Our next event is a talk by Tony McNally from the Bolton Mountain Rescue team who will give us all an insite into the workings of the rescue team.
The date is Wednesday 8th September at Roe Green Methodist Church Hall and starts at 7.30 pm.
Admission £2.00 which includes Tea and Biscuits.
There will also be a Raffle.
The Friends of Roe Green have reproduced a beautiful booket of the events that took place on June 17th & 20th 1914 in the grounds of Worsley HALL.
This pageant was to celebrate 153rd Anniversary of the Bridgewater Canal which opened in 1761 and will be the canals 250th anniversary in 2011.
It is a superbly reproduced with 64 pages including lists of the Patrons,photographs of the event and maps.A must for collectors of our local history.
We wish to thank Connie Duffy our President who has cherished this historic document for many years and we thought it’s reprint would be a good way to celebrate the 250th anniversay of The Bridgewater Canal and a way of raising funds for our community projects.
The cost is only £5.00 and to obtain a copy contact Annette Walsh on 0161 793 5489.
Roe Green has again entered the FLOWERS IN BLOOM competition for 2010 and you may have noticed the work taking place in the planters around the Green.The judging day is 16th July and we will keep you informed on how we got on.
We are always looking for helpers with our activities on the Green.Contact Pauline Ogden on 01617903166 if interested.
We invite you to come and watch local and well known flower arranger Rita Bowater demonstrating her skills.How to use the flowers in the summer or what to arrange during the winter.
Come and spend a pleasant afternoon from 2.00pm at Roe Green church Hall on Wednesday 7th July.
Everyone welcome,admission £2.00. Tea,coffee and biscuits available.
Some of the arrangments to be raffled.
On the Wednesday 30th June come and join us at Roe Green Church Hall when John Loder will talk to us about the work done by the R.S.P.B in look after the bird life in the United Kingdom
The talk will begin at 7.00 PM .Admission £2.00 and as usual tea.coffee and Biscuits will be available.We will also run a raffle.
If you have any questions for John please ask him on the night.
Look forward to seeing you there.
Saturday 12th June come and join in the fun.All activities are free and open to everybody.The fun will be on the green if sunny,in the church hall if raining or the green is soggy.
Come and try your skills at Badge making,Penalty shoot out,Circus skills and many other events.It all starts at 1.30 and finishes at 4.30pm.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE.
Our next event on the Wednesday 10th March will be a talk by John and Val Hughes on 200 years of drinking glasses.The talk will be accompanied by a display of the glasses ranging from 18th Century fine Georgian dining glasses through to Victorian Taverns glass so do come and see this magnificent collection.
After the talk John has agreed to take sample glasses from the audience and give a possible identification and valuation so if you feel you have a valuable piece of glass bring it along.
So looking forward to your company on the 10 th March 2010 at the Methodist church hall from 2.00pm till 4.00pm.
Charge is £2.00 and Tea and Biscuits included
What a great trip we had through the Bhutan Kingdom on Wednesday 10thFebruary.Marion Bray took us on her trek through the kingdom illustrating the walk with many slides so a real feel was given of how primitive the walk was and the country is.About 40 Roe Greeners enjoyed the show and here are a few pictures of the event.
Thank you everyone for coming and look forward to seeing you at our event in March
Our first event of the year. Mrs Marion Bray will guide us with pictures and chat,back in time through the mysterious Himalayan mountains and subtropical valleys of Northern India.Showing glimpses of life,culture and Traditions of the people and the origins of many of our exotic plants.
To be held on Wednesday 10th. February. at 2.00pm.The venue is Roe Green Church Hall and admission is £2.0.
Tea,coffee and biscuits will be available.
So we look forward to seeing you there.
Well we have done the celebrations,had the snow so can we look forward to the Spring?The Snowdrops are showing,the weather is trying to improve so yes lets look forward to 2010.As a reminder here are a few photos of the snow.
