What a wonderful group of individuals - the team seem so genuine and caring. My experience of the…read moregroup was very positive. I can recommend this group for community get-togethers and meeting new people.

Free Grace Baptist Church is a warm Christian Community led by Pastor Steve Wood. They have an…read moreoutreach/information stall in the Indoor Market each Thursday. Initially I met the pastor at the stall. He, and other members of the congregation who ran the stall were very supportive when I was low, ill and cheerful. They invited me to their harvest festival, lunch afterwards, picked me up and took me home after. Whilst I disagree with some of the views held by some of the people around me here, their warmth and acceptance shines through.

A beautiful church that provides total serenity in amongst the centre of a vibrant Blackpool town…read morecentre.

The Church of St. Anne in Singleton was built circa 1861 and is a lovely little church both inside…read moreand out. There are regular weekly services with Junior church held on the first Sunday of each month. The church is a grade II listed building. Interestingly, the lychgate which can be seen in the photograph is also grade II listed, it is timber built and has a red tiled roof and adds wonderful character to the entrance to the churchyard, not to mention making a great backdrop for wedding photos! Anyone visiting the church at Singleton may be interested to know that all the original cottages in the village were also built at the same time as the church, roughly between about 1856 and 1861. The previous village of Singleton was literally pulled down and completely rebuilt by a wealthy Preston cotton mill owner called Thomas Miller who bought the estate of Singleton in 1852. By all accounts it was viewed as a 'model village' back then and it still retains much of its original character even all these years on.

We attended a friends wedding today at the Gurdwara. This is a big Gurdwara easily fitting in 400…read morepeople in the main prayer hall. It's in the old Prospect Hall and has some intricate design work on the ceiling. There is also a large Langar hall, classrooms and a fitness centre.

Background of Gurdwara Guru Nanak Dev Ji The Gurdwara…read morebuilding was originally a church, but was bought and transformed into a Gurdwara in 1969. The Gurdwara was named after Guru Nanak Dev Ji. At the time, the Gurdwara was one of the biggest in the UK. The Sangat (congregation) grew very rapidly as this was one of only 2 Gurdwaras in Bradford. The Hall was often full to capacity between 1975 and 1978; and a lot of good work was undertaken with children many becoming proficient in reading Gurbani (the Sikh scriptures). Punjabi language classes were taught 7 days a week and school numbers exceeded 100 at the weekends. Akhand Paaths (48 hour, non-stop recitation of the Sikh scripture) and Gurpurbs (birthdays of the Gurus) were particularly well attended with many families staying overnight during Akhand Paats. An arson attack in 1986 resulted in the main Divaan (prayer) hall being destroyed. Once the building was repaired, via the donations and hard work of the congregation, the Gurdwara was re-opened to all. http://www.plumberyorkshire.co.uk/pages/plumber_in.php?plumber_in=Bradford

We stopped here to visit William Wordsworth's burial site, but decided to go inside the church…read morebecause from the outside, I could see there are stained glass windows, and I always have to go inside a church, because I'm a Catholic, and would like to go inside & say a little prayer. You just have to stop here, trust me, it is beautiful! So much love, from the people who take care of the church, a church this old, you find no neglect anywhere! Just a perfect size church for this little England village! I took plenty of photos inside, but sadly, I did not take a photo of the church from the outside. (Why? There was a person in front of me and he was just standing there, so I said, I'll take it later, instead I took a photo of the sign, and left without taking the church!) The church bell tower at exactly 2:30pm, made one big CLANG! That bells reminds me of our church, in my province. It would be nice to experience what it was like to attend a small village church, the church that William Wordsworth worshiped when he was alive. The bridge, & the water under the bridge flowed exactly like the bridge, even the trees above the hill, everything there are SO MUCH like my memories of the ones by my house!

This beautiful church hosts one of Grasmere's premier attractions: the gravesite of William and…read moreMary Wordsworth. It has a lovely walking path, benches to rest your feet for a moment and beautiful scenery. This location is a must-see for all visitors to Grasmere. The church itself is beautiful, and definitely worth a visit. I didn't have the opportunity to attend a service, though I wish I could have.