Prestwich Camera Club

1:50pm Monday 18th June 2012

An air of trepidation prevailed when she informed us she was known to be a tough judge but we found her to be fair and constructive. The Monochrome section was first to come under her critical gaze. Michael Oates' print entitled Path to Strumble Head Lighthouse, was awarded first place. This was an impactfull print with a lovely range of tones enhanced by a dark, moody sky. Alan Flavell came second with 'Gondolas, Venice' – a classic view, including 'that lamp'. Third place went to Anthony Shackman with 'Unstrung' – a decrepit string bottom chair in an archway providing an interesting subject.

Ramsbottom and Tottington Probus Club

1:49pm Monday 18th June 2012

The President introduced Joe Walk who gave an illustrated talk on “Rwanda The Land of the Thousand Hills” Joe , a retired deputy headteacher and French speaker described how after his retirement he was sent by the Voluntary Service Organisation to work,eventually, in Rwanda in Central Africa. The country is the size of Wales but had a population of 8 million in 1994 when genocide took place of 1 million Tutsi people.

Ramsbottom Recorded Music Society

1:49pm Monday 18th June 2012

Derek Haslam from Nelson Gramophone Society chose one of the most frequently used sources of inspiration of composers for his recital; namely classical Greece, in a comprehensive and all encompassing history of the Greek pantheon.

Radcliffe Townswomen’s Guild

1:46pm Monday 18th June 2012

The May meeting of the Radcliffe Townswomen’s Guild welcomed Liz Greenwood from the RNIB who explained the importance of “Talking books” for blind and partially sighted people. The service offers over 19,000 titles and is used by 39,000 people. They ship out over 8,000 each week and help all subscribers to feel involved and independent. Liz explained how sometimes the RNIB work with the publishing industry to ensure the “Must have” books, like the Harry Potter titles, are available in audio and braille as the same time as the print book.

Bury Chess Club

10:40am Sunday 17th June 2012

An under strength Bury first team were well beaten in the end on their visit to promotion rivals Chorlton 2nd. Early draws from Sheraz Khalil and Jim Litherland were promising, but the strength of the home side soon showed through, with Sam Hedge getting overpowered on his first team debut. When mistakes from Anthony Lee, John Grindrod and Steven Press followed, it meant that the match and promotion had gone out of reach for the Bury side. This left Robin Yeung to battle on, but even he eventually lost out. The last game of the season is against Oldham, but with only pride to play for now.

Bury Ramblers

10:40am Saturday 26th May 2012

On Sunday April 22nd Ian Gorner led a 6 mile "Welcome Walk" in the Dunham Massey area. After early heavy rain the weather improved. Lunch was taken in the Lavender Tea Rooms at Dog Farm, a change from eating soggy sandwiches whilst sitting in a field!

Prestwich Co op Camera Club

10:41am Thursday 26th April 2012

Tuesday 24th April Prestwich Co op Camera Club Members viewed the ICPA Colour Print Folio consisting of one hundred and four prints, covering all photographic genre, from 15 Clubs.

Women's Luncheon Club

10:42am Thursday 26th April 2012

Friday 20th April saw our last meeting of the current season. We started with our AGM, when, miraculously, we managed, with a bit of arm twisting, to appoint a full complement of officers and committee members. Well done ladies!

LANCASHIRE FAMILY HISTORY & HERALDRY SOCIETY

10:42am Thursday 26th April 2012

The last meeting of the Society on the 11th April was a talk by Harold Heys on the War Poets.

Ramsbottom Heritage Society

10:43am Thursday 26th April 2012

The April meeting of the Ramsbottom Heritage Society included an illustrated talk entitled Non-Conformist Churches in Lancashire” presented by Kathy Fishwick. Non-conformist Churches started after the Act of Uniformity in 1662, when priests who refused to conform to use the Book of Common Prayer had to resign. Tockholes United Reformed Church was the first non-conformist Church in Lancashire and the building has the pulpit at the centre rather than the altar. The Quakers also started at this time, as they refused to pay tithes to the Church of England. The Quaker meeting hall in Crawshawbooth was built in 1736 and is still in use today. Other non-conformist denominations include Baptists, Methodists, and Unitarians. As the churches were independent, they rely on their finances from the congregation, so initially the buildings were modest, but as the congregations grew, the buildings became more ornate, and Kathy showed photos of Haslingden Road Methodist Church in Rawtenstall, which was built in a Greek style. Most of the buildings built in the 18th and 19th Centuries are now no longer used by the Church, but some have been preserved by English Heritage, including Goodshaw Baptist Church. The newly built buildings have returned to the simpler style, and Kathy showed 2 photos of Accrington New Jerusalem Church, one from the 19th Century and a recent one to illustrate this.

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