Charity brew

SADDLEWORTH St Chad holds its March coffee morning tomorrow at St Chad Parish Centre, Station Road, Uppermill, £1 for coffee and cake, to raise money for WaterAid. Raffle and gift cards will also be on sale, 10-11.30am.





BROWSE craft, gift and food stalls at Saddleworth Creative Network’s spring festival tomorrow and Sunday. Tombola, teashop, face painting and more, 10am-4pm, Uppermill Civic Hall, free entry.



JOIN the Friends of Saddleworth Church for a St Chad’s Day lunch on Sunday at Kilngreen Church, Diggle, 1.30pm. Tickets £15, children £7.50, from Alison, 01457 876760 or Liz, 01457 810666, including a glass of wine or juice.



THE Love Lydgate group hosts its monthly Monday talk on March 10 when local historian, raconteur and teller of tales, Freda Millett, takes the stage at Lydgate Parish Hall. The subject is “Oldham During The War Years,” 2pm, £3, including a hot drink and home-made cake, in aid of refurbishing the parish hall. Details from Jennifer on 01457 877935.



GARDENING with perennials is the subject of Monday’s Saddleworth Gardening Club meeting in the lower civic hall, Uppermill, 1.30-3.30pm. Tel 01457 872113 for details.



BRIAN Kenworthy will give a talk on “The Kenworthy family” for Saddleworth Historical Society on Wednesday at Saddleworth Museum, 7.30pm.



VOICE local concerns at a police surgery and mini Home Watch on Wednesday at Lees Library, Thomas Street, 1.30-2.30pm.



CELEBRATE Women’s World Day of Prayer with Churches Together in Saddleworth, next Friday, March 7, at Sacred Heart Church, Uppermill. Starts 7.30pm, followed by refreshments in the community hall.