The true story of Father Christmas, or Santa Claus, began with a man named Nicholas who was born in the third century in the Greek village of Patara, on what is today the southern coast of Turkey. His family were both devout and wealthy, and when his parents died in an epidemic, Nicholas decided […]
Much cobwebbed, and probably rarely looked at, in the old choir vestry is a list of the men of Fleetwood Congregational Church who went off to war between 1914 and 1919. The citation on the records reads “The names mentioned below are those men who hazarded their lives in the Great War to Maintain the […]
First World WarA record of those from Fleetwood Congregational Church who went to serve King and country in the First World War has in the bottom what appears to be Fleetwood Urban District’s coat-of-arms. It shows representations of the first (Bury-type?) locomotive of the Preston-Wyre railway above a shield with in the top left corner the arms […]
First World War memorial, Fleetwood Urban Distriact CouncilF rancis belonged to the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, and like hundreds of other young men, was given some military training, a khaki uniform and a rifle. Then they were sent over the channel to fight the Hun. Francis was put in charge of looking after the horses. Now, Francis was just an uncomplicated, […]
A True Story of the Great War, Francis Matthews, The Great War, World War ICONTACT NUMBER FOR FLEETWOOD FOODBANK: 01253 779621 OR 01253 878655 Hopefully, by the time you read this the Foodbank will have moved from the Milton Street Community Centre to the former McKee Centre on Poulton Road. (The McKee Centre is more familiar to us ‘oldies’ as Welbeck library, opposite Ribble Road.) The premises will be […]
Fleetwood FOODBANK, Foodbank, SVP FoodbankIn our 175 years our church family has had an interesting characters as members. What you may not know is that way back in the mid-1800s four families had a regimental connection: the 95th Regiment of Foot. Five regiments raised and then disbanded, renumbered or renamed between 1760 and 1818 were given the numeral 95. […]
95th Regiment of Foot, Fleetwood United Reformed Church History, The MerciansIt has been said that there are no longer any characters in the town. Not true. There is and here is a recommended read by one of them. Eddie Holt is a familiar face, if only by him ‘shaking’ a collection box at the entrance of a supermarket as he causes us to remember those […]
Eddie Holt, Fleetwood United Reformed Church, King's Own Royal Regiment, POW Story, Wolrd Warr IIFebruary 2014 BIBLE SOCIETY Last month’s newsletter carried a letter and appeal. Your response has been quite extraordinary. The information on the Bible Society initiative was ‘discovered’ on the porch church table where, if you weren’t looking, you would quite easily have passed it by. Here is a simple way of helping the fast growing […]
Bibles, China, Fleetwood United Reformed Church(Closing Date: 31st January 2014) Our very talented contributors to our church life are certain to be interested in the following. Don’t be modest. If you feel inspired to enter then do so. All your friends here at Agnew Road will give you every encouragement to do so. United Press is delighted to invite FREE […]
Religious Poem Competition, United Press Limited