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Our 'First Steps in Family History' Course starts on the 19th September at Charnock Richard Scout and Guide Headquarters.

A 10 week course that will explain the basics sources for Family History.

See our Education Programme web page for more information.

Contact our Course Leader Pauline for further details  01257 453087

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The LFHHS Chorley Research Centre at Astley Hall Farm House has closed  for refurbishment. 

We hope to be open in September with a totally modernised and refurbished research and education facility for our members. 

This refurbishment will provide a Research Centre comprising an all purpose research room, a computer research room, a library room, a training/meeting room, kitchen, and toilet. All heating, lighting, electrics, carpets are being replaced and all the walls redecorated. 

We have worked closely with the Officers of Chorley Council in the design stage of the refurbishment to provide a facility that we all can be proud of. Our research centre will become part of a new community facility providing an exhibition and meeting space at Astley Hall Farmhouse which is part of the Astley Hall and Park environment. Needless to say we are very fortunate and grateful to Chorley Council for spending a significant amount of money in these hard economic times to provide us with modernised facility within the historic and beautiful Astley Hall Farmhouse.

We are applying to the Heritage Lottery for funding to re-equip the centre to the same high standard that the council are refurbishing our centre. If we are successful we will be replacing the all computers, printers, and the internet network infrastructure. We will be equipping our library with library quality shelving so that all our resources will be available and providing a microfiche/film printer to enable our researchers to make copies of our fiche resources. Our education room will contain a ceiling mounted data projector, screen and student friendly furniture!. Our application to the lottery will be in the order of £20,000  to £30,000. 

Our LFHHS Oswaldtwistle Research Centre will still be open during this time

Exciting times. We will keep you abreast of developments!
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Our 'First Steps' Education Course will start  in September 2014

 

A 10 week course designed to help to you start out in your Family History and shows you sources and techniques to get you up and running!

The cost is £35 which includes all handouts and tea and biscuits!!!

For further information or to book a place on the course contact course leader Pauliine Chapman on 01257 453087.

Branch News

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LFH&HS CHORLEY BRANCH OUT VISIT TUESDAY 19TH AUGUST @ 7PM

The annual out visit is going to take place on Tuesday 19th August at St Michael and all Angels Church in Croston, which is an ancient church set in a lovely village with a surrounding graveyard, which we know a number of you are anxious to have look round. 

Mr Roy Websdell will be hosting us during our visit which will start a little earlier than normal at 7pm.

Limited car parking is available directly in front of the church, with some at the rear of the church.

A number of branch members are going to meet at The Grapes, the pub directly in front of Church Street at 6pm to have a quick bite. The menu is quite extensive and does have light bites and sandwiches if you do not want a big meal, you can look at the menu on line at thegrapes@cusine4u.co.uk. 

If you wish to attend for the meal please let us know and we can arrange tables etc.

Please note that The Grapes have kindly agreed that if needed we can use their car park, but have asked unless there are walking difficulties that we park at the back of their car park. 


Useful addresses:
St Michael and All Angels
Church Street
Croston
PR26 9SH

The Grapes ,
67 Town Road
Croston  
PR26 9RA 


If you will to attend the out visit / meal please contact Marian Crossley on 01257 268311 or email on marianc@fsmail.net giving appropriate contact details. i.e. Name, email address, telephone number, whether you are attending the visit or meal. 


Also if you are able to offer a lift to anyone could you please also let us know from where and how many. 


Hope to see you there