I have been doing synchronised swimming for 8 years now. Synchronised swimming is a very varied sport; it is artistic, similar to dance, ice skating or gymnastics and it is necessary to be extremely expressive to convey a story or a theme. Also, it is a highly athletic and demanding...
Theology for Changing Times: John Atherton and the Future of Public Theology” Reverend Canon Professor John Atherton (1939 – 2016) was an esteemed and beloved member of the William Temple Foundation team for over 40 years. Canon Theologian of Manchester Cathedral, John was also an honorary lecturer in Christian Social...
What a wonderful week the end of term turned out to be as our grandson left Blackrod Church School for the final time. It was a roller-coaster of emotions as he sadly left primary school but also excitement for him as he enters a new era of his young life....
Photos of the 2018 Blackrod Scarecrow Festival are now available in the gallery.
A million thanks to all those who came along to clear the bottom corner of the churchyard of huge tree roots, bricks and assorted debris including a crisp packet best before 1989! Let that be the proof that these things don’t rot down 30 years on. Following the donation last...
Anita, Joyce and Beth from St. Katharine’s Church were part of a wider team of flower arrangers from around the country who came together at St. Ann’s Church to create beautiful floral displays for the Spirit of Manchester Flower Festival. The arrangement below has 22 yellow roses to commemorate...
Thank you to our Bellringers for getting us all in the right mood to enjoy the Royal Wedding on 19th May – it was wonderful to hear the bells and made us feel part of the celebrations – thank you to Mike and the team. Visiting ringers will be using...
On Saturday 17th March, ringers from St Katharine’s church joined other ringers from the Bolton branch of the Lancashire Association of Change Ringers on a ringing trip to Liverpool. Departing from the final pick-up point at Bolton Parish Church, the group headed off by minibus for the M62. The first...
I can remember going, as a teenager, to a lecture in Bolton, given by a Christian Missionary called Guy Clutton Brock. It was called “Dawn in Nyasaland” and told us all about spreading the Gospel in that African country south of the Equator which is now Malawi. A few years...
This year, we decided that rather than dress up and act out the Christmas story, we would make a representation of the story ourselves. Given a choice of Lego, junk, modelling clay, paper chains and tissue paper, we chose to build each scene using Lego, supported by Plasticine. We also used...