The Commonwealth War Graves Commission have now erected their sign to signify that St Katharine’s Church is the resting place of Pte J Hodkinson 1714887997, who lost his life on 25th May 1920 and is buried in our churchyard. The sign is attached to the gate to the right of...
Children and staff delivered donations of food and clothing to two fabulous charities who help the homeless and vulnerable in Bolton – Urban Outreach and Bolton Community Kitchen. They were greatly appreciated. What fabulous community spirit we have in Blackrod. Thank you. Urban Outreach Bolton Bolton Community Kitchen Andy Burnham...
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...
THANK YOU FOR THE FLOWERS We hope you had a chance to see the church in all it’s festive glory. Thank you very much to the Flower Team for all their hard work for Christmas and during the year. St Katharine’s Flower Team would like to say Thank You to...
Consutation on the draft plan, 7th Dec 2018 to 18th January 2019.# Open Day Sat 4th January 2019 10:00-20:00 @ Blackrod Community Centre, Greenbarn Way. THIS PLAN WILL NOT SUCCEED WITHOUT YOUR INVOLVEMENT. Blackrod neighbourhood Plan website: www.blackrodneighbourhoodplan.org.uk Paper copies are available from Blackrod Library and the Poacher Public House.
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...
Our gift of the hymn books has at last reached it’s destination at St Paul’s Church in Blantyre, Malawi. Sent on their way at the beginning of April it was a relief to hear they had made it! The pictures show the boxes leaving St Katharine’s, and then presented to...
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...
We are delighted to announce that the Revd Carol Pharaoh has been appointed as the next Team Rector of our team, Blackrod, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton and Wingates. She is currently Team Rector in the Farnworth, Kearsley and Stoneclough team. Carol will live at the rectory in Westhoughton and will...
On Sunday 14th October, Sunday School went for a walk in the rain. We went past the library and school, to Vicarage Road, then up Half Acre Lane to the farms. We saw two lovely horses who followed us in their field as we walked up the path. We jumped...