Visitors to this morning’s Coffee Stop were treated to live demonstrations from textile artists Sheila Parkinson, Juliet Tomkins and Maureen Wallace, who are the latest exhibitors in our Hub Gallery. The ladies are a small group of textiles artists, who met whilst doing a creative textiles course at Nelson and Colne college in 2009. They…
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Last Sunday’s cafe-church with Rev Ian was a wonderful chance for friends to get together and worship with a warm cup of tea and an even warmer welcome.
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DRUM ROLL PLEASE…. We did it! Our Eco Group has been successful in gaining an A Rocha UK Silver Eco Church Award for Trinity. Thank you to Climate Champion Archie and the dedicated team of members always on the lookout for ways to care for God’s earth.
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TRINITY’S Drama Group recently performed a thought-provoking performance of “The Seeker” by Stephen Phifer to a packed audience at Trinity Methodist Church. The cast of thirteen, directed with care and understanding by Madeline Adey, expertly told the story of a journalist’s investigation of the Jesus story. Steuart Kellington, as “The Seeker”, took the audience through…
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A one-act play called The Seeker by Stephen Phifer, was performed by the Trinity Drama Group during Easter week. The story revolves around a journalist called The Seeker who admires the Jesus story from an artistic point of view and hopes to believe it one day. He creates seven imaginary scenes in which he asks…
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A huge thank you to everyone who sent in pictures of Spring flowers for our Facebook Flower Power feature. Trinity’s Eco Group felt that sharing the beauty of creation throughout the month of March, was a really positive thing to do and we have been overwhelmed by the response. From garden flowers to river bank…
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The foundations for the Trinity Community Garden Bug Hotel were laid today with the help of Helen Smith from Ribble Rivers Trust. Visitors to the Easter Saturday Coffee Stop were invited outside to help with the outfitting of Bugginham Palace, and by the end we had created a four-storey mansion. Further storeys and a roof…
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The Easter Saturday Coffee Stop was full of sunshine and smiles today. We had all the usual favourites: craft stall, cake stand, jigsaws, face-painting, superb refreshments served by the amazing volunteers, and all set to music from Steuart and Dorothy. This month Ribble Rivers Trust came and helped visitors to make a bug hotel, and…
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MEMBERS of Trinity’s Ukrainian community got together to commemorate two years of the war on Saturday. After gathering at Clitheroe Castle’s Tree for Ukraine to light candles and take part in quiet reflection, the group came to Trinity to spend the afternoon together. Natalya, a member of the Trinity Ukrainian family, helped make the giant…
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FEBRUARY’S Coffee Stop had all the essential ingredients to mark the end of a very wet month. Essential tips on how to keep your bike roadworthy and led-rides by Breaking Cycles CIC, refreshments served by our fabulous kitchen team, and companionship and chat with our Trinity family, were served up in good measure. The team…
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AN APPEAL for volunteers last week, to help clear leaves and leaf mould from the back of the hub, yielded strong results. The area, which has been neglected for many years, is hoped to be the site of raised beds, as part of the new Trinity Community Garden. Despite the cold, damp weather, Paul, William…
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LOWRY-INSPIRED work, created by the Art4All charity is being displayed at Trinity’s Hub Gallery from Saturday. The special project, which took students to The Lowry Gallery in Salford, was followed by a series of lessons drawing and painting scenes inspired by the Northern artist L.S.Lowry. Started by Frankie Freeman-Ruddock in 2018, the Art4All classes provide…
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AS PART of a commitment to the A Rocha Bronze Eco Church Award, Trinity made a promise to twin all its toilets. By doing so, a project is funded in a community that helps families to build their own basic toilet, access clean water and learn about hygiene – a vital combination that saves lives.…
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VISITORS to last Saturday’s Coffee Stop had the opportunity to assist Trinity Eco Group and take part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. Three areas of the church premises were set up as observation zones and clipboards were provided to help identify and make a tally of the birds seen. The results really lifted everyone’s…
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Birds and bikes were the order of the day at our first Coffee Stop of 2024. Trinity’s Eco Group hosted a count for the Big Garden Birdwatch at three locations around the hub, and Dr Bike was running his much-loved surgery for cycles. There were two fundraising tabletop sales, both with the intention of saving…
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