Category: Arts & Crafts

In March 2020 daffodils  were in flower in the garden, the same clump have a bulb in bud today, will we have another flower in the same year?

The leaves are falling and filling the gutters and hoppers. If they are not cleared it could result in water ingress and damp. I am pleased to say these leaves were cleared today.

The Rev. Caroline Wickens departs Long Street Methodist Church to continue her 45 mile sponsored ride around the Churches in the Circuit.  Donations are  in aid of the Faith Network for Manchester and donations can be made via the Ride for Faiths Together page on gofundme.com

Go to the Web site manchestermethodist.org.uk  to see the Week by Week worship list.

Worship for Sunday 18th October, by Deacon Pru Cahill

Why not try viewing or listening to the live daily prayers at 10.00am  and streaming throughout the day from Wesley’s Chapel.

Following the long lock down, Theo (martial arts leader) held his first session on Monday last. Although having to have his classes outside to conform to guide lines, it was good to see the premises in use once again. After this Monday’s  outside session, he should be able to move back inside during the last week of the month.

While doing our weekly check of the building this morning, I opened the main church door to check the rain hopper and was surprised to be greeted by a delivery man. On balance he was more surprised than me to see the church door open. The delivery was a copy of a new book, by Julian Treuherz and Peter De Figueiredo, in which they “pull back the curtain to reveal 111 fascinating and eccentric destinations” in and around Manchester. “Edgar Wood in Middleton”, together with a photo of the garden and church feature at number 32 (alphabetic order). I suggest the church and school rooms fall in the fascinating category rather than the eccentric!

In line with the Methodist Church policy I did the weekly buildings check, as the Church is not being used during lock down. Shortly before 11.35, I noticed the sun shining on the font and took a photograph, while watching the shadow I was surprised to see how fast the shadow was moving across the stone and bronze sculpture and took a second image. Note the time between the two images and the distance the shadow travels.

The road outside the Church was awash on Sunday before the start of the service at 11am.  Inside did not escape water ingress, staining can be seen on the wall in the photograph below.

On Wednesday 13th Nov. the Crompton and Royton Rotary hosted a lunch and invited recipients of their annual disbursements of money to different charities including the GMBPT.  Christine (second right) EW committee member, attended in her capacity as a Trustee of the GMBPT and gave a brief resume of the restoration and the development of The Long Street Methodist Church and Rooms ( now known as the Edgar Wood Rooms). Other charities receiving donations were Springhill Hospice, Oldham Community Radio,  the Christie at Oldham and several other worthy causes.

Thank you to the Crompton and Royton  Rotary for your work throughout the year and supporting local charities in this way.

In preparation for Andy taking images of the nave of the Arts and Crafts Church, which we wanted to look in its ‘pristine’ state, the nave was emptied of cupboards and the bits and pieces that accumulate over the months.  On completion of the new Edgar Wood web site, some of the images will be featured.

Maureen and Christine of the EWS invited the new RMBC Conservation Officer, Jessica Smith to Long Street Methodist Church and the Edgar Wood School Rooms for a tour. Having ‘brain washed’ Jessica on the importance of EW they went on a walk around the Conservation Area.