Parish News

Musically I’m a child of the 80s, the 1980s not the 1880s as my children have suggested. I have danced round various handbags in various towns and can still remember all the words to songs from Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet etc!! One of my favourite stars was Toyah Wilcox and her song It’s a Mystery seems appropriate for my topic this month. In church circles one of the daunting preaching tasks is the Sunday where the church celebrates Trinity Sunday. This is a day (4th June this year) where we remember the nature of God rather than a specific historical event.

The Trinity refers to …

Barley Village Hall are looking for new helpers! We have a core team of Trustees on the Committee, but we’re looking for people to join to help out give their time if they can. This may be helping out at the fell races, helping organise a social night, or even helping with some building and maintenance work we have planned. You don’t need to become an actual Trustee of the Hall, just a volunteer who is happy to give some of their time up a few hours a month, someone who we can call on for help! If you’re interested, then we meet on the …

Life in school seems to have been very busy for everyone this month.

Children, parents and grandparents really enjoyed the Boat Race fundraising event organised by the Friends of Newchurch. We were lucky with the weather and the Cabin in Barley remained open so that children and parents could purchase ice-cream and coffees etc., which added extra sparkle to the occasion. It was a very successful event raising £547 for school resources, please can I extend a massive thank you to all involved.

Since the last edition of the Parish Newsletter, we have celebrated two very special dates with families and friends of our pupils …

• Coronation Celebration Day
  On Friday 5th May, we held a Coronation Celebration Event in school. In the morning, the children enjoyed making lots of different arts and crafts to celebrate King Charles III and they all received a special commemorative Coronation badge. Then in the afternoon, we had lots of fun playing games with the parents, despite the poor weather!
• Parking
  In one our recent newsletters, we thanked our families for their considerate parking in and around school. We also reminded them to promptly move their cars after drop off/collection to try to reduce congestion and free up spaces for other families. We would …
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• Pendle Forest History Group – Wed 21st June, 7.30pm at Barley Village Hall – Business Meeting with items of interest. Members £2.00, Visitors £3.00. Email →
• Pendle Patchers – 13th & 27th June, from 1pm at Barley Village Hall – The Pendle Patchers are still busy and enough members are managing to meet twice a month despite juggling holidays, medical appointments and grandparent duties. We’re expecting a bumper turn out for our meeting on Tuesday, 13th June as there’s a rumour that we might be having an afternoon tea from the Cabin, to celebrate the Coronation and/or midsummer, or both. We …
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