St. Oswald’s Carnival

Don’t forget to come to our Carnival! You’re guaranteed to have a good time! Following on from our circus themed holiday club this week, our normal Fun Day will take a Carnival theme. St. Oswald’s Community Hall, 11-2 Saturday 6th August. Everyone is welcome…

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Blackburn Cathedral Flower Festival & Countryside Comes To Town!

On Saturday the Cathedral’s flower festival was a wonder to behold! The exhibits shaped flowers and plants into amazing artistic creations, all inspired by the art and sculpture of the church. The cathedral grounds were also buzzing to the sounds of the Council’s Countryside Comes To Town family festival with music, drama and stalls galore…

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Ella and Beryl’s joint 80th birthday party

We all had a lovely time at Ella and Beryl’s joint 80th birthday party. Congratulations to you both.                                  …

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Community Defibrillator

Work is progressing on the new learning room at the hall. Some of you may have noticed the green box on the wall outside. This is the heated unit for the community defibrillator, which will be completed in the next few days. Although this has been funded by the British Heart Foundation, it came as…

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Bishop Geoff and Alex

The Bishop of Lancaster, Bishop Geoff, joined us for our service this morning. He presented Alex with his Christian Service Award. A huge well done to Alex, not only was he put forward for the award through church, but also through school, and he was the only candidate to be awarded all three parts. Alex was considered for…

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Stairway to Heaven?

The church is now closed for a few weeks to repair the ceiling. Volunteers descended to move the chairs into the chancel and get the building ready for an enormous scafold to the ceiling.      …

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