Music In The Afternoon

Music in the Afternoon (3rd Edition) At Christ Church, Longridge presents South Pennine Singers Directed by Geoff Balson  Sunday 8th July 2012 at 2.30pm Now in its 24th year, the South Pennine Singers is a chamber choir based in Burnley. Its members are mainly from the Burnley area with others Read more…

Music In The Afternoon

Only two weeks following the Longridge Band Concert, Christ Church was yet again the venue for a musical feast.  Joyce Tindsley (Mezzo Soprano), making a welcome return visit along with Matthew Balson (Trumpet) and Geoff Balson (Piano and Organ), delighted the hundred plus audience with a varied programme of vocal Read more…

Shoeboxes

At lunchtime today a white van drew up outside the church and collected 148 shoeboxes covered in attractive Christmas paper and full of presents for deprived children in Eastern Europe.  The two men who collected them were delighted to see so many as they had received very few at their Read more…

Craft Fair

Last year, the Craft Group had a really successful Craft Fair so we thought we’d try another one this year.  November 5th saw the church full of stalls although perhaps not quite as many as last year.  We only managed to attract one outside stallholder and the rest were staffed Read more…

Craft Fair

Last year the Monday Craft Group organised a successful Craft Fair.    This year we are planning to repeat the exercise.   The Church will be open from 10.00am to 4.00pm on Saturday November 5th with stalls of hand crafted goods for sale.    Do you have a craft hobby?   Would you like Read more…

Changes In Personnel

 We are delighted that we have had positive responses to some of our recent appeals. Geoff Balson has volunteered and been confirmed in the post of First (formerly Senior) Steward.    As from September he will take over sorting the Sunday rotas amongst many other responsibilities. Margery Cook has volunteered to Read more…