There will be a ‘Knit and Natter’ group at the Manse on Wednesday 7th January, 2-4pm. All are welcome – including the men! Come and share in Fellowship and refreshments, and knit something useful for our 2009 Operation Christmas Child Initiative. Don’t worry if you don’t have needles or wool – we’ll pool our resources and see what happens! Thanks, Helen.
RAIN, RAIN, RAIN. Despite the rain four ramblers met outside the Church willing to brave the elements. It was decided to abandon the 8 mile walk in the Garstang area. To please the two dogs, we drove to the Longridge Fell, parking at the Quarry and walked through the forest for nearly 4 miles. The tracks were covered with ice and rain, making conditions underfoot tricky. The dogs, however, had no problems, barking at every stick and running wildly to retrieve it. Surely this was better than sitting in a comfortable chair in a cosy room looking at the rain? Janet Sommerville
“Sylvia & Peter Thomas send Christmas Greetings to all at Longridge from Brigg and wish you a Happy & Peaceful New Year”
Dear Friends, ‘Out with the old – in with the new’………. I know this is usually something we say at the turn of the year, but there has been a lot of it going on at the Manse lately! You know the sort of thing that happens – you start one job and problems arise, which leads to other things needing to be done, and before you know it – you’re camping out in the living room with the fridge, the kettle, and the microwave, picking your way through the rubble to get to bed, and wondering if you’ll ever get back to normality! Things, however, are now beginning to get into a more ordered state and apart from a spot of decorating, the job is done. It does beg the question as to why we start these things in Read more…
On Saturday seven ramblers met in a car park in Hornby, having been promised by the Met Office a dry window in our normal rainy weather. Setting off towards the Wenning Bridge, turning right into a farmyard, and following a farm track initially alongside the Wenning viewing Hornby Castle, then swinging to the right to cross the old disused Little North Western railway line and down a lane into the village of Wray. Here the group turned right then right before the Post Office passing some very old houses, 1649 was the oldest noticed. Following a lane down the side of school, the walkers crossed the River Roeburn on Kitten Bridge and then took the minor road uphill for a kilometre. As the ramble progressed the rain had gradually increased as the group took the footpath to the right across Read more…
This month’s walk was a case of ‘Third time lucky’. Due to the constant heavy rain, the listed walk through fields round Elswick, was a non-starter. However the alternative semi-urban walk, starting from the promenade at Lytham also was found to be impassable. So it was back to an old faithful, always a pleasant and popular walk. Starting from the car park at Conder Green, our little party of five and the dogs, plus three friends from Bolton headed north along the bed of the old railway from Lancaster to Glasson Dock. To the west, on the River Lune, the sailing club were enjoying themselves racing in the warm morning sun. After half an hour of walking on the excellent, scenic track, shared with many cyclists, we turned east up a lane that took us to the little village of Read more…
Dear Friends, It all began at the end of June, when I attended an EM2 (Education for Ministers) course at The Windermere Centre in the Lake District. Entitled, ‘The Word in the Arts’, we were given a rich feast of creativity and fresh engagement with the Bible, as well as some pretty amazingly creative food by the Centre’s Chef! We looked at Theology and Social comment in Cinema – 2000 years of the Bible in Art – and Handel and Cohen: Eschatology Set to Music. If that all sounds rather high brow, it wasn’t – just an honest look at how we see God in Film, Art and Music, and something which is very close to my heart. Next, I was off to Ushaw College in Durham, for Minister’s Summer School, which dealt with the first of a three year Read more…
On a very wet Saturday 5 walkers and 2 dogs were due to meet at Hornby, but the as weather became more monsoon-like and heavy cloud settled over the hill over which the planned walk was to take place, an executive decision was taken to change the route. The group reassembled at Bull Beck car park on the A633, and walked west along the old Little North western railway line, past Caton and Crook O’Lune and along the side of the River Lune to the old Halton Station where lunch was taken in the rain although under some shelter. The walkers then retraced their steps back to the car park giving a walk of five and a half miles. Jim & Janet Sommerville
I will be visiting the Christian Resources Exhibition at the Yorkshire Event Centre in Harrogate on either the 25th or 26th September 2008 – depending on whichever date proves to be the most popular – and I would love for a group of us to go! The exhibition, for those who have never heard or attended before, is a great way of finding out what resources are out there for equipping anybody and everybody in the church. Tickets are £3.50 each for a group of 5 or more, and there are lots of details about the features and exhibits online at www.creonline.co.uk. A brochure is available for you to look at in the foyer. As with everything, it is best to book early, so could you please let me know by the 31st July if you would like to attend? Read more…
After a wet week, 5 walkers assembled outside the Spread Eagle at Sawley, just as the weather picked up. Walking thru’ the car park and then in a southeastern direction up the slope to the A69, crossing it directly, and then the group reached a field of maize which was traversed to get to a stile. Climbing over this the path led down to a stream where an ancient pack-horse bridge was crossed. Following the footpath uphill until a farm track leading to a railway bridge then up and over Rimmington Lane, on a path which took the ramblers into the picturesque village of Downham. Lunch was taken at the side of the pretty Downham Beck, and afterwards the five set off along a track to partially encircle Worsaw Hill then down a steep hill, onto and across the A59. Read more…