Laura’s volunteering Kenyan Journey

Laura’s volunteering Kenyan Journey

I am a local resident in Bolster Moor and I have lived in this brilliant  community all my life, I IMG_6068am incredibly excited to share with you all that I have been selected to volunteer in Kenya on a sustainable development project for three months with International Citizen Service (ICS) who send young people to several developing countries around the world to work on projects tackling extreme poverty. Continue reading

GET2Gether55

Get2Gether55+ Make new friends and try new things!

Get2Gether55-webJust recently, I popped along to Snack and Chat which is held every second Wednesday in the month at the Golcar Lily.I thought it would be good to put names to faces that I see around the Moor. When we chatting I was asked about a Meeting Group of which I am a member. We are called Get2Gether55+, open to men and women. Continue reading

Revised Plans for Child Care at Bolster Moor Chapel

Revised Plans for Child Care at Bolster Moor Chapel by Alison De-Barkham

I am the manager and owner of Hoppers Out of School Club which is based within Wellhouse J and I School. I work closely with the three Heights Federation schools- Clough Head, Wellhouse and Wilberlee J and I Schools. Hoppers transports and collects children from all three schools in the federation. Continue reading

Coffee morning to raise money for a defibrillator

Coffee morning to raise money for a defibrillator

DSC_2237_DetailAt a recent BMCA meeting the idea of a community defibrillator was discussed. A Traditional Old English Themed Night was already planned and then decided any money raised would start the defibrillator fund (the evening went really well and almost half the money was raised!) A donation from the Lions added to the pot. Continue reading