Repair costs force church closure
BBC News (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
The pending closure of a Lancashire village's church has been described as a blow to the local community.
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Family History Event Planned In Chorley Town Centre
Best Hobbies Live (Free subscription) | 17/06/2008
The Chorley Branch of the Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society is holding the first of a series of Family History events for 2008. The event takes place at Chorley Parish Church of St Laurence, Union Street, Chorley, on Saturday 21 June, from 10.30am–4.30pm. The event is entitled Meet Our Experts and admission is free of charge. Ron [...]
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Church and CCTV : Letter to Lancashire evening post...
Gregs New Blog (Free subscription) | 01/05/2008
I find it rather sad that a church in Fulwood (as reported in LEP 5 th Feb) is plagued by young people hanging around its premises, and that it has joined some of the residents in attempting to control, or move on the problem by installing CCTV cameras. I fear this will not be very effective, will only alienate the youngsters further, and anger many other young people who are already fed up with being...
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The Latest Heresy - Brian McLaren, Emergent
DiscernIt (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
“We are discovering Christianity as an Eastern religion as a way of life.” The Emerging Church -The Latest Heresy By Stephen Holland Preached on: Sunday, February 10, 2008 Westhoughton Evangelical Church King Street, Westhoughton Lancashire, UK BL5 3AX Online Sermons: www.sermonaudio.com/revholland Now a few year ago I heard a talk given on the Emerging Church and after it went away and thought, [...]...
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Welcome to Mormon heartland
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
This story from the BBC News Magazine looks at the history of the LDS Church in Great Britain, noting that "the Mormons' association with the North West of England goes back further than their association with Salt Lake City." Another interesting view of the Church from a decidedly international perspective.
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Girl, 9, collapses and dies at school
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 01/12/2007
A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl has collapsed and died at her school. Officials have yet to determine what caused the death of Attia Ali. She fell ill at St Peter's Church of England Primary School in Burnley, Lancashire, on Wednesday.
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Everyone’s a winner
Bolton Evening News (Free subscription) | 15/10/2007
FOUR Lancashire lasses who won Gordon Ramsay's The F Word television series cooked up a winner for both the Bolton Food and Drink Festival and Bolton Parish Church.
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Magdalen Nabb
The Independent (Free subscription) | 22/08/2007
Magdalen Nabb, writer: born Church, Lancashire 16 January 1947; married (one son); died Florence, Italy 18 August 2007.
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The registers of the Parish Church of Chorley, in the county of Lancaster, 1548-1653
Family Research (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Source: Original data: The registers of the Parish Church of Chorley, in the county of Lancaster, 1548-1653. Cambridge: Printed for the Lancashire Parish Register Society by J. Clay at the University Press, 1910. Notes: “Printed and published with the consent of the venerable Archdeacon Fletcher, M.A., rector of Chorley.” “This book is the gift [...]
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Church leader in gay adoption row
BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
A bishop says a Lancashire adoption charity will not have church support if it allows gay couples to adopt.
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