I mainly want to know the area is safe and i wont get any trouble.

Replied: 8th May 2006 at 19:46

Posted by: getwom (inactive)

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Replied: 8th May 2006 at 20:50
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Posted by: mandie (inactive)

ince central is quite a big school but a very good one. my kids have both done well / one is moving up to high school this time the other has 2 years left.it has a large playing field a brilliant new nursery department and ive never had any problems with the teachers
st catherines is a smaller school but further away so a longer walk when its raining or if ur gonna be late in the mornings (like me) if u go down to the school the head teacher will take you for a tour round the classes see some of the children doing their work etc etc

Replied: 8th May 2006 at 22:38

Posted by: mandie (inactive)

getwom, the proper name for the school is
ince c e primary but round ince everyone knows it as ince central so im so used to saying that sorry to confuse you

Replied: 8th May 2006 at 22:40

Posted by: aitch (5487) 

what it all boils down to is that there are only 2 schools in Ince, one is Church of England and the other is Catholic namely, Ince C of E and St Williams both are good schools in their own areas,the trouble starts when they go to the next educational upgrade which is in your own hands, your choice as to what,and where, you want to go and thereby starts the lottery.

Replied: 8th May 2006 at 22:52

Posted by: dibee (6)

Woooo hangon a minute, there is Britannia Bridge in Lower Ince. Always forgot about - really good school, but probably too far to travel.

Replied: 14th May 2006 at 19:06

Posted by: dibee (6)

Molemum - if you drive Britannia Bridge is probably nearer to you than St Catherines.


Mandie - How could you forget us!

Replied: 14th May 2006 at 19:10

Posted by: john joseph (3197)

Now this is what message boards are all about good questions and brill answers I think i will go to live in ince now

Replied: 14th May 2006 at 20:54

Posted by: molemum (12)

hi everyone ,
thank you for all the replies i might be going to look at the house and area at the end of the month. i saw on the home page an ad about "visiting wigan" , do you think they could help me find the schools and the college? I dont drive so i could be walking round for hours

Replied: 15th May 2006 at 14:11

Posted by: mandie (inactive)

hi there the schools are really easy to find from grizedale drive,straight down the road thru the estate and across the main road easy peasy...if you get lost we are all dead friendly round here so you only need to ask and someone will point you in the right direction...

Replied: 15th May 2006 at 17:49

Posted by: mandie (inactive)

di bee i didnt forget about brittania bridge but it is quite a walk from up here on our estate especially with a toddler walking with u

Replied: 15th May 2006 at 17:53

Posted by: mrs.hanna-murray (11)

Hello and welcome just call me Joy that is what my mother in law calls me.

Replied: 15th May 2006 at 21:10

Posted by: zoe24 (2272) 

hi, i live in ince, just of belle green n i think its ok,, it has got better in last couple of years,,there is the shop on belle green n there is a variety of shops on the main road..my 2 girls go to ince ce school n they are doing very well n they have never had any trouble,,buses run through ince very often, taking u straight to wigan,,hope this was some help to you n if u do move to ince i hope u enjoy it..tc

Replied: 16th May 2006 at 16:12

Posted by: molemum (12)

hi,
sorry to bother you all again but i am going to look at the house soon and i need to know what bus to get. i will be getting the train from southport to wallgate (i think). i could also do with a low down on shops in wigan (cheap ones lol), what there is to do and how to get around. thank you all for the advice
sarah

Replied: 24th May 2006 at 01:47

Posted by: keily (306) 

Last time i caught a bus that went through ince was back in about 1977/78, it was the 603 or the 606, i think the 606 went through the estate, probably changed many years ago now but isn`t it weird how some things like bus numbers stick in your mind for all those years, but it took me a year to learn my mobile number...

Replied: 24th May 2006 at 11:47

Posted by: dibee (6)

Hi Sarah

The bus you need is the 593 from Wigan Bus Station. It actually goes round the estate at Higher Ince. As for shops there are loads - morrisons is on the edge of the estate and in Wigan you have got Lidl, frozen food shops, tesco and loads more. You'll have to have a wander around, there are so many.

Keily - I remember it being the 603 or 606.

Replied: 24th May 2006 at 18:31

Posted by: mandie (inactive)

hi sarah if you catch the 574 bus from near to the information desk at the bus station it will bring you up from wigan the only problem is it goes round lower ince first , but the good thing is if you ask the driver to let you get off at the bottom end of kendal road near the new houses. as you get off the bus the new houses are across the road there are only 2 streets and 1 of them is grizedale drive hope you like it
mandie

Replied: 24th May 2006 at 19:00

Posted by: aitch (5487) 

I havent said anything up till now, but you could do a lot worse than move to Ince, I was born here 67 years ago,seen the biggest part of the country with my job as a lorry driver, moved away once could not wait to get back and have yet to meet a more friendlier set of people anywhere in the country. I went to Ince central as did both my daughters and although they have moved they dont forget their roots,and me and the only time they will move me out of Ince will be in a box and even then I will stay in Ince, nuff said.

Replied: 24th May 2006 at 23:48

Posted by: minnie (inactive)

Aitch, you are a native of Ince and so you will like it. Would you recommend that this young woman come to live here from Southport?

Replied: 25th May 2006 at 00:18

Posted by: mandie (inactive)

im not a native of ince and i would recommend she moves to ince i wouldnt move from ince i love it round here

Replied: 25th May 2006 at 10:06

Posted by: molemum (12)

well i went to see the house today and the area seemed nice. pity about the house though, it was very very small. i will still keep looking in wigan.everyone was very friendly but i did not like "the chippery" in town was very expensive for such a small portion.

Replied: 25th May 2006 at 17:31

Posted by: zoe24 (2272) 

i would say ince is a good place 2 live depending on what street u live on n who ur neighbours are. iv lived here for 7 yrs n we got moaned about for the first 4 yrs n now they av started again just cos we talk 2 some1 who some of the steet dont like n once in a blue moon we av a drink, plus these pll on the street are tryin to get the young ppl of it..if any young ppl want to move on 2 west st i wud advise them not 2..anywere else is fine tho n it is just 1 end of west st that is like this

Replied: 12th Jun 2006 at 15:33

 

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