Moss watch

VOLUNTEERS are needed for The Big Moss Map Sphagnum Survey, with training taking place on Saturday at Shore Edge Methodist Church, Shaw, 10.30am-2.30pm.

For more details visit www.moorsforthefuture.org.uk


GRAB a brew or two at a coffee morning/bring and buy on Saturday at The Salvation Army, Farrow Street, Shaw, 10.30am to noon. In aid of church funds.


THE Crompton Library Visually Impaired Reading Group will meet on Monday at the library in Farrow Street East, 1.45pm to 3.15. New members welcome.


TICKETS go on sale on Tuesday for the Alan Ayckbourn comedy “Improbable Fiction” at the Playhouse2 from February 20 to 27. Tickets £9 and are available from Interiors, 37 Market Street, Shaw. Call 01706 840 400 or visit www.ticketsource.co.uk/playhouse2.


MAKE a date in your diary and join Dunwood Park Nordic Walkers for a 90-minute work-out on Valentine’s Day. Brian Ashworth, from the Lancashire Wildlife Trust, will take part as guest speaker. Free loan of Nordic walking poles, and free refreshments. Meet at the bowling pavilion in Dunwood Park for an 11am start. No need to book.