Goldshaw Booth Parish Council
Village tidy (12 Apr), History talk, Wellbeing events, Football, Annual Meeting (11 May)...
Heartfelt thanks to everyone who turned out to help at the village tidy up session on Sunday 8th March, and to those who provided and served delicious refreshments. Excellent progress was made clearing beds, weeding, pruning and litter picking. The next one is on Sunday 12th April, between 11am and 1pm, meeting at the Pavilion at the top of the playing field in Newchurch and everyone is most welcome.
United Utilities have finally agreed that the railings around the water works at the top of Newchurch are not in keeping with our Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and have agreed to remove them and replace with green ones which will blend in much better with the local landscape.
There was a good turnout for the Pendle Forest History Group talk on 25th March. Brian Jefferies is an excellent speaker and captivated the audience with tales of our rich heritage. Grateful thanks to Councillor Ruth White for organising this.
We are delighted to announce a series of free wellbeing events for parish residents. These will kick off with a Jog In The Park led by Kath Brady, on Sunday mornings at 10am on 10th May, 31st May and 5th July. If you’ve previously considered the ‘couch to 5k’ concept but never got round to it, or if you are looking to rebuild your fitness, this is a perfect opportunity. Family and dog friendly and flexibly designed to meet your needs, do as much or as little as you like, at a pace to suit you.
There will also be three Tai Chi sessions led by Lighthouse Tai Chi, on Sunday 28th June, 2nd August and 6th September, all at 11am for one hour. This ancient Chinese tradition often described as ‘meditation in motion’ involves slow, graceful, and low-impact movements combined with deep breathing, designed to strengthen the body, improve balance, reduce stress, and enhance flexibility. Please come along and try it out.
Finally, we will be running the intra-village annual football tournament on Saturday 12th September. It’s never too soon to start practicing and we look forward to seeing if Sabden Fold can retain the trophy or if Newchurch or Spenbrook can take the title.
From community wellbeing to planetary wellbeing, environmental sustainability will be the theme of our Annual Parish Meeting this year, on Monday 11th May, where the powerful National Climate Emergency Briefing film will be shown. Residents are very welcome and refreshments will be provided.