see the pictures How refreshing it was to hear some quality music performed by a group of young musicians at Christ Church on the 13th May. This was the second concert in the ‘Music in the Afternoon’ series, covering a wide span of musical styles ranging from Mozart to Miserables, Read more
The walk this month was a seven mile circuit through farmland, centred on Higher Walton and incorporating a stretch of the River Douglas. Starting from Kittlingbourne Brow, we soon left the road and started a steady climb through fields, heading for the first of many farms. After the recent heavy Read more
The walk this month embraced two of the best features of our local area, which are probably well known to everyone. Starting from the main car park at Beacon Fell on a pleasant and clear morning, we started the ascent through the forest to the trig point at the summit. Read more
Cuddy Hill is an area north of Woodplumpton. The starting point of the walk was the Plough At Eaves, a remote pub with a long and interesting history, dating from 1625 and used as a refuge by both sides during the Battle of Preston. A century earlier, The Battle of Read more
After last month’s walk along the prom, we now needed to return to something a little more challenging. Unfortunately, the planned walk, Beacon Fell and the River Brock was changed because of ice on a couple of the steeper paths, so Bill, from our Bolton group, came up with this Read more
For the past two years, the January walk has been along Blackpool Promenade, due to severe snow and ice. However, this time the culprit was the soggy terrain after the recent heavy rain. For a change, we started at the top, at Fleetwood and headed for the central pier at Read more
. This is the new title for the work amongst very young children. In the last Messenger we outlined how, through links with Barnacre Road School and 2toSchool, we now have a special service once every half term. In October we attempted a more adventurous type of craft work. The Read more