Our All Souls and Harry Potter Holiday Club is on its second day. We started by having fantastic fun playing an incomprehensible game caled SPLAT! Then the owls came… they took your breath away! …
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Monday’s Holiday Club – Joining Houses…
We had a fantastic time at our holiday club this morning including breakfast, snack & lunch. Our theme revolves around All Souls or Halloween but with a wonderful Harry Potter twist. Today, the Sorting Hat came and we were put in our Hogwarts houses! Here are a few photos of today’s activities……
News from Ella
Ella Townley, a former member of St. Oswald’s who moved away to be nearer to her family, has sent news of her new life in Cirencester. She has recently enjoyed an afternoon on her daughter’s boat with her grandsons and their friends. Ella has also found a new church at St John the Baptist church –…
Knuzden resident, Bill Marlow parachutes for charity – aged 92!
Knuzden resident, Bill Marlow parachutes for charity – aged 92! In case you missed it, this is a great Evening Telegraph story of a couple of weeks back about an old Knuzden resident some of us know. Click HERE for the story and photos…
Vicar’s Icon Painting Retreat at Rydal Hall
Last week, I went on an icon painting retreat at Rydal Hall, which is the Diocese of Carlisle Conference Centre and home of the Rydal Hall Community. The retreat leader and tutor was Rev’d Christopher Perrins. Painting icons is done in a prayerful and thoughtful way and the images are always strictly copied, you never…
Stanhill Trail Boards Reinstated
With the help of some contingency funds and the efforts of Andy Barnes, the two vandalised trail boards have now been replaced and relocated by the Stanhill Heritage Group…
Creating Santons in Suffolk
I spent much of last week working with Peta Whiting in her pottery workshop near Stowmarket, Suffolk making the St. Oswald’s Nativity santon figures. There is a lot to get done if we are to get these completed in time for Christmas! Santons are small brightly painted pottery figures that form a Nativity scene. They are…
Weavers’ Wheel on the Arran Trail
When work on the Weavers’ Wheel cycling route began in the early summer, we were expecting a quick job and everything finished by now. Instead, the Council highway teams are taking things more slowly so perhaps they are fitting it in with their other work. Anyway, the Arran Trail Nature Reserve section has moved on…
The ever popular GP Dr. Murdoch recently retired from Shadsworth surgery after very many years serving the area. He now has a new project… read the Lancashire Telegraph story HERE.
We’re very proud of one of our Rainbow leaders. Anne Marie received her 5 year service award at Girl Guiding Blackburn Division’s celebration this week. So well done, Anne Marie!