The 2016 Christmas Services leaflet is now printed and copies are available at church and schools in the parish. Take as many as you need for family, friends and neighbours. Download a pdf copy HERE …
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Our Get-Ready-For-Christmas-Fayre goes with a real swing!
Crowds flocked to our Get Ready For Christmas Fayre this afternoon making it a real community event! There was lots to do with several tombolas, jewelery, craft and cake stalls, a magic advent calendar which gave out chocolates and sweets in abundance (Well done Brownies!), a lovely stall selling Christmas Stockings and Gingerbread Houses full…
All Souls Service
On Sunday afternoon we held our annual service of remembrance for our loved ones who had died. It was good to see many of our ‘funeral families’ again even though the occasion was solemn. We lit candles and read out a long list of names of those wom we had been asked to remember. All…
Harry Potter Holiday Club comes to a close with a ball…
After a week of wizard activities, craft and fun, the holiday club finished with a Hogwarts Ball on Saturday. Great fun was had by all and congratulations to all those who helped to plan and run the week’s events. It was a great effort. See photos below and for great set of pics and a…
Tuesday’s Holiday Club – The Owls Arrive!
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! …
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……
St. Oswald’s School mentioned in Crossroads report
St. Oswald’s Heritage Open Days were part of the Diocesan Crossroads celebration, highlighted in a schools event at Ewood Park football ground. The Church Times newspaper was there and mentioned St. Oswald’s School in the process. Read the report HERE Photo Credit: Blackburn Diocese…
‘Bring Your Memories’ Event
The ‘Bring Your Memories’ event with Stanhill Heritage Group was well attended. People enjoyed themselves relaxing and chatting about times gone by and local history while David Disley gave demonstrations and a talk on James Hargreaves’s historic Spinning Jenny. Cakes and cups of tea flowed from the kitchen courtesy of the St. Oswald’s Mothers Union! It was a lovely day…
Heritage Open Days – Saturday
We were pleased that the weather was dry after all the rain last night. It was an enjoyable guided walk around the new Stanhill Heritage Trail in the morning, led by Andy Barnes and David Morris. Such a lot went on in this area from 1750 to 1850 with great changes in the textile and agricultural spheres. It left an impressive heritage. At…
Setting Up for Heritage Open Days…
It’s been a busy week setting up for the weekend events. Tonight was the final lap. There was a bit of fun in getting the Spinning Jenny down from Stanhill Methodist to St. Oswald’s in the pouring rain. The jenny had swollen so much in the damp weather that it had jammed. So its builder, David…