30th June – Our first Thornley History / Bee Themed Pop up Cafe – to run 12 to 5pm at The Thornley School – selling pots of tea and cakes. Hoping to include the usual short local history quiz, Tombola and Guess the Amount of Marbles in the bottle – what else would you expect at a rural event?

And on the hour, we will ring the old school bell in the bell tower which hasn’t beenheard, I guess, in 40+ years, at least.

1pm “Chat around discussion” of Beekeeping and Bee friendly gardens joined by two local Beekeepers.

2.30 pm “Chat around discussion” on The Diary of the Reverend Peter Walkden with local history discussions.

We will be displaying all the old maps and other history information on Thornley along with our old Thornley School class photographs.

All invited to pop in and join us whether just for a brew and a chat / join one of the activities or just a chance to talk about what you would like to see in future activities at Thornley School.

Weather permitting in the morning we are hoping to organise a small group history walk starting from the school. If you want details or to join the walks could you please email ahead as there are limited places, so will quickly get booked up. A further email to be sent in a couple of weeks confirming details.

As always, cake bakers … Your country needs you … We need you…..

16th July 7pm – Talk from Ribble Rivers Trust on Woodland and Water projects in the area.

Their aim is to protect and promote our rivers for both people and wildlife. Promoting woodlands, habitats and wildlife. Should be an interesting talk and time to ask questions about our local area. Option to landowners to explore the RRT tree planting scheme, an eco-movement to plant more than 500,000 trees.