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…
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…
The Weaver’s Wheel cycle trail through Knuzden and Shadsworth’s Arran Nature Reserve is now almost complete. The path is now wide and very comfortable to walk and cycle on.
The lower section near Accrington Road is finished with tarmac while the stretches through the Knuzden Brook woodland and Arran Nature Reserve have naturalistic compacted gravel which fits better with the natural qualities of the landscape.
Already, there are more people using the path which is very good news.
We have just heard that Blackburn Centurions Swimming Club are taking over the running of the pool at Shadsworth Leisure Centre which, if correct, is very good news in a difficult situation. The pool is threatened with closure because of more government cuts, Click Here.
Shadsworth Junior School Students meet astronaut Tim Peake
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Jack Fell of Manxman Drive has sadly died shortly after reaching 100 years of age. Over sixty years ago as a builder he helped to build the Shadsworth garden estate and then decided to settle there. Click Here for the sensitive Lancashire Telegraph report.
Looking forward to our ‘Get Ready For Christmas Fair’ at St. Oswald’s Community Hall, Fecitt Brow on November 12th from 11.30 am to 2.30 pm. With a special visit from The Grinch and Cindy Lou from 12.30 to 1.30. Come and help The Grinch find his heart and make Christmas extra special for Cindy Lou 🙂 There…
Blackburn Road Accident, Knuzden
Click Here for the Lancashire Telegraph report on the recent accident on Blackburn Road.
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! …
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……