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Our first meeting of 2026 is @ 7.30pm Thursday 15th January Helen Bingley OBE will be our speaker and her talk is :- " The History and Role of the High Sheriff of Lancashire" Starting as a nurse in the NHS, Helen rose through the ranks to hold senior positions in several NHS trusts. She has been active in the voluntary sector and in 2018 was awarded an OBE for her work in the UK and abroad. In April 2024 she was appointed :- High Sheriff of Lancashire . |
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Our meetings are held in St Paul's Church Centenary Room ( off Berry Lane ) PR3 3WA :- for your sat nav, ample car parking at side of St Pauls |
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| Visitors are most welcome with complimentary tea / coffee served after the talks. | |
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Annual subscription for the 2025/26 programme is £15 and visitor admission is £3 |
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| * On the 5th Feb our Annual Dinner - Hot Pot Supper * | |
| at the Longridge Cricket Club with entertainment by :- | |
| * Buzz Cadillac and the Lightening Rods Ukulele Band * | |
| - doors will be open from 6.30pm for 7.00 pm start | |
| ( and your last chance to book for this event will be at our January 15th meeting , £15.00 per person ) | |
| Our Society was founded on Tuesday 14th April 1970 | |
| when Harold Wilson was our Prime Minister and Richard Nixon was President of the USA | |
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also Sir Francis Fenwick Pearson was Member of Parliament for Clitheroe Constituency |