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Community

Junior Church

Our Junior Church meets in Reading Room on the second and fourth Sunday each month, alongside the 11am Holy Communion. Fun, friendly and welcoming we explore the Bible Reading theme with crafts and creation.

Sun 26 Jul11:00Christ Church Glasson(4.4mi)

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Religion & Spirituality

Evensong

Sun 26 Jul17:30Christ Church, Over Wyresdale(4.4mi)

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Religion & Spirituality

Songs of Praise with Pilling Silver Band

Songs of Praise with Pilling Silver Band Occurring for 1 hour Venue St Paul's Old Church Address Miller's Brow Forton Preston, PR3 1DR An outdoor service in the beautiful setting of the grounds at ST. Paul's Old Church, Shireshead led by the Pilling Silver Band. A wonderful spot on the edge of the Forest of Bowland. All age/Family Environmentally friendly Evening Worship/Prayer Event held at the Beach Event held in a Green Space Event held outside Festival Hymns Patronal Festival Singing Worship

Sun 26 Jul18:30St John's Church(3.4mi)

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Religion & Spirituality

BCP Eucharist

Sun 2 Aug11:00Christ Church, Over Wyresdale(4.4mi)

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Festivals & Events

The Flower Festival

The Glasson Flower Festival has been running without a break for over 50 years now! It is on the August Bank Holiday weekend at the end of August. Famous for flowers, teas, cakes and friendships - old and new! You are cordially invited - there is a space waiting just for you!

Sat 29 Aug11:00Christ Church Glasson(4.4mi)

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Community

Around £15.00

Afternoon Cream tea

Afternoon Cream tea Occurring for 4 hours Venue St James, Shireshead Address Whinney Brow Lane Forton Preston, PR3 0AE, United Kingdom An opportunity to treat someone special in your life to a luxury, home-made cream tea. Two sittings at 1.30 and 3.30. Just £15.00 per person with an opportunity for a glass of Prosecco for an additional donation. View attachment Event held in a Church Coffee morning Cream Teas Dementia friendly Family Friendly Fundraising Refreshments

Sun 30 Aug13:30St John's Church(3.4mi)

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Arts & CultureWorkshops & Classes

5 Week Next Steps Crochet Course – September – with Kerry Ann

Have you learned the basics of Crochet and are wanting to take your skills further? Then this might be the course for you… Put your basic crochet skills into practice furthering your knowledge and increasing your confidence in this popular hobby!

Wed 9 SeptCreative Thread Studio(3.3mi)

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Children & FamilyFestivals & Events

Lancashire Game & Country Festival | A Great Family Day Out in Lancashire

A fantastic family day out featuring country sports, birds of prey, fishing, horse shows, food, shopping, live entertainment and much more in beautiful Lancashire.

Sat 12 SeptLancashire Game and Country Festival(1.6mi)

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Community

Discover Your Dream Wedding at Our Hotel

Step inside our fully dressed fucntion rooms and experience your perfect wedding day. From exquisite décor to expert advice, our Wedding Showcase lets you envision every detail of your celebration. Dates• Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th September Plan your unforgettable day with us, see it, feel it, love it!

Sat 12 Sept12:00Ashton Hall(4.6mi)

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Children & FamilyFestivals & Events

Lancashire Game & Country Festival | A Great Family Day Out in Lancashire

A fantastic family day out featuring country sports, birds of prey, fishing, horse shows, food, shopping, live entertainment and much more in beautiful Lancashire.

Sun 13 SeptLancashire Game and Country Festival(1.6mi)

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Wire seed head workshop with Judith Brown

Workshops & Classes

Around £75

Wire seed head workshop with Judith Brown

Join us for a nature inspired wire workshop taught by professional artist Judith Brown, where we’ll create wire seed head stems to display in a vase. Inspiration will come from seed heads such as cow parsley, poppies, grasses and more. Judith will teach you how to use various gauges of wire and different techniques to create your seed heads. You can expect to come away with a bunch of stems to display at home, based on the ideas pictured here.

