Old and new knitters have once again supported this annual cause to provide the gift of a hand knitted Beanie Hat to add to the shoe box gifts delivered to children all around the world by Operation Christmas Child. Please click on the DOWNLOAD buttons on the right to find out where the donated hats are going this year and more. Below is a link to the website of the organising charity.https://www.samaritans-purse.org.uk/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/
Click on the link below to open the national website https://www.warmwelcome.ukClick on the DOWNLOAD buttons to the right to see which places in Westhoughton are offering Warm Welcome Spaces. Credit : Westhoughton Community Network for information via Twitter.
When St James went into Lockdown in 2020 Patricia Hammond was due to feature in a Coffee Concert which had to be cancelled. Patricia has a large collection of recorded performances on YouTube this one was recorded on 11 11 2020 for Rememberance Day in Lockdown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=453foVtu3fQ
