Parish News

There has not been a meeting of the Parish Council in July but we have we have still been hard at work on village maintenance, projects and several business issues to deal with.

On Sunday 15th July the Barley Parish Council hosted a resident engagement session on the playground project, with snacks and juice provided. Children and parents were invited to attend at Barley village hall between 4-5 in the afternoon. They could then look over the submitted designs and give their thoughts on the proposals. We had a good attendance, and the park designs were well received by both parents and children; the seesaw was …

Our annual parish meeting attracted more than 50 residents in early July with some new faces (to me at least) present. There were presentations from the Village Centre (Glen Watson), the local PCSO (Alan Fielding), both Lancashire County and Pendle Borough Councillors (Howard Hartley and David Gallear), the Roughlee Pantomime team (Stuart Applegate), the FORA team (Meg Davey and Ian Mortimer), the Pendle Radicals from Mid Pennine Arts and myself on behalf of the Parish Council. The PC and VC team were able to introduce a new Councillor and reflect on some of the key events over the last year including the new patio doors …

Duck Race – Sat 12 August, 6pm outside school and then RVC evening event from 7pm. The Evening Event is ticket-only, with slow roasted beef or vegetarian quiche (£12.50) or jumbo sausage for kids (£5) – all come with salads, pastas, etc and garlic roasted new potatoes or new potatoes. Bring your own drinks. Duck tickets available from Committee members (Stuart Ingram, Gillian Dawson, Michael Davy, Linda Brotherton, Graham Hill, Juliana & Chris Wilson, Gail Carson, Paul Wheatcroft, Judith Skellorn, Janet Starkie). For food tickets contact DONALD or ring 07849 774438

We have had a quiet few weeks to recharge the batteries before our autumn/winter explosion:

• Halloween …
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Did you know we are around half way through the dog days of summer. The dog days or dog days of summer are (supposed to be) the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius, which Greek and Roman astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck! In 2023, the dog days are between July 3 and August 11 in the northern hemisphere, when the dog-star Sirius rises with the sun, thus adding to the heat it gave out – to such extent that dogs are inclined to …

• Pendle Forest History Group – Wed 16th August, 7.30pm at Barley Village Hall – Business Meeting with items of interest. Members £2.00, Visitors £3.00. Email →
• Pendle Patchers – 8th & 22th August, from 1pm at Barley Village Hall – The Patchers are on a roll! This month another member completed a quilt, which we’ve recorded for our archives. I’m not sure if it is an inspiration for the less accomplished quilters in the group or slightly intimidating but we could all appreciate the quality of the work and the design and colour blends. We’ll be meeting during August on the …
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