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December 2022 events

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With the festive season fast approaching, we wanted to share the upcoming events that will be running over the next month. 2nd Dec @ 7pm – Christmas Shopping event at Barnoldswick Civic Hall where we will have a number of festive stalls selling a range of goods to help you with your Xmas shopping (See […]

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Peer-support group starts back up

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We are delighted to announce the re-start up of our monthly peer-support groups again, and invite anyone who is looking to access some peer-support to attend. The format of the sessions are relatively informal but with purpose to offer space to talk or discuss ongoing experiences both positive and challenging to support those affected by […]

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Cancer and Covid-19 vaccinations

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With so much information out there on vaccinations and the challenges people can have on understanding exactly what the vaccine is, how it works and how it can help you and your loved ones, we feel it is vitally important to play our part in advocating for people to be able to make informed decisions […]

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Coronavirus update

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Due to the ongoing issues and concerns with Covid-19 including the previous lockdowns and recent concern of winter increase in infection rates in the community, we have made the decision to post-pone our support groups to minimise the risk of putting people at risk. We are continually reviewing this, and hope to look to re-launch […]

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2019 Santa Fun Run

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Another year, another mass of Santa’s through the town… On what was a cold and slightly icy morning, Sunday morning saw the town turn red and white for yet another great festive event in the Barnoldswick annual calendar – the Santa fun run. Despite an earlier start date than in 2018, over 200 people showed […]

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Dove Release Day 2019

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Bosom Friends have always tried to ensure there are appropriate and special moments to remember loved ones as we understand the pain of losing those closest, but also the healing of having time to remember those who we have lost. In previous years Bosom Friends have had balloon releases, but this year we decided to […]

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Wine Tasting with the Sagars

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On Saturday 30th Nov, Bosom Friends were treated to a wine tasting event that was hosted by the lovely Alan and Penny Sagar. The event was supported by Barnoldswick and Earby Rotary club members and local supporters of the group too. In what was an amazing evening as a fund raiser to Bosom Friends, the […]

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1st coffee morning a huge success

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Yesterdays coffee morning at our community centre was a fantastic event! Around 40 people attended and we were overwhelmed to have been given so many cakes, buns and buscuits that had been donated by people. We wanted to try our 1st coffee morning to see how it would go, and were shocked at how busy […]

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5 Marathons in 5 Days

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https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=RachelBowker2&pageUrl=1 My mum, Julie Pickles, was diagnosed with ocularmelanoma, a rare form of eye cancer, in 2014. The cancer spread to her liver and she sadly died in September 2016, aged 61. I want to raise funds for our local Cancer Support Charity – Bosom Friends. They are in the final stages of completing a […]