Huge congratulations to Stephanie Baron who won Best Femal Lead in the National Operatic and Drama Associacation (North West) for her role as Geraldine in The Vicar of Dibley with the Oswaldtwistle Players. Stephanie is a member of St. Oswald’s Knuzden and even borrowed some of the Vicar’s vestments (and other props from around church)…
It was a sucessful work-hour today, with five people giving an hour to clean and vacuum the church, do some gardening or clear the paths and drains. Thanks everyone! Work-hours are on the first Saturday of every month and the next one is Saturday, 4th March, 10 – 11 am. Anne…
Carol Ratcliffe, a very committed member of St. Oswald’s, keeps meeting herself in all sorts of strange places. This isn’t because she’s busy – meeting herself coming back (although she is a very busy person), but because she is one of the ‘faces’ of Cancer Research’s new poster campaign highlighting bowel cancer testing. Carol was…
Two Blackburn schools have come top of the nation’s league table… one is Tauheedul Islamic Boys’ high school in Shadsworth…
A woman has been left with serious injuries after a car crash on Shadsworth Road, see…
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The St. Oswald’s Santons have been on display during the Advent and Christmas seasons and will continue into January. They were created by potter Peta Whiting and the Vicar in the autumn of 2016 (Click Here for the post on this). Rev’d Chris and Linda Colton then created a lovely setting for them which has…
Collect O God our redeemer, who didst prepare the Blessed Virgin Mary to be the mother of thy Son: grant that, as she looked for his coming as our saviour, so we may be ready to greet him when he shall come again to be our judge; who liveth and reigneth with thee in the…
After 900 entries and 42 finalists, Blackburn has been judged both the overall champion and winner of the local centre category of the Great British High Street Awards 2016. The town greatly impressed the judges with its hard work to turn around the centre. The many improvements undertaken by the Business Improvement District and Blackburn…
In the last week I have attended three lovely services where 3 priests have been licensed to serve in parishes. The first was in Liverpool Diocese where my friend Reverend Janet Ashton was licensed as Vicar of Hightown. A Blackburn lass, it’s lovely to have Jan back in the North again as she has been…