What’s in a Name?

What’s in a Name?

The speaker for the July Meeting of the M.U. was Nick Bebb, a Reader for the Church. His talk was entitled “What’s In A Name?” As he introduced his Power Point presentation, Nick said it was the ‘twists and turns’ of family history. Nick...
The Way Things Used To Be

The Way Things Used To Be

This month’s talk was by Mr. Harold Hogarth, who lives in Barnoldswick, and travels the country raising funds for charities, including churches in Romania, the RNLI and Pulmonary Fibrosis. His talk was entitles ‘The Way Things Used To Be’. We began...
Blame it on the China Experience

Blame it on the China Experience

Margaret welcomed a large number of members and read out some messages from people who had been ill and thanked everyone who had taken part in the “Guard of Honour” for Marion Beech last Friday. Marion’s daughter, Kath, had provided biscuits but these will be kept...
A Talk About Venice

A Talk About Venice

A large gathering of members attended the first meeting of the New Year. We met in the Hall and began with a short service, led by Bridget. Margaret welcomed everyone to the meeting. She read out several messages and ‘Thank you’ cards from people who had...
Mothers’ Union – The Rotary Club

Mothers’ Union – The Rotary Club

The talk was given by members of Tottington and Bury West Rotary Club. There was a good turnout despite a sudden drop in temperature and we were well rewarded. The session was led by Sue Pinder and Paul Jarvis, ably supported by Mike Pinder. The presentation was...