Christ Church was once again filled ‘With a Voice of Singing’ as the South Pennine Singers opened their ‘Music in the Afternoon for Christian Aid’ concert held on May 11th. This was a welcome return visit for the 18 strong chamber choir from East Lancs, who under the direction of Read more
Friday lunchtime in Longridge seems an unlikely time and place for a concert. Even so, an appreciative audience gathered at Christ Church on Berry Lane to hear a performance by two fine young musicians, both of whom are currently studying music at Manchester University. Chloe Knibbs is studying composition and Read more
ChristChurch was once again the place to be if you wanted to hear quality music performed by talented young people. This was the sixth concert in a series which has brought young singers and instrumentalists to perform both serious and popular music. On this occasion, the programme featured, as its Read more
LANCASHIRE LENDS A HAND on BBC Radio Lancashire Monday 27th May at 2:00pm This 55 minute radio programme follows a team of 10 Methodists from the county who travel to the West African nation of Sierra Leone to help redevelop a Mission Hospital and a Training Centre for Young People. Read more
Having just watched the television programme ‘Four Born Every Second’, which compared giving birth in Britain, Cambodia, the USA and Sierra Leone, I was drawn to think about how difficult it would have been giving birth in Bethlehem 2000 plus years ago. Of course God had a plan for that Read more
Visitors from the East received a warm welcome at Christ Church on July 8th for the third edition of the ‘Music in the Afternoon’ series. The South Pennine Singers, a 24 strong chamber choir whose members, are mainly from Burnley, Rossendale and Pendle Districts of the County performed a wide Read more