I had a great time at this year’s Rainford Walking Day alongside community organisations, churches, schools, parish councillors and the wider community.

This fantastic day celebrates the community and village traditions. I want to thank Simon Rigby, the Parish Council, local churches and all the other organisers and stewards who ensured the walking day went so well.

I also visited two fantastic new businesses in Rainford Village Hall – the Little Village Gift Shop, which sells handmade and unique gifts and Tech Guys 360 who specialise in tech repair – fixing phones, laptops and other IT products.

Small businesses like these are at the heart of our economy and bring life and vitality to our high streets. I hope they both see great success, and I wish them well in the coming months and years.