Marianne Davies has kindly sent in the following information about classes at Shadsworth which might be of interest to villagers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regrettably there have been instances of people dumping grass cuttings and builders rubbish in the village pond next to the Shed. If anybody notices this occurring please can you report this to the police or council, or if you prefer to the village committee via chair@belthornvillage.co.uk .

 

 

 

Please could horse riders avoid using the village footpaths where possible as there have recently been occasions when the horse muck is on the pavements which causes problems for those with prams and mobility scooters.

 

 

 

The Committee is reliant upon donations and fundraising in order to continue putting on events for the benefit of the village and its residents. All donations go into Committee Funds. All donations received are accounted for in the Committee meeting’s minutes unless received at an event in which case they are accounted for generally by the treasurer when reporting to the committee on the amounts received from an event.

 

If anyone would like to donate to the Belthorn Village Committee, all contributions towards village funds are gratefully received. The Belthorn Village Committee is the generic name for The Belthorn Village Hall Fund which is a registered charity. The Committee is run by volunteers who are villagers (or connected to the village) and donate their time and effort for the benefit of the village and its residents. Any monetary donations received will go towards future village events and projects.

 

 

 

If you sign up at www.thegivingmachine.co.uk , which only takes a minute, the retailers will donate to a charity of your choice when you shop online at the numerous stores available. Currently Belthorn School is a registered beneficiary. Hundreds of stores are available, including Amazon, eBay, Next, Boden, Interflora,  take a look and see what stores are available. Just by buying from these stores (via thegivingmachine) they will donate a percentage of the sale price to your chosen beneficiary. So, when doing your Christmas shopping online, do it at www.thegivingmachine.co.uk, and support Belthorn village school. 

 

 

 

The village committee is looking for junior and teenage representatives to sit on the committee and have a say about the village. If you'd like to find out more, just email Jason at chair@belthornvillage.co.uk .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is now a Yoga Class every Tuesday in school from 7.00pm -8.30pm.  Flow Yoga is a dynamic form of Yoga where postures flow from one to the next. Increase your strength, improve your flexibility, de-stress, energize your body and experience total relaxation. Open to anybody of all abilities. All you need is a yoga mat. For more information contact Jane on 07825 137657.

 

The classes are £6 per session and new mats are available at £10.00.

 

 

 

Do you use vegetable oil and don't know how to dispose of it properly or would like to make better use of the used oil? Well, here is a simple solution. Andy Bain makes his own biodiesel from used vegetable oil. You can empty your used oil from deep fat fryers etc. into a suitable clean container (for example, a plastic milk bottle) and give Jean or Andy a call on 07825 201825 and they will come and collect it, or alternatively leave it on their driveway at 5 Rydal Mount. Many thanks from Jean and Andy.

 

 

 

I've been contacted by Colleen Hanson who lives in Canada. She believes her ancestors were from Belthorn and would like to make contact with anyone who may be able to help her find out more.  Colleen’s mother's maiden name was Taylor, her father was John (Jack) Taylor) from Tockholes, and she has details of a John Taylor born 12 February 1806 in Tockholes.  John Taylor had a son Thomas Taylor, who had a son Joseph Taylor, who had a son John (Jack) Thom Taylor, who was her grandfather.  The information that she has is that one of these Taylors, she suspects Thomas, had a pub in Tockholes or Belthorn called The Pack Horse.  She also has information that another arm of the Taylor family ran a pub called the Tinker and Budget in Oswaldtwistle. Her branch of the Taylors had a pub in Accrington called "The Black Abbey" and they had this pub in the early 1900's. Her grandfather lived in Old Sparth House in 1907.  He lived there with his grandparents John and Mary Booth and a family called Battersby.  She also has an 1881 census that lists Thomas Taylor, age 26, as a coal miner in Belthorn.

 

If anyone has any information that may be able to help Colleen in her research, please feel free to contact her either by email on chanson@sd81.bc.ca or by post to Colleen Hanson, Post Office Box 3913, Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada VOC IRO.

 

Many thanks.

 

 

 

 

Meetings of the Society take place on the 3rd Monday of each month. The Society is intended to be a forum to learn about Belthorn’s local history.

 

If you have any local historical information or documents which you think would be of interest or if you would like any further information on the History Society please email leefallon@tiscali.co.uk for more details.

 

 

 

The local Police can be contacted on 01254 222 135. Please contact the Neighbourhood Policing Team for advice and guidance, but to report an ongoing crime or incident, you must ring 0845 125 3545.

 

The Policing Pledge is a set of promises to local residents that not only gives more information about who their local neighbourhood policing team is, but also ensures that communities have a stronger voice in telling the police what they think is most important and what they are most worried about.

 

The Pledge is attached below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This service is becoming more and more popular with a warm and friendly welcome extended to anybody wishing to attend. The service takes the form of light informal worship and takes place on the 3rd Sunday of every month (unless otherwise stated), at the Pack Horse.

 

Any young children who attend this service can now join the 'Sunday School' which is run at the same time as the service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belthorn School collects vouchers for schools from all supermarkets which can go towards equipment for the school. It would be appreciated if villagers would collect these on behalf of the school.