Parish News

The community of Newchurch in Pendle joined together recently to celebrate works at the village’s four hundred year old church to create a new community space for events and gatherings.

Recent additions to St Mary’s include the creation of a new small kitchen area, toilet and event/gathering space – and are the first significant works to take place at the church for over 200 years.

A special service led by Bishop of Blackburn, Rt Revd Philip North was held at St Mary’s Church to bless the works undertaken so far.

Members of Newchurch in Pendle Parish Council and the local community attended alongside Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson, Conservative …

As we march in to October there is still no sign of better weather coming and that must reflect the number of residents I know that have been on holiday in September or planning to go in October. We don’t have storm chasers round here, only sun chasers.

The Council have been working on a playground improvement project for almost twelve months. The PC had invited four suppliers to participate in a playground “design and build” project setting out our aspirations and all four suppliers visited the site and initially showed great interest, but over time two withdrew stating that the site layout limitations were …

• St. Mary’s Church
  Work has now been completed to link the new Church waste pipes to the main sewer which runs under the park. An easement across the park was granted by the Parish Council to facilitate this link and all works were undertaken at the Church’s expense. In the next few weeks we should know whether the Church is available for village events including the Parish Council meetings – please keep an eye on the notice board for more news…
• Parish Council Meetings
  At September’s meeting we were pleased to be joined by some residents wishing to raise an issue. As a reminder, the public …
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• Pendle Halloween Festival – RVC’s Halloween festival is fast approaching, and once again a fun packed day awaits. In addition to Stone the Crows Border Morris dancers who will be performing at regular intervals throughout the afternoon, there will be a pumpkin carving contest, fancy dress competition, hot food and a licenced bar. If you fancy a break from all the excitement then take a stroll through the village and have a look at the all the Scary Scarecrows being displayed. So come along to the Roughlee Village Centre from 11am and join in the ghoulish goings on!

  Roughlee Villagers don’t forget to get your …

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Do you make an elderberry cordial? It’s supposed to be very good for immune systems, but you do have to be careful with elderberries as they are poisonous if not treated correctly.

This is the season where not only are the berries about, but they also dance in the winds. Have a look and see if you can spot some movement?

72 Seasons is a creative project, which can encourage a deeper connection to nature and improve wellbeing at the same time.

In addition to the seasons profiled each month in Parish News, you can find out more about the project in detail at www.72seasons.co.uk, …