Tuesday 30 April 2024, 2pm, Pendle Heritage Centre
Friends of Pendle Heritage Members are invited to meet Heritage Trust for the North West, Chief Executive, Michael Guy, and Rhona Brett, Visitor Experience & Operations Manager, who will outline their future plans for Pendle Heritage Centre and welcome questions from members. Invitations are being sent out with the 2024 Spring Newsletter.
Saturday 11 May 2024, 10.30am
The next fieldwalk will be walking in the Hidden Valley, Sabden. Meet at Booths café in Barrowford, 10.30am for a pre-walk talk. Georgina Bentley, Alex Whitlock and Sue Wilkinson look forward to seeing you.
Thursday 16 May 2024, 7.30pm
Nelson Camera Club
Join us for an audio-visual presentation covering Gardens, Birds, Flora and Fauna, and Local Scenes.
Higherford Methodist Church, Barrowford BB8 9NY
Members £3, Non-members £5 Refreshments £1
Saturday 8 June 2024, 10.30am
Archaeology pre-walk meeting with Alex Whitlock at Booths café in Barrowford, followed by a fieldwalk.
Tuesday 11 June 2024, 2pm
Guided tour of Browsholme Hall
Lancashire’s oldest ancestral home, with our guide for the afternoon, award-winning author Linda Sawley. Please note most of the rooms on the tour are on the ground floor, with 3 rooms on the upper floor, which require climbing two flights of stairs. Wander through the ornamental gardens and take in the elegant interiors and treasure trove of antiquities collected over 14 generations. Tea and cream scones will be served in the Cart Shed Tearoom.
As places are limited to 20, please pre-book e: info@foph.co.uk or m: 07787 631078. Payment of £20 (tour, tea, and cream scone) is required on booking.
Browsholme Hall, Clitheroe Road, Cow Ark, Clitheroe BB7 3DE
Saturday 13 July 2024, 10.30am
Archaeology pre-walk meeting with Alex Whitlock at Booths café in Barrowford, followed by a fieldwalk.
Tuesday 23 July 2024, 10.30am
Friends of Pendle Heritage Members’ Day – Invitations are being sent out with the 2024 Spring Newsletter.
Sunday 28 July 2024, 2pm
Friends’ Summer Event in the Cruck Barn
Stephen Halliwell will give a talk on Levens Hall: The Park and Gardens, home to the world’s oldest topiary gardens, which were designed in the 1690s by Monsieur Guillaume Beaumont, gardener to King James II. There will be an opportunity to meet Stephen and purchase from his range of books, including his latest: ‘The Snowdrop – An Introduction’.
Please pre-book e: info@foph.co.uk or m: 07787 631078. Payment of £10 (welcome Prosecco, talk, trio of sweet treats, tea, and coffee) is required on booking.
Pendle Heritage Centre, Colne Road, Barrowford BB9 6JQ