Well, what a Scarecrow Festival we had – it was truly memorable once again and Blackrod folk did us proud. The thought, ideas and energy that went into creating the festival this year was amazing and the scarecrows started emerging on to the streets after a bit of early rain....
On the 17th of November last year a group of 24 ladies attended a pottery trip to Stoke-on-Trent. Our first stop was at Wedgwood and Royal Doulton; here there were lots of major brands including Waterford, Royal Albert and beautiful crystal all at reasonably low prices. Next stop was Portmeirion...
If you enter St Katharine’s Church and turn left into the room at the base of the Tower you will see two large painted wooden tablets attached to the wall. These tell the story of how the Popplewell Charity first began. In the early 1800’s, Mr. John Popplewell was...
Jean Hibbert, Sylvia Gregory, Margaret Sumner, Joanna and Natalie Sweet were invited to an evening get-together at Bishopscourt to meet with the Bishop and other award winners. Jean says: “Some 13 years ago the Events Group at St Katharine’s asked the good people of Blackrod if they wanted to stage...
Photos of the 2018 Blackrod Scarecrow Festival are now available in the gallery.
It’s that time of year again when we have to make sure all the pathways are clear and the churchyard is tidy. If you can spare and hour or so on Saturday 21st October it would be appreciated. The coffee morning will be running so chance for tea and...
Well who’d have believed we would have such a lovely afternoon? Saturday morning was a washout, lunchtime it was still pouring! At about 1.30 the rain stopped, the tables and chairs were dried off even though we didn’t think for one minute that it had finished raining, 1.45 – a...
Photos of the 2017 Blackrod Scarecrow Festival can be found in our gallery here.
The date for your diary is Saturday 20th May and the destination is Cartmel and the Priory, stopping on the way for coffee at Carnforth Railway Station (the setting for the film “Brief Encounter”). The coach leaves from St Katharine’s at 9am and returns about 6pm. The cost is £11...
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