Sun 13 SeptCreative Thread Studio(3.3mi)

via Creative Thread StudioLocal gem

Children & Family

Children's Service

Afternoon service especially for the children at 4 pm on the 2nd Sunday of each month

Sun 13 Sept16:00St Michael's Church(2.1mi)

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Likely freeCommunity

Fabric Pumpkins

Get ready for Autumn and join us on our Fabric Pumpkins social evening! Bring along your sewing machine & favourite Autumnal cotton fabrics and get set to make a plump pumpkin that can be brought out year after year.

Fri 18 SeptCreative Thread Studio(3.3mi)

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Community

Divas of Motown

Celebrate the iconic voices and timeless hits of Motown with our Divas of Motown evening. Enjoy a live Motown tribute performance featuring the soulful sounds of legendary female artists, guaranteed to get you singing and dancing along. Your night includes a delicious two-course dinner, followed by a disco until late, so you can continue the […]

Fri 18 Sept19:00Ashton Hall(4.6mi)

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Workshops & Classes

Julia Fleece Workshop

This cosy winter sweater has slightly dropped shoulders, a stand-up collar, and playful seamlines perfect for colour blocking. A contrast placket with snaps gives Julia that extra touch. Pockets are incorporated into seams at the front. The long sleeves and bottom of the sweater have elasticated hems. Sewing level: Confident beginner / Intermediate We would advise you to call in for the pattern and fabric before the workshop. If you are unable to call in please let us know and we will arrange to post the pattern to you. We always advise to have your pattern pieces ready before the workshop. You would need to be a confident beginner and know your way around your sewing machine. We will open at 9.30am to set up for a 10am start and will finish at 3.30 You can either bring your own fabrics or pop along to the shop beforehand to purchase your fabric with 10% discount. We recommend using sweater fabrics, teddy, quilted fabrics, wool mix fabrics... Included in the price: Pattern Tutorial What you need to bring: Fabric Sewing machine/overlocker Standard foot Jersey/stretch needles Matching thread Scissors Pins/clips Lunch If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided. If you would like to attend the workshop please add this listing to your cart. Only 8 spaces available so book early to avoid disappointment. Workshop Terms and Conditions Bookings can be paid for through our website or in store.

Sat 19 SeptLittle Legs Fabrics(0.7mi)

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Appliqué Town Cutting Mat and Ruler Bag Course with Anna Owen

Workshops & Classes

Around Varies

Appliqué Town Cutting Mat and Ruler Bag Course with Anna Owen

Join Anna on this 4 block course to create this beautiful and useful Appliqué town cutting mat and ruler bag, to store and carry your cutting mat, rulers and rotary cutter! Designed especially for us at Creative Thread by Anna Owen, this board bag includes wadding to add stability helping to keep your cutting mats flat and measures 29 x 21 inches. The design on the front is made up of 3 applique panels including 2 houses and a shop – Anna will provide templates which can be altered to create a street personal to you and your imagination. It is a great stash busting projects as a lot of the appliqué do not require huge amounts of fabrics, you can mix and match colours, patterns and prints throughout.

Sat 19 SeptCreative Thread Studio(3.3mi)

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Community

Around £400 for the full 10 months. You can pay in 2 instalments of £200 – one upon booking and the remaining £200 will be coll

Sampler Quilt for Beginners & Improvers

Join Anna for a block a month course that will get you confident in techniques needed for patchwork as you make a variety of patchwork blocks for your own 9 block sampler quilt which will measure approximately 44” x 44” when finished.

Sun 20 SeptCreative Thread Studio(3.3mi)

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Venues with events near Forton

A few local places from the listings above, all within three miles.

Lancashire Game and Country Festival1.6 miles away Little Legs Fabrics0.7 miles away St Michael's Church2.1 miles away

More about Forton

Lancashire, England

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