Goldshaw Booth Parish Council
Light Up Newchurch (6 Dec), Maintenance, Wellbeing...
On Sunday 9th November, our community came together to show respect and gratitude for members of the armed services, past, present and future. During a poignant Remembrance Service at St Mary’s Church, led by Reverend Nick Murray, Councillor Kathleen Wilkinson read out the names of local servicemen who sacrificed their lives during the First and Second World Wars, and wreaths were laid by Goldshaw Booth Parish Council, Roughlee Parish Council and Pendle Borough Council.
Our seasonal events got off to a good start with Houses of Halloween in Newchurch again being a great success. The bonfire was very well attended with approximately 100 people, and we take on board the feedback that people would have liked more refreshments – we’ll do our best to arrange that next year, in collaboration with local residents.
Food will not be in short supply at our ‘Let’s Light Up Newchurch’ Christmas lights switch on and Santa’s grotto event, as Debs Mousley has kindly offered to organise the catering! The event will be held on Saturday 6th December, at 6.30pm in Newchurch, with a super-tombola, free presents for children, and hot turkey sandwiches, mince pies and mulled wine for residents. There will be a donation box on the evening for people to give what they can, and if anyone has any tombola prizes, they would be greatly appreciated and can be dropped off at the church in advance.
We’ve been busy with some maintenance jobs and are pleased to have installed a new surface under the cradle swings and to have cut back all of the brambles around the top playing field, as well as around the toilet block. Thankfully the issue causing water to stream down the steps by the toilet block now seems to have been resolved following exploratory digging. Please let us know if there are any maintenance projects you would like the Parish Council to consider, so we can discuss and allocate budget funds accordingly.
Looking forward to next Spring, we are hoping to organise some outdoor wellbeing events in conjunction with Active Pendle, such as tai-chi and a park run. Again, do let us know if you have any ideas and watch this space for more information…
Finally, may we take this opportunity to wish all residents a very happy, safe and peaceful Christmas and New Year.
Many thanks