I would like to thank all those who have contributed so generously, during the year at Friday coffee mornings, Sunday morning coffee and on NCH Sunday, in order that the church has been able to forward this year, a total of £500 to the National Children’s Home. On behalf of Read more…
Only five walkers and two spaniels assembled in the car park at Cartmel Racecourse, which was hosting a large dog show at the time, and set off on the road to Grange over Sands until a stile leading uphill towards Grange Golf course. Clambering over another stile, the ramblers followed Read more…
It’s almost here. June 30th at 2.30 pm will see people from all over the country descending on Christ Church for Helen’s Ordination and Induction. It should be a really exciting day and we pray, the beginning of a new and exciting period in the life of our church. Helen Read more…
“Dear Friends, Sometimes church life feels like a helter-skelter. We are rushing at a tremendous pace round and round — from Harvest to Remembrance, then on to Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost and Anniversary. All this and all the ‘routine’ activities as well. So much happens in our Read more…
After a number of level walks, Jim decided that we must be in need of a little toughening up and so led us to the top of Pendle Hill, that well known landmass clearly seen to the east of Longridge. Such a vantage point needed a very clear day and Read more…
For this months walk, we had a new leader. Veronica was in charge, a case of, “Chic power”. Starting from Carnforth, we entered the Lancaster Canal and headed north under a hot sun, clear in all directions. To the west, the splendid sight of Warton Crag came into view and Read more…
On a drab cloudy Saturday six ramblers assembled at Buck Haw Brow a mile from Settle and set off along the side of Giggleswick Scar, passing three caves, and reaching the the Schoolboys’ Cairn which owes its existence to new boys at Giggleswick School each adding a stone to the Read more…
“Dear Friends, Where does the time go to? As I type this, it is Shrove Tuesday and it doesn’t seem any time at all since last Shrove Tuesday. They say there are only two certainties in this life — death and taxes. I would like to suggest two others. The Read more…
Thank you to everyone who helped with hospitality and catering when Helen Higgin-Botham came to ‘Preach with a View’. It was great to see so many at the service, lunch and meeting. The voting for Helen was one hundred percent at both Churches and so we look forward to welcoming Read more…
30 Christmas Carols Words and Music by Janet I. Edwards. Foreword by Rev. Brian Hoare former President of the Methodist Conference Published by Church in the Market Place Publications, Warrington. Janet was born in South Derbyshire and found her spiritual home in the Methodist village chapel. There she came to Read more…