Lent lunches

WEDNESDAY Lent lunches are being served at St Chad’s Parish Centre, Station Road, Uppermill, every week until April 16, from noon to 1pm.


Entry is free, with any donations for the meal going to Christian Aid. All ages welcome. More information from Liz Rooke on 01457-810666.


SUPPORT Dobcross Ladies Bowlers at a fundraising antique fair on Sunday at, Dobcross Band and Social Club, from 10am to 4pm. Entry is £1, stalls £10, inquiries to Gill Smith on 01457 -870669.


JOIN Sacred Heart and Wellsprings Group to mark the 34th anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero in El Salvador. The event takes place on Sunday at Sacred Heart RC Church, High Street, Uppermill, at 7pm .



SWING into spring with Dobcross Band, and help raise money for a new boiler at its social club and other local charities. The Dobcross Swing Spring Ball takes place at Uppermill Civic Hall tomorrow. For tickets, £20 and £30, email dvc@btinternet.com or tel Dave on 07778-293031.



“THE underground canals of Worsley” are the subject of a talk by Glen Atkinson on Wednesday, March 26, for Saddleworth Historical Society at Saddleworth Museum, 7.30pm.



JOIN Street Scene Greenfield to spruce up the area on Thursday, March 27. Contact Gill McCulley on 01457-870364 for meeting details.



THE Friends of Dobcross School will benefit from a chocolate bingo event at Dobcross Band and Social Club, on Friday March 28, 6-8pm. Tickets are £2, available from the school, contact 01457- 872860